Could you please download special MediaMonkey.exe from here: http://www.happymonkeying.com/beta/MediaMonkey.rar
Extract the MediaMonkey.exe file and copy it over your current MediaMonkey.exe and run it.

Then use hotkey combination
CTRL + Left shift + Tab
when the 'Reading files...' appears, it should trigger Eureka Log and attach the log (it should be located in your install folder and is called MediaMonkey.elf ).

And please generate also standard debug log using that MediaMonkey.exe.

Thank you!

It happens on two separate fresh installs of MM4 (both standard and portable in separate folders) Started using MM4 after MM3 started having issues of its own (popup windows such as options and monkeyrok's activeX appearing behind the client.) Also did a fresh reinstall of windows back in march, and the UAC is off so it shouldn't be an OS or permissions issue.

Hmmm, I tried with your DB and everything is smooth and fast, no 'Reading files...'
I also don't see a reason for it, it seems theat the 'Reading files...' thread stucks for no particular reason.

You are saying that this only appears with MM4 and MM3 works fine?
Did you try a fresh install of MM4?

http://www.mediafire.com/?jhzsdza5rl0hpqv

Here's the MM.DB file

Tried zipping the scripts folder in the portable version (the one with no extra plugins/scripts) and it didn't do anything.

Werewolf hero, can you send your DB in a PM to ludek? (using a service like mediafire or megaupload).

Thanks.

-Rusty

Nope that debug log was with the portable build with only what comes by default. No addon scripts, but as i said, the standard build (non-portable) does exactly the same thing.

[quote="Werewolfhero"]http://www.mediafire.com/?j79uovagjp5567w

Should be the full log this time. Included screencaps and the requested walkthrough of what exactly was done when starting and while waiting for the library database to finally finish loading up. Keep in mind this happens EVERY time i start Mediamonkey. And this is fresh install (from June 20th with the latest build) Used the portable install version with no additional addons/skins/etc (only what comes with default install) for this but the standard install w/addons/skins/etc does exactly the same. :/[/quote]

From the log it looks like a problem with a third party script, do you have any scripts or plugins installed? Try to rename your C:\Program Files\MediaMonkey4\Scripts\ directory and ensure that Options -> Player -> General Plugins list is empty.

If removing scripts/plugins wouldn't help then please zip your C:\Program Files\MediaMonkey4\Portable\MM.DB and post/send it to me. As it has only 4316 songs it should be small enough to send.

Thanks!

[quote="rusty"]Nyn,

I just tested 1394 vs MM 3.2.5 and it scanned 8k files significantly faster (7.5 minutes vs 9minutes).

Let me know if you're still experiencing scanning slowness with the latest build.

-Rusty[/quote]

Rusty:

It is not as bad as it was with previous builds, it only takes less than a minute now with files that are in the library, which is much more manageable. For files from my computer it takes about 2-3 minutes for @3900 tracks.

Nyn

http://www.mediafire.com/?j79uovagjp5567w

Should be the full log this time. Included screencaps and the requested walkthrough of what exactly was done when starting and while waiting for the library database to finally finish loading up. Keep in mind this happens EVERY time i start Mediamonkey. And this is fresh install (from June 20th with the latest build) Used the portable install version with no additional addons/skins/etc (only what comes with default install) for this but the standard install w/addons/skins/etc does exactly the same. :/

Nyn,

I just tested 1394 vs MM 3.2.5 and it scanned 8k files significantly faster (7.5 minutes vs 9minutes).

Let me know if you're still experiencing scanning slowness with the latest build.

-Rusty

Just wanted to thank you guys for the help on this. We still can't replicate, but hopefully a complete debug log with an indication of where in the log (line #) the problem occurs will help us solve it.

Thanks!

-Rusty

[quote="Werewolfhero"]http://www.mediafire.com/?ifiiziiye19w72i

Thats the log thing that the Dbgview.exe thing gave me.[/quote]

The log seems to be incompleted, I guess this is because you firstly start MM and then DebugView which sometimes results in missing debug messages.
1. Start DbgView at first
2. Start MM
3. Describe what you are doing

You wrote "It takes nearly half an hour or more for it to eventually let me access the songs added into the library", what you mean by the access? How exactly you access the songs?

http://www.mediafire.com/?ifiiziiye19w72i

Thats the log thing that the Dbgview.exe thing gave me.

Debug log would be useful and should show what is the reason for the slowdowns.

Ludek, as i've already stated [b]they are already added into the database[/b] but nothing will show up for nearly half an hour via that route despite only having 4316 songs used to have more but that drive died) according to mediamonkey (once it finally finished reading. And this happens [b]EVERY [/b]time i start/restart mediamonkey. The mention of the my computer node was a question i answered because he thought that maybe it'd load faster for me, which unfortunately for me, has the same result, having to wait half an hour or longer for "READING FILES...." hence the reason i started this thread hoping for an answer of how to speed it up via a plugin, script, regedit, or something or atleast bring it to the developers attention so it can be addressed in future builds.

And once again as i've already stated, i've already tried uninstalling/reinstalling, deleting the database folder, both with/without plugins, deleting all MediaMonkey related registry files, and then reinstalling, etc. I've also already tried doing the Maintaining - Optimizing database thing thinking it'd speed things up but sadly did not help.