I can't see the storage card for my WM5 device in media player (XDA Orbit) -
I can browse it fine in my computer but it just doesn't show up in media
player or media center. I've tried various suggestions about deleting
library files etc and none of them have worked :(

The following worked for me, not sure from your post if it's what you've
tried already, but if not, give it a go -- good luck!

WMP11-Mobile Sync Fix
Step One
-In the main device directory delete the file WMPInfo.xml
-Delete the \Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player\ directory and all of
the files in it including the WMDRM folder.
-Delete the \Music folder

Step Two
-Go to your storage card main directory and delete the file WMPInfo.xml
-Delete the folder \CF Card\MSMETADATA
-Delete the folder \CF Card\WMDRM
-Delete the folder \CF Card\Music

Step Three
-Repeat step two for any other storage cards.

Step Four
-Refresh devices in WMP and the storages card should show up in the left tab
and in the sync window you can click "Next Device"

"ben" <ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D66598AF-5B78-4E95-802C-1E48BB0D7AE2@microsoft.com...
>I can't see the storage card for my WM5 device in media player (XDA
>Orbit) -
> I can browse it fine in my computer but it just doesn't show up in media
> player or media center. I've tried various suggestions about deleting
> library files etc and none of them have worked :(

I cant play .avi files in media player. Any solutions? I have PDAVIET3

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An "AVI" file is only a container file, not an encoded format. It's what's
inside the file that matters (could be DivX, WMV, etc.)

<adnan> wrote in message news:2007213192936adnanahmedi********.com...
>I cant play .avi files in media player. Any solutions? I have PDAVIET3
>
> EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com

I tried the above and yes, now wmp11 says next device, but they're both the same thing. Just the device and not the storage card.

EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
http://www.eggheadcafe.com

Stop using EggHeadCafe. No one can tell what the heck you're talking about
as EggHeadCafe uses a really dumb posting / response method. EggHeadCafe is
producing unintelligible garbage at this time. =(

Are you talking about WMP not finding the storage card at all? Are you on
Vista or XP? For Vista there's a QFE that you can get for the issue from
http://support.microsoft.com .

--
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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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<BrianH1973> wrote in message news:20073112288brianh1973@charter.net...
>I tried the above and yes, now wmp11 says next device, but they're both the
>same thing. Just the device and not the storage card.
>
> EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com

A little help here...what's a QFE?

I'm having the same problem (T-mobile Dash and Vista w/WM 11). Tried the
solution. Device shows up twice, but no storage card.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> Stop using EggHeadCafe. No one can tell what the heck you're talking about
> as EggHeadCafe uses a really dumb posting / response method. EggHeadCafe is
> producing unintelligible garbage at this time. =(
>
> Are you talking about WMP not finding the storage card at all? Are you on
> Vista or XP? For Vista there's a QFE that you can get for the issue from
> http://support.microsoft.com .
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> <BrianH1973> wrote in message news:20073112288brianh1973@charter.net...
> >I tried the above and yes, now wmp11 says next device, but they're both the
> >same thing. Just the device and not the storage card.
> >
> > EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
>
>
>

This is probably what you want then:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931621/en-us

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"Jeremy" <Jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EA3E9853-B503-403A-9C57-C76F05065888@microsoft.com...
>A little help here...what's a QFE?
>
> I'm having the same problem (T-mobile Dash and Vista w/WM 11). Tried the
> solution. Device shows up twice, but no storage card.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>>
>> Stop using EggHeadCafe. No one can tell what the heck you're talking
>> about
>> as EggHeadCafe uses a really dumb posting / response method. EggHeadCafe
>> is
>> producing unintelligible garbage at this time. =(
>>
>> Are you talking about WMP not finding the storage card at all? Are you
>> on
>> Vista or XP? For Vista there's a QFE that you can get for the issue from
>> http://support.microsoft.com .
>>
>> --
>> Speaking for myself only.
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>>
>> <BrianH1973> wrote in message news:20073112288brianh1973@charter.net...
>> >I tried the above and yes, now wmp11 says next device, but they're both
>> >the
>> >same thing. Just the device and not the storage card.
>> >
>> > EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
>> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
>>
>>
>>

You are an MVP! Worked like a charm. Thank you!

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> This is probably what you want then:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931621/en-us
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "Jeremy" <Jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA3E9853-B503-403A-9C57-C76F05065888@microsoft.com...
> >A little help here...what's a QFE?
> >
> > I'm having the same problem (T-mobile Dash and Vista w/WM 11). Tried the
> > solution. Device shows up twice, but no storage card.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Stop using EggHeadCafe. No one can tell what the heck you're talking
> >> about
> >> as EggHeadCafe uses a really dumb posting / response method. EggHeadCafe
> >> is
> >> producing unintelligible garbage at this time. =(
> >>
> >> Are you talking about WMP not finding the storage card at all? Are you
> >> on
> >> Vista or XP? For Vista there's a QFE that you can get for the issue from
> >> http://support.microsoft.com .
> >>
> >> --
> >> Speaking for myself only.
> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> --
> >>
> >> <BrianH1973> wrote in message news:20073112288brianh1973@charter.net...
> >> >I tried the above and yes, now wmp11 says next device, but they're both
> >> >the
> >> >same thing. Just the device and not the storage card.
> >> >
> >> > EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> >> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

** Actually he works for microsoft ;-)

Cheers - Neil


On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:46:05 -0700, Jeremy
<Jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>You are an MVP! Worked like a charm. Thank you!
>
>"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>>
>> This is probably what you want then:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931621/en-us
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

Will this fix work when the Windows Mobile media player does not see the
storage card and is there a fix in the works when using XP. Thanks.

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> ** Actually he works for microsoft ;-)
>
> Cheers - Neil
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:46:05 -0700, Jeremy
> <Jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >You are an MVP! Worked like a charm. Thank you!
> >
> >"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> This is probably what you want then:
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931621/en-us
> ------------------------------------------------
> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>

That may be a separate issue

The fix in the KB article is for media player on the desktop being
able to see the installed storage card on the PPC. You might want to
find and remove the "ignore_my_documents" file on that storage card
and see if it helps.

I've never had problems getting my media "seen" on the actual PDA
device, though it may only be scanning 1 level of folders deep - make
sure all your media files are in a top level folder like
//Storage_Card/Music rather than //Storage_Card/Music/MP3

Cheers - Neil

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:04:02 -0700, Gene
<Gene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Will this fix work when the Windows Mobile media player does not see the
>storage card and is there a fix in the works when using XP. Thanks.
>
>"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:
>
>> ** Actually he works for microsoft ;-)
>>
>> Cheers - Neil
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:46:05 -0700, Jeremy
>> <Jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >You are an MVP! Worked like a charm. Thank you!
>> >
>> >"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> This is probably what you want then:
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931621/en-us
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>>
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs