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Windows 7 Beta Damages Some MP3

It is probably fair to say that the Windows 7 builds that have been floating around on the Internet are very stable and that only a handful of minor errors have been reported yet. According to Neowin the latest two builds of Windows 7 that leaked to the Internet may damage mp3 files under certain circumstances.

The problem was first recognized by users who noticed that the first few seconds of their mp3 files had been cut off. Some thought it was related to bad crossfading first but it soon turned out that the data was not there anymore. Many users thought it was caused by Windows Media Player 12 but it turned out to be a global problem.

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TheIneffableBob6391d ago

Interesting. Good thing I put my music on a separate partition.

vdesai6390d ago

It does not matter if its on a diffrent partition if the new WMP modifies the tags of the MP3s it will (might?) change the size.

thereapersson6391d ago

And you always do your research before you download something.

Also, BACK UP YOUR STUFF!!!

darkequitus6391d ago

Yes stuff the torrest downloads. I will wait foir the oublic beta this month

Fishy Fingers6391d ago

Good thing that the beta isn't publicly available then. Beta builds are unfinished work, if you pirate a copy then have problems it's nobodies fault but your own.

My stolen beta build corrupts my stolen MP3's....

Graphics Whore6390d ago

Hm, feels like a failsafe almost.

vdesai6390d ago (Edited 6390d ago )

Don't give the MPAA/RIAA any ideas about how to stop piracy, looks like Microsoft made it their task to take care of these "no good" pirates.

Megatron086390d ago

I'm goin to agree with fish on this. You illegal download some program that isnt even ready for open beta testing and your just asking for trouble

SCThor6390d ago

Is better than windows xp and vista, everything loads quicker, sleek GUI,the task bar is a BIG improvement like the search option(I dont miss RUN anymore).

But even with all that, I prefer Firefox for browsing(just like Im doing right now) and Winamp for playing music, VLC covers my video playback needs.

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Viper76391d ago

This is just the reason why they have beta testing, to get this stuff fixed. Bad thing for those testers who have oversized libraries of MP3:s on their computer though :/

uie4rhig6391d ago

and i havent checked it, but it seemed fine.. meh.. hopefully they're not broken !!

LostCypher116390d ago

I've noticed some of my tracks Skip now that i'm using Windows 7. But when i play those same tracks back using my XP boot they play just fine

vdesai6390d ago

Again its only if WMP modifies the tags of the file Make sure you guys turn off Auto tagging :)

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio65d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing65d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9265d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit65d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing65d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9264d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."