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 | MediaMonkey crashes / freezes / won't start |  |
| There have been reports of instability / crashes / failure to run caused in a few different scenarios:
1)If an application firewall such as Zone Alarm or Comodo is installed and
configured to prevent keyboard scanning (MediaMonkey monitors the keyboa |
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| How to Manage a Lossless Music Collection |  |
| As hard disc space becomes cheaper and computers increasingly become
the source for hi-fi stereo systems, the question often asked is whether
it makes sense to switch from lossy audio formats to lossless ones that
replicate the original CD's audio exac |
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| Is/Will MediaMonkey be available for Mac or Linux? | |
| We have begun work on a cross-platform version of MediaMonkey, however,
we cannot offer anything concrete at this time.
Note, however, that users have tested MediaMonkey 3.0/4.0 on Linux and OS X under
Wine and several other free and shareware virtua |
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| How to stop Connections to the Internet | |
| MediaMonkey connects to the internet for several purposes,
accounting for warnings from your firewall that MediaMonkey
is trying to connect:
o Automatic check for updates. If you do not wish to check for
updates, this can be disabled via Tools | O |
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| Multiple Context Menu Entries in Explorer | |
| Some users have reported instances in which multiple context menu entries
appeared for MediaMonkey 3.1.
e.g. right-click on an MP3 file > Open With > MediaMonkey - Audio Library
Some users have found the following tool to be helpful for solving thi |
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| Where can I download the latest version? | |
| To check what version of MediaMonkey you have click Help | About
To find out if a newer version is available:
o You can visit our http://www.mediamonkey.com/news.htm and/or subscribe to our mailing
list to be notified of new versions
o Our suppor |
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| Can MediaMonkey convert DRMed / Protected content to MP3? | |
| MediaMonkey can convert 'normal' M4A files encoded with iTunes, but
cannot convert M4P files that are protected via DRM to other formats
(i.e. such files are purchased via the iTunes store).
MediaMonkey can convert 'normal' WMA files to other forma |
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| MediaMonkey and Amazon mp3 | |
| To download purchased Amazon mp3 tracks so that they are directly inserted
into your MediaMonkey library, do the following:
1. Open the Amazon mp3 downloader.
2. Go to File | Preferences
3. Hit the "change" button under 'Music directory'. Set the f |
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| Online help error: Navigation to the webpage was canceled | |
| A security update for Windows XP and Windows Vista (included by default
with Windows 7) may block access to downloaded CHM files to protect your
system's security.
To solve this, run Windows Explorer, right-click on the CHM file, and select
'Pro |
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| Modem Disconnects when Running MediaMonkey | |
| Some mobile modems (e.g. Huawei E220 and E270--marketed as
Vodaphone EasyBox 1 & 2 or Huawei K3520 3G) use CD-Rom
Emulation to store a connection application and/or drivers for the
device. When MediaMonkey detects such a device, it thinks that it i |
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| USER32.DLL Error: The procedure entry point IsThreadDesktopComposited ... | |
| Some users of Windows XP receive the error:
The procedure entry point IsThreadDesktopComposited could
not be located in the dynamic link library USER32.dll
This is a problem caused by Windows (and not MediaMonkey).
It is caused when a system file o |
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| WMA Tracks don't play or triggers a crash due to DRM issues | |
| If WMA Playback failures occur after you've verified that the Windows Media
Subsystem is correctly installed (as described at:
http://www.mediamonkey.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=92 )
or if you receive an error:
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| FLAC Tracks don't play on other players | |
| MediaMonkey 2.5.5.996/997 had a bug which overwrote the first 4
bytes in a flac header during tagging operations. The impact of the bug
is that SampleRate and bitrate Rate info is lost lost from the header,
causing playback problems on other players an |
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| How to Download Music with MediaMonkey | |
| MediaMonkey is not a peer to peer download application, and will not directly
download music (other than podcasts).
MediaMonkey, can however, integrate with downloaders from:
o eMusic http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1912153-10364534
o Amazon http://tinyu |
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| What is the Maximum Number of Tracks in a MediaMonkey Library? | |
| MediaMonkey is used in some installations that have 2 Terabytes of music.
Performance depends on whether filters are used to segregate collections and
on how the database is configured.
See:
o Configure Database Performance / Robustness:
http:/ |
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| Using Large Fonts to display on a TV | |
| It's possible to increase MediaMonkey's default font size via
Options | Skins.
To best display on a television, it would also be a good idea
to use a skin that is designed for this purpose. |
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| If MediaMonkey is freeware, why isn't MP3 encoding unlimited? | |
| The philosophy behind MediaMonkey is to ensure that the Free version
has all of the functionality that would be required by the average user
(see: http://www.mediamonkey.com/product.htm ), and that satisfied
users or more advanced users will upgrade to |
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| How to report a bug | |
| For official releases, see http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69
For beta releases, see http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=341
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| What are those little arrow icons in my library? Can I turn them off? | |
| Those arrows are shortcuts that are configurable within the MM options. By default,
the shortcuts point to amazon.com to provide you with easy access toward purchasing
music. You can change the shortcut behavior at
Tools | Options | Appearance
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