How do I continue playing from where I left off?

Hi, I'm sorry if this is an elementary question, but I cannot find the answer.

I don't usually think about Windows media Player much. I just select some
albums from "My Music" in Windows XP, select "Play selection", and let it go.
I can just about sync a list to my MP3 player as well, but more by trial and
error than anything else.

What I'd like to do though is be able to select 5 albums, start listening,
switch off the compuetr because I've been called away, then come back and be
able to start listening to the sequence from where I left off (not mid song,
just from the track I got up to). Is there anyway of doing this more
elegantly than having to remember to write down what song I'd got up to?
Anything like making a playlist and being able to set a bookmark within that
playlist?

Thanks

If you're using WMP 10 or below, it should remember the last playlist you
were listening to and where you were up to, providing you've ticked the box
"Save file and URL history in the Player" in Tools -> Options -> Privacy. In
WMP 11, it remembers the last playlist and where you were up to, but for some
unknown reason doesn't actually bother to inform you of this. To make the
playlist re-appear and continue where you left off, go to the Now Playing tab
and click play. It should start playing the last song you were listening to.
As with WMP 10, you need to make sure the "Save file and URL history in the
Player" box is ticked.

"LGTilley" wrote:

> Hi, I'm sorry if this is an elementary question, but I cannot find the answer.
>
> I don't usually think about Windows media Player much. I just select some
> albums from "My Music" in Windows XP, select "Play selection", and let it go.
> I can just about sync a list to my MP3 player as well, but more by trial and
> error than anything else.
>
> What I'd like to do though is be able to select 5 albums, start listening,
> switch off the compuetr because I've been called away, then come back and be
> able to start listening to the sequence from where I left off (not mid song,
> just from the track I got up to). Is there anyway of doing this more
> elegantly than having to remember to write down what song I'd got up to?
> Anything like making a playlist and being able to set a bookmark within that
> playlist?
>
> Thanks

"Cantbebotheredwithaname" wrote:

> WMP 11, it remembers the last playlist and where you were up to, but for some
> unknown reason doesn't actually bother to inform you of this. To make the
> playlist re-appear and continue where you left off, go to the Now Playing tab
> and click play.

Heh! So it does. Well without it showing any information in the main "Now
playing" screen, I'd never have guessed that in a month of Sundays. I don't
feel daft for asking now. Many thanks to you.

Hi,

Instead of switching off your computer, put it into sleep or hibernate
mode.

Sleep is a power conservation mode but doesn't actually turn off, hibernate
takes a snapshot of the system memory, writes it to a file and then turns the
power off.

Windows, on startup, will see the hibernation file and re-load that (you'll
see "resuming from hibernation") snapshot. Since Windows Media Player was in
system memory when the snapshot was made, when you return from sleep or
hibernate, Media Player will still have your selected songs in the playlist,
then you just click the Play button.

Here's a wikipedia link that does a fair job of explaining how it works:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernate_%28OS_feature%29

Does this help?

--
Thanks!
Mike Poz [MSFT]
--------------------
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"LGTilley" wrote:

> Hi, I'm sorry if this is an elementary question, but I cannot find the answer.
>
> I don't usually think about Windows media Player much. I just select some
> albums from "My Music" in Windows XP, select "Play selection", and let it go.
> I can just about sync a list to my MP3 player as well, but more by trial and
> error than anything else.
>
> What I'd like to do though is be able to select 5 albums, start listening,
> switch off the compuetr because I've been called away, then come back and be
> able to start listening to the sequence from where I left off (not mid song,
> just from the track I got up to). Is there anyway of doing this more
> elegantly than having to remember to write down what song I'd got up to?
> Anything like making a playlist and being able to set a bookmark within that
> playlist?
>
> Thanks

Hibernate tends to cause me other problems. Crashing things running in the
background for example. But I have the solution now,
Cantbebotheredwithaname's response pointed out that WMV 11 does remember what
song you were up to. It's just that the "Now Playing" screen appears blank.
The list loads up and resumes playing as soon as you click the play button.

