Paul Thurrott has written a review of the new Windows 7 Build 7000. In this review he discusses the new Windows Media Player
"Windows Media Player is mostly improved over its predecessors, but you no longer configure "watch folders" from within the application (nor can you manually search for new content via the familiar F3 keyboard shortcut). Instead, Microsoft expects users to manage this type of thing via Libraries. This didn't work properly in previous builds, but in the beta, when I add specific folders of music to my Music Library, for example, that music is picked up by Media Player and organized accordingly. (HomeGroup integration also lets you play back content from other PCs on the network.) I haven't been able to test the Play To feature yet; this will eventually let WMP control play back of media to smart connected devices, which sounds interesting.
Windows 7 Beta
Windows Media Player now correctly picks up content configured in your media-oriented Libraries.
Media Center got mildly updated in the post-M3 builds but hasn't changed since. There's a nice new Get Started experience that helps you get up and running quickly. WordPad and Paint haven't changed from what I can see.
Windows 7 Beta
Windows Media Center isn't evolving as quickly as I'd like, but it does make it easier for users to get up and running now.
Windows 7 Beta
The new Windows Media Center Now Playing view resembles the Zune PC software.
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_beta_02.asp
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"Windows Media Player is mostly improved over its predecessors, but you no longer configure "watch folders" from within the application (nor can you manually search for new content via the familiar F3 keyboard shortcut). Instead, Microsoft expects users to manage this type of thing via Libraries. This didn't work properly in previous builds, but in the beta, when I add specific folders of music to my Music Library, for example, that music is picked up by Media Player and organized accordingly. (HomeGroup integration also lets you play back content from other PCs on the network.) I haven't been able to test the Play To feature yet; this will eventually let WMP control play back of media to smart connected devices, which sounds interesting.
Windows Media Player now correctly picks up content configured in your media-oriented Libraries.
Media Center got mildly updated in the post-M3 builds but hasn't changed since. There's a nice new Get Started experience that helps you get up and running quickly. WordPad and Paint haven't changed from what I can see.
Windows Media Center isn't evolving as quickly as I'd like, but it does make it easier for users to get up and running now.
The new Windows Media Center Now Playing view resembles the Zune PC software.
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_beta_02.asp
Norm
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