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While this problem is actually on my PC, it is caused by my PPC device (Siemens SX66), so I thought I would ask here:
When I have Windows Media 10 running in skinned mode (either listening to MP3 or online radio), whenever I cradle my PPC, WMP switches from skinned to normal mode. When I make WMP the active program, I can Ctrl+2 to put it back in skinned mode, but that shouldn't have to be done each time.
WMP is listing the PPC device as an portible device and attempting to sync music to it (which I don't ever remember activating), and I can't find the setting to make this stop.
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.pocketpc.multimedia (More info?)
On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:45:01 -0700, "osumailguy" <ron dot king at
okstate dot edu> wrote:
>While this problem is actually on my PC, it is caused by my PPC device >(Siemens SX66), so I thought I would ask here:
>
>When I have Windows Media 10 running in skinned mode (either listening to >MP3 or online radio), whenever I cradle my PPC, WMP switches from skinned to >normal mode. When I make WMP the active program, I can Ctrl+2 to put it back >in skinned mode, but that shouldn't have to be done each time.
>
>WMP is listing the PPC device as an portible device and attempting to sync >music to it (which I don't ever remember activating), and I can't find the >setting to make this stop.
That part is easy to solve : Start WMP 10 then cradle the device one
more time. Now go to the media player menu. Choose Tools -> Options
and then the Devices tab. Your SX66 should be listed.
Click the SX66 then the Properties button. Now you can see several
options. To turn off auto-sync completely, make sure the 'Start sync
when device connects' box is not checked.
You can ~instead~ choose the 'Settings' and select any of the playlist
types listed. So you could for example auto-sync audio notes playlists
(eg from meetings) to the device, but not music playlists.
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.pocketpc.multimedia (More info?)
Thanks for the reply Neil, but that didn't get me where I was needing to go.
From what you provided, I got to the Devices tab on the Options page. At the bottom of the list, I have "Storage Card", "Storage" & "Pocket_PC" (all three representing various storage option for my SX66)
When I select any of the three and click on Properties, the options within the "Automatic synchronization" are not available (greyed out).
Any other ideas?
Ron
"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:45:01 -0700, "osumailguy" <ron dot king at
> okstate dot edu> wrote:
> > >While this problem is actually on my PC, it is caused by my PPC device > >(Siemens SX66), so I thought I would ask here:
> >
> >When I have Windows Media 10 running in skinned mode (either listening to > >MP3 or online radio), whenever I cradle my PPC, WMP switches from skinned to > >normal mode. When I make WMP the active program, I can Ctrl+2 to put it back > >in skinned mode, but that shouldn't have to be done each time.
> >
> >WMP is listing the PPC device as an portible device and attempting to sync > >music to it (which I don't ever remember activating), and I can't find the > >setting to make this stop.
> > That part is easy to solve : Start WMP 10 then cradle the device one
> more time. Now go to the media player menu. Choose Tools -> Options
> and then the Devices tab. Your SX66 should be listed.
> > Click the SX66 then the Properties button. Now you can see several
> options. To turn off auto-sync completely, make sure the 'Start sync
> when device connects' box is not checked.
> > You can ~instead~ choose the 'Settings' and select any of the playlist
> types listed. So you could for example auto-sync audio notes playlists
> (eg from meetings) to the device, but not music playlists.
> > HTH
> Cheers - Neil.
> >
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.pocketpc.multimedia (More info?)
Oh, I've never seen that happen, sorry !
Cheers - Neil
On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 05:59:18 -0700, "osumailguy" <ron dot king at
okstate dot edu> wrote:
>Thanks for the reply Neil, but that didn't get me where I was needing to go.
>
>From what you provided, I got to the Devices tab on the Options page. At >the bottom of the list, I have "Storage Card", "Storage" & "Pocket_PC" (all >three representing various storage option for my SX66)
>
>When I select any of the three and click on Properties, the options within >the "Automatic synchronization" are not available (greyed out).
>
>Any other ideas?
>
>Ron
>
>"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:45:01 -0700, "osumailguy" <ron dot king at
>> okstate dot edu> wrote:
>> >> >While this problem is actually on my PC, it is caused by my PPC device >> >(Siemens SX66), so I thought I would ask here:
>> >
>> >When I have Windows Media 10 running in skinned mode (either listening to >> >MP3 or online radio), whenever I cradle my PPC, WMP switches from skinned to >> >normal mode. When I make WMP the active program, I can Ctrl+2 to put it back >> >in skinned mode, but that shouldn't have to be done each time.
>> >
>> >WMP is listing the PPC device as an portible device and attempting to sync >> >music to it (which I don't ever remember activating), and I can't find the >> >setting to make this stop.
>> >> That part is easy to solve : Start WMP 10 then cradle the device one
>> more time. Now go to the media player menu. Choose Tools -> Options
>> and then the Devices tab. Your SX66 should be listed.
>> >> Click the SX66 then the Properties button. Now you can see several
>> options. To turn off auto-sync completely, make sure the 'Start sync
>> when device connects' box is not checked.
>> >> You can ~instead~ choose the 'Settings' and select any of the playlist
>> types listed. So you could for example auto-sync audio notes playlists
>> (eg from meetings) to the device, but not music playlists.
>> >> HTH
>> Cheers - Neil.
>> >>