Thanks

"Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Instead of switching off your computer, put it into sleep or hibernate
> mode.
>
> Sleep is a power conservation mode but doesn't actually turn off, hibernate
> takes a snapshot of the system memory, writes it to a file and then turns the
> power off.
>
> Windows, on startup, will see the hibernation file and re-load that (you'll
> see "resuming from hibernation") snapshot. Since Windows Media Player was in
> system memory when the snapshot was made, when you return from sleep or
> hibernate, Media Player will still have your selected songs in the playlist,
> then you just click the Play button.
>
> Here's a wikipedia link that does a fair job of explaining how it works:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernate_%28OS_feature%29
>
> Does this help?
>
> --
> Thanks!
> Mike Poz [MSFT]
> --------------------
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "LGTilley" wrote:
>
> > Hi, I'm sorry if this is an elementary question, but I cannot find the answer.
> >
> > I don't usually think about Windows media Player much. I just select some
> > albums from "My Music" in Windows XP, select "Play selection", and let it go.
> > I can just about sync a list to my MP3 player as well, but more by trial and
> > error than anything else.
> >
> > What I'd like to do though is be able to select 5 albums, start listening,
> > switch off the compuetr because I've been called away, then come back and be
> > able to start listening to the sequence from where I left off (not mid song,
> > just from the track I got up to). Is there anyway of doing this more
> > elegantly than having to remember to write down what song I'd got up to?
> > Anything like making a playlist and being able to set a bookmark within that
> > playlist?
> >
> > Thanks

Cool, I didn't know about that!

--
Thanks!
Mike Poz [MSFT]
--------------------
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"LGTilley" wrote:

> Hibernate tends to cause me other problems. Crashing things running in the
> background for example. But I have the solution now,
> Cantbebotheredwithaname's response pointed out that WMV 11 does remember what
> song you were up to. It's just that the "Now Playing" screen appears blank.
> The list loads up and resumes playing as soon as you click the play button.
>
> Thanks
>
> "Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Instead of switching off your computer, put it into sleep or hibernate
> > mode.
> >
> > Sleep is a power conservation mode but doesn't actually turn off, hibernate
> > takes a snapshot of the system memory, writes it to a file and then turns the
> > power off.
> >
> > Windows, on startup, will see the hibernation file and re-load that (you'll
> > see "resuming from hibernation") snapshot. Since Windows Media Player was in
> > system memory when the snapshot was made, when you return from sleep or
> > hibernate, Media Player will still have your selected songs in the playlist,
> > then you just click the Play button.
> >
> > Here's a wikipedia link that does a fair job of explaining how it works:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernate_%28OS_feature%29
> >
> > Does this help?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks!
> > Mike Poz [MSFT]
> > --------------------
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> >
> >
> > "LGTilley" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, I'm sorry if this is an elementary question, but I cannot find the answer.
> > >
> > > I don't usually think about Windows media Player much. I just select some
> > > albums from "My Music" in Windows XP, select "Play selection", and let it go.
> > > I can just about sync a list to my MP3 player as well, but more by trial and
> > > error than anything else.
> > >
> > > What I'd like to do though is be able to select 5 albums, start listening,
> > > switch off the compuetr because I've been called away, then come back and be
> > > able to start listening to the sequence from where I left off (not mid song,
> > > just from the track I got up to). Is there anyway of doing this more
> > > elegantly than having to remember to write down what song I'd got up to?
> > > Anything like making a playlist and being able to set a bookmark within that
> > > playlist?
> > >
> > > Thanks

Yes, I'd love to be able to bookmark an audiobook, so that I might be able
to start where I left off, even after shutting down, or listening to
something else...


"Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:

> Cool, I didn't know about that!
>
> --
> Thanks!
> Mike Poz [MSFT]
> --------------------
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "LGTilley" wrote:
>
> > Hibernate tends to cause me other problems. Crashing things running in the
> > background for example. But I have the solution now,
> > Cantbebotheredwithaname's response pointed out that WMV 11 does remember what
> > song you were up to. It's just that the "Now Playing" screen appears blank.
> > The list loads up and resumes playing as soon as you click the play button.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Instead of switching off your computer, put it into sleep or hibernate
> > > mode.
> > >
> > > Sleep is a power conservation mode but doesn't actually turn off, hibernate
> > > takes a snapshot of the system memory, writes it to a file and then turns the
> > > power off.
> > >
> > > Windows, on startup, will see the hibernation file and re-load that (you'll
> > > see "resuming from hibernation") snapshot. Since Windows Media Player was in
> > > system memory when the snapshot was made, when you return from sleep or
> > > hibernate, Media Player will still have your selected songs in the playlist,
> > > then you just click the Play button.
> > >
> > > Here's a wikipedia link that does a fair job of explaining how it works:
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernate_%28OS_feature%29
> > >
> > > Does this help?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks!
> > > Mike Poz [MSFT]
> > > --------------------
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> > >
> > >
> > > "LGTilley" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi, I'm sorry if this is an elementary question, but I cannot find the answer.
> > > >
> > > > I don't usually think about Windows media Player much. I just select some
> > > > albums from "My Music" in Windows XP, select "Play selection", and let it go.
> > > > I can just about sync a list to my MP3 player as well, but more by trial and
> > > > error than anything else.
> > > >
> > > > What I'd like to do though is be able to select 5 albums, start listening,
> > > > switch off the compuetr because I've been called away, then come back and be
> > > > able to start listening to the sequence from where I left off (not mid song,
> > > > just from the track I got up to). Is there anyway of doing this more
> > > > elegantly than having to remember to write down what song I'd got up to?
> > > > Anything like making a playlist and being able to set a bookmark within that
> > > > playlist?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks

After a shutdown was already explained previously so that's covered for you.
Bookmarking a file so that you can play something else and then return to
that exact moment in the Audiobook isn't possible in WMP 11, nor any version
before that.

