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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Setup and Deployment / October 2006Secret WMP copy in Program Files!!
Well well well! I had been complaining about the abysmal performance of WMP search (running 64-bit Vista RC1). Quite by accident I noticed that all of the shortcuts etc. point to the WMP in "Program Files (x86)" but there is also a copy of WMP in "Program Files". So I tried it. What a difference in performance! On a 5 minute test, Folder search runs 24 times faster!!! What used to take 10 days will now take me 8 hours (not wonderful, but bearable!). So, why are there these 2 copies of WMP? Why do the shortcuts point to the slow version? Good questions. Can you change the shortcut? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter > Well well well! > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > So, why are there these 2 copies of WMP? Why do the shortcuts point to the > slow version? Walter, Changing the shortcuts should be no problem, but I suspect there are some other classes etc. related to starting a program associated with given file extensions. I may just create a new shortcut. cvp > Good questions. Can you change the shortcut? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Walter It's quite possible that the version of WMP 11 for 64-bit isn't ready for prime time yet. Remember, when you are running a 64-bit Windows, running the 32 bit applications can have a decrease in performance due to WoW. Mind you I am NOT a 64-bit Windows Vista expert, my current system cant run 64 bit! Bill F. > Well well well! > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > So, why are there these 2 copies of WMP? Why do the shortcuts point to the > slow version? > It's quite possible that the version of WMP 11 for 64-bit isn't ready for > prime time yet. Yup. Could be, but from a search performance viewpoint it's a damn sight more ready than the one invoked by the shortcuts. My cpu utilization goes down from 65% to 25% too. Actually playing music has become a secondary problem to creating the library. I'll get round to that next. I generally play on another machine (XP) over the lan anyway. This vista machine is the server/library maintenance one (and convert to other required formats), but I do need the ability to play. |
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