Streaming Nusic from Laptop to Axim X30 h(wifi 624mhz)

ijhawkins · 09-17-05, 01:02 PM

Hi I have tried to stream music with MWP 10 for pocket pc but having a problem (came with windows pocket pc 2003 se with update A06 already in rom)

I have followed the help file notes at micorsoft.com

I select "open url" in wmp
type in the location of my music (\\LAPTOP\ians itunes)
but I get "access denied" error message
do i have to set up permissons or something or do somethong to my belkin wifi router!

i can see the files in file explorer over wifi on the same path (\\laptop\ians itunes)

anyone have any suggestions - please help as i have had my x30h for about a week now am quite new to pocket pcs.

Ian

RICOUK · 09-17-05, 01:20 PM

The best way that I have found to do it is to use a media player called GSPlayer (link in my "My PDA" section). Then, use software that can add a network folder with folders from other computers on the network, I'd suggest Resco Explorer 2005 or PocketLAN. Now, with your music folder shared on your laptop, use Resco or Pocketlan to map the drive of your music folder location.

Go into GSPlayer and then go to file> find file> and navigate to the network folder and select the music folder with include sub directories ticked. Then click OK. THis will take a varying amount of time depending on the amount of songs you have but 6000 songs takes about 5 - 10 mintues, once they are there and you have saved the playlist it is much shorter.

This is not a free way of doing it but it's the way I do it. There may be freeware for this somewhere.

PS. Welcome to the site.

ijhawkins · 09-17-05, 03:12 PM

Thanks, think i understand!
My music folder where my tunes are stored is shared
So it cant be done then through wmp?

Quote:

Originally Posted by RICOUK

The best way that I have found to do it is to use a media player called GSPlayer (link in my "My PDA" section). Then, use software that can add a network folder with folders from other computers on the network, I'd suggest Resco Explorer 2005 or PocketLAN. Now, with your music folder shared on your laptop, use Resco or Pocketlan to map the drive of your music folder location.

Go into GSPlayer and then go to file> find file> and navigate to the network folder and select the music folder with include sub directories ticked. Then click OK. THis will take a varying amount of time depending on the amount of songs you have but 6000 songs takes about 5 - 10 mintues, once they are there and you have saved the playlist it is much shorter.

This is not a free way of doing it but it's the way I do it. There may be freeware for this somewhere.

PS. Welcome to the site.

RICOUK · 09-17-05, 03:32 PM

I don't like to stream the music.
But I just tried it again with my new setup and now that my music count has gone from 6000 to 7000 it doesn't want to work. I left it 20 minutes and still no luck. I will try and fins another way for larger files. Might try the streaming option again.

**Rishad** · 09-17-05, 04:34 PM

Orb does it best.. try it.

dr g · 09-17-05, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RICOUK

This is not a free way of doing it but it's the way I do it. There may be freeware for this somewhere.

I use GSFinder+(http://page.freett.com/todamitsu/index_english.htm) to map network shares, but TCPMP can browse and stream network resources directly (//nameofmachine/name of resource).