Sorry.

--
Thanks!
Mike Poz [MSFT]
--------------------
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"operaflute" wrote:

>
> Yes, I'd love to be able to bookmark an audiobook, so that I might be able
> to start where I left off, even after shutting down, or listening to
> something else...
>
>
> "Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Cool, I didn't know about that!
> >
> > --
> > Thanks!
> > Mike Poz [MSFT]
> > --------------------
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> >
> >
> > "LGTilley" wrote:
> >
> > > Hibernate tends to cause me other problems. Crashing things running in the
> > > background for example. But I have the solution now,
> > > Cantbebotheredwithaname's response pointed out that WMV 11 does remember what
> > > song you were up to. It's just that the "Now Playing" screen appears blank.
> > > The list loads up and resumes playing as soon as you click the play button.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > "Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Instead of switching off your computer, put it into sleep or hibernate
> > > > mode.
> > > >
> > > > Sleep is a power conservation mode but doesn't actually turn off, hibernate
> > > > takes a snapshot of the system memory, writes it to a file and then turns the
> > > > power off.
> > > >
> > > > Windows, on startup, will see the hibernation file and re-load that (you'll
> > > > see "resuming from hibernation") snapshot. Since Windows Media Player was in
> > > > system memory when the snapshot was made, when you return from sleep or
> > > > hibernate, Media Player will still have your selected songs in the playlist,
> > > > then you just click the Play button.
> > > >
> > > > Here's a wikipedia link that does a fair job of explaining how it works:
> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernate_%28OS_feature%29
> > > >
> > > > Does this help?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > Mike Poz [MSFT]
> > > > --------------------
> > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "LGTilley" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi, I'm sorry if this is an elementary question, but I cannot find the answer.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't usually think about Windows media Player much. I just select some
> > > > > albums from "My Music" in Windows XP, select "Play selection", and let it go.
> > > > > I can just about sync a list to my MP3 player as well, but more by trial and
> > > > > error than anything else.
> > > > >
> > > > > What I'd like to do though is be able to select 5 albums, start listening,
> > > > > switch off the compuetr because I've been called away, then come back and be
> > > > > able to start listening to the sequence from where I left off (not mid song,
> > > > > just from the track I got up to). Is there anyway of doing this more
> > > > > elegantly than having to remember to write down what song I'd got up to?
> > > > > Anything like making a playlist and being able to set a bookmark within that
> > > > > playlist?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks

Has that feature been added in the last two years? I would like to play
audiobooks on my computer without installing a new application to replace
WMP.

If not, does anyone know of an app that will work? Thanks.
--
Silvia


"Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:

> After a shutdown was already explained previously so that's covered for you.
> Bookmarking a file so that you can play something else and then return to
> that exact moment in the Audiobook isn't possible in WMP 11, nor any version
> before that.
>
> Sorry.
>
> --
> Thanks!
> Mike Poz [MSFT]
> --------------------
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "operaflute" wrote:
>
> >
> > Yes, I'd love to be able to bookmark an audiobook, so that I might be able
> > to start where I left off, even after shutting down, or listening to
> > something else...
> >
> >
> > "Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> > > Cool, I didn't know about that!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks!
> > > Mike Poz [MSFT]
> > > --------------------
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> > >
> > >
> > > "LGTilley" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hibernate tends to cause me other problems. Crashing things running in the
> > > > background for example. But I have the solution now,
> > > > Cantbebotheredwithaname's response pointed out that WMV 11 does remember what
> > > > song you were up to. It's just that the "Now Playing" screen appears blank.
> > > > The list loads up and resumes playing as soon as you click the play button.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Instead of switching off your computer, put it into sleep or hibernate
> > > > > mode.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sleep is a power conservation mode but doesn't actually turn off, hibernate
> > > > > takes a snapshot of the system memory, writes it to a file and then turns the
> > > > > power off.
> > > > >
> > > > > Windows, on startup, will see the hibernation file and re-load that (you'll
> > > > > see "resuming from hibernation") snapshot. Since Windows Media Player was in
> > > > > system memory when the snapshot was made, when you return from sleep or
> > > > > hibernate, Media Player will still have your selected songs in the playlist,
> > > > > then you just click the Play button.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's a wikipedia link that does a fair job of explaining how it works:
> > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernate_%28OS_feature%29
> > > > >
> > > > > Does this help?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > Mike Poz [MSFT]
> > > > > --------------------
> > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "LGTilley" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi, I'm sorry if this is an elementary question, but I cannot find the answer.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I don't usually think about Windows media Player much. I just select some
> > > > > > albums from "My Music" in Windows XP, select "Play selection", and let it go.
> > > > > > I can just about sync a list to my MP3 player as well, but more by trial and
> > > > > > error than anything else.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What I'd like to do though is be able to select 5 albums, start listening,
> > > > > > switch off the compuetr because I've been called away, then come back and be
> > > > > > able to start listening to the sequence from where I left off (not mid song,
> > > > > > just from the track I got up to). Is there anyway of doing this more
> > > > > > elegantly than having to remember to write down what song I'd got up to?
> > > > > > Anything like making a playlist and being able to set a bookmark within that
> > > > > > playlist?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks

