can't FF or choose a spot within a file in WMP10 mobile

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Are you *sure* it's an MP3 ? Also, have you tried BetaPlayer yet ?
http://betaplayer.corecodec.org/download.html

It caters for a much wider range of content, particularly MP3, MP4,
AVI and other formats which WMP only supports through extended
transcoding .... it's one of my favourites - free and weighs in at
500k, you can park the .exe on your memory card ;-)

Cheers - Neil

On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 09:37:01 -0800, "jood"
<jood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Is anyone familiar with this problem?
>
>On my brand new Dell Axim x50v, I can listen to large mp3 files, rewind to
>the beginning, move to the next or previous sound file, but I **can't move
>within the file**. The slider doesn't work (paused or not, the slider bounces
>back to the beginning), and the Fast Forward option doesn't work either. I've
>even reassigned the FF button, but it doesn't do any good.
>
>Dell has no ideas.
>
>Anybody?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.pocketpc.multimedia (More info?)

WMP is lobotomized when it comes to MP3's, a format
that directly competes with MS's proprietary WMA.

MS has NO incentive to make MP3's work correctly.

I gave up and went with GSPlayer long ago, all my
MP3 problems went away...

"jood" <jood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5409B6FC-D51C-4F8A-BF7B-6B76ED440448@microsoft.com...
> Yes, it's definitely an MP3. I've been playing them on my old Jornada for
> ages, and they operate just fine. I xfered the files over to my new Axim
> (with upgraded WMP) last night and it chokes on them.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. If I can't fix the problem I'll try
BetaPlayer.
> I'd rather fix WMP than load more software if I can avoid it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:
>
> > Are you *sure* it's an MP3 ? Also, have you tried BetaPlayer yet ?
> > http://betaplayer.corecodec.org/download.html
> >
> > It caters for a much wider range of content, particularly MP3, MP4,
> > AVI and other formats which WMP only supports through extended
> > transcoding .... it's one of my favourites - free and weighs in at
> > 500k, you can park the .exe on your memory card ;-)
> >
> > Cheers - Neil
> >
> > On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 09:37:01 -0800, "jood"
> > <jood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Is anyone familiar with this problem?
> > >
> > >On my brand new Dell Axim x50v, I can listen to large mp3 files, rewind
to
> > >the beginning, move to the next or previous sound file, but I **can't
move
> > >within the file**. The slider doesn't work (paused or not, the slider
bounces
> > >back to the beginning), and the Fast Forward option doesn't work
either. I've
> > >even reassigned the FF button, but it doesn't do any good.
> > >
> > >Dell has no ideas.
> > >
> > >Anybody?
> >
> >