Hi,
It does work. With every combination I've experimented with, through all the WLM betas to
current builds, through all the current Media Player 11 beta releases through Windows XP and
Vista I've always managed to get it to work.
The component is actually not that complicated.
One way to see if it's Messenger or WMP that has the problem is to just use another
application that supports sending this data to Messenger. If you don't already have it, go
grab a copy of Media Player Classic:
http://www.free-codecs.com/Media_Pla...c_download.htm
Then run the executable in the zip (no install needed), click the View menu, then Options,
then Tweaks. Make sure 'Send "now playing" information to MSN Messenger' is checked and
click OK. Then play a song or video in Media Player Classic and see if Messenger displays
the file information.
--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"dragon1" <> wrote in message
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> Hi Scott....good suggestion, but.....no go...Ran the installer and chose the
> 'repair' option...nothing changed. I've even tried different media in my
> player to see if that helped...nope. Are we certain that this function
> really does work with WLM?
>
> ""Scøtt Lovegrove [ScottIsAFool]"" wrote:
>
>> It might be worth running the Live Messenger installer again and
>> choosing the repair option.
>>
>> Scøtt
>> Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/
>> Personal Blog - http://scottisafool.spaces.live.com/
>> Insert Spaces Emoticon Co-creator
>>
>> dragon1 wrote:
>> > ok Jonathan...tried the "RUN" with your paste item...no go. So I've since
>> > uninstalled WMP 11 and gone back to my WMP 10. ...and it still doesn't work.
>> > I've of course checked the Tool menus for both WMP and WLM and all is as it
>> > should be per earlier instructions from help listings. It just doesn't show
>> > anything but my current greeting that is static (of course)....no "what I'm
>> > listening to" shows. I've done several Restarts after uninstall of 11 etc.
>> > Any other ideas. Maybe this feature just doesn't work with Windows Live
>> > Messenger.
>> > PS ..it used to work with windows messenger before i installed WLM.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Greetings,
>> >>
>> >> It sounds like you've followed the standard troubleshooting for this problem. One
>> >> other
>> >> thing to try. With Windows Media Player closed, click Start, then Run, and copy/paste
>> >> the
>> >> following:
>> >> regsvr32 "%programfiles%\msn messenger\psmsong.8.0.0812.00.dll"
>> >> then click OK.
>> >>
>> >> Now reopen Windows Media Player, double-check that "Unknown Plug-in" or "Windows Live
>> >> Messenger plugin" (or similar, depending on Windows Media Player 11 version) is checked
>> >> and
>> >> then see if it works then.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jonathan Kay
>> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> >> Associate Expert
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> >> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> >> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> >> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> "dragon1" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:5239AE94-DEAF-40C4-944E-...
>> >>> The Personal Message bar which shows your personal message and conversely
>> >>> shows "Listen to Music" from the WMP(while it is running), doesn't show my
>> >>> music title while WMP is running. It continues to show my personal message.
>> >>> I've 'blanked' the message and still no music title will show. I've ensured
>> >>> that under "tools" for both the WLM and WMP, that I have clicked the
>> >>> appropriate (ie plug-ins>background) boxes etc as per help page, which says
>> >>> that both systems have to be told how to talk to each other...but still to no
>> >>> avail. I'm using WMP 11 beta and Windows Live Messenger. Maybe this
>> >>> function doesn't work with Beta 11 yet?
>> >>
>>
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