Press "Play" when you next start the player and it should start from where
you left off, as close as it can.

Mike was probably referring to something else. =)

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"SilviaC" <> wrote in message
news:9295A030-F0F1-4640-B439-...
> Has that feature been added in the last two years? I would like to play
> audiobooks on my computer without installing a new application to replace
> WMP.
>
> If not, does anyone know of an app that will work? Thanks.
> --
> Silvia
>
>
> "Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> After a shutdown was already explained previously so that's covered for
>> you.
>> Bookmarking a file so that you can play something else and then return to
>> that exact moment in the Audiobook isn't possible in WMP 11, nor any
>> version
>> before that.
>>
>> Sorry.
>>
>> --
>> Thanks!
>> Mike Poz [MSFT]
>> --------------------
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "operaflute" wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Yes, I'd love to be able to bookmark an audiobook, so that I might be
>> > able
>> > to start where I left off, even after shutting down, or listening to
>> > something else...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Cool, I didn't know about that!
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Thanks!
>> > > Mike Poz [MSFT]
>> > > --------------------
>> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> > > rights.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "LGTilley" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Hibernate tends to cause me other problems. Crashing things running
>> > > > in the
>> > > > background for example. But I have the solution now,
>> > > > Cantbebotheredwithaname's response pointed out that WMV 11 does
>> > > > remember what
>> > > > song you were up to. It's just that the "Now Playing" screen
>> > > > appears blank.
>> > > > The list loads up and resumes playing as soon as you click the play
>> > > > button.
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks
>> > > >
>> > > > "Mike Poz [MSFT]" wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Hi,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Instead of switching off your computer, put it into sleep or
>> > > > > hibernate
>> > > > > mode.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Sleep is a power conservation mode but doesn't actually turn off,
>> > > > > hibernate
>> > > > > takes a snapshot of the system memory, writes it to a file and
>> > > > > then turns the
>> > > > > power off.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Windows, on startup, will see the hibernation file and re-load
>> > > > > that (you'll
>> > > > > see "resuming from hibernation") snapshot. Since Windows Media
>> > > > > Player was in
>> > > > > system memory when the snapshot was made, when you return from
>> > > > > sleep or
>> > > > > hibernate, Media Player will still have your selected songs in
>> > > > > the playlist,
>> > > > > then you just click the Play button.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Here's a wikipedia link that does a fair job of explaining how it
>> > > > > works:
>> > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernate_%28OS_feature%29
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Does this help?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --
>> > > > > Thanks!
>> > > > > Mike Poz [MSFT]
>> > > > > --------------------
>> > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
>> > > > > no rights.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > "LGTilley" wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Hi, I'm sorry if this is an elementary question, but I cannot
>> > > > > > find the answer.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > I don't usually think about Windows media Player much. I just
>> > > > > > select some
>> > > > > > albums from "My Music" in Windows XP, select "Play selection",
>> > > > > > and let it go.
>> > > > > > I can just about sync a list to my MP3 player as well, but
>> > > > > > more by trial and
>> > > > > > error than anything else.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > What I'd like to do though is be able to select 5 albums, start
>> > > > > > listening,
>> > > > > > switch off the compuetr because I've been called away, then
>> > > > > > come back and be
>> > > > > > able to start listening to the sequence from where I left off
>> > > > > > (not mid song,
>> > > > > > just from the track I got up to). Is there anyway of doing
>> > > > > > this more
>> > > > > > elegantly than having to remember to write down what song I'd
>> > > > > > got up to?
>> > > > > > Anything like making a playlist and being able to set a
>> > > > > > bookmark within that
>> > > > > > playlist?
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Thanks