Find Album Info doesn't work?

Ah, that makes sense. Can I change which database that WMP gets the info
from? because it did get the track names when I used it before.

"Mike Williams" wrote:

> Many of the online database's records don't actually have track data
> included, so you're left to type the data in yourself.
>
> "Kopiok" <Kopiok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news5299CDE-96A9-4422-ADF6-ADF67D2BA9F0@microsoft.com...

> > When I use Find Album info, it updates everything but the track name. I
> > select "Use this album for all selected songs" and it comes up saying
> > there's
> > no match. Right now they have generic track names, such as "Track 02". I
> > think it's because it's searching by name. How can I get it to update
> > everything?

>
>
>

No.

Past successes with the database do not indicate continuing success with the
same albums. At one point I noticed that many hundreds of records got
overwritten with Japanese and Korean data. Others which were locatable are
no longer so. It's a very poorly maintained database, and Microsoft doesn't
provide a way to switch to an alternate.

"Kopiok" <Kopiok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3E3A6590-9C87-4AA3-B2EE-90E403E2BE9E@microsoft.com...

> Ah, that makes sense. Can I change which database that WMP gets the info
> from? because it did get the track names when I used it before.
>
> "Mike Williams" wrote:
>

>> Many of the online database's records don't actually have track data
>> included, so you're left to type the data in yourself.
>>
>> "Kopiok" <Kopiok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news5299CDE-96A9-4422-ADF6-ADF67D2BA9F0@microsoft.com...

>> > When I use Find Album info, it updates everything but the track name. I
>> > select "Use this album for all selected songs" and it comes up saying
>> > there's
>> > no match. Right now they have generic track names, such as "Track 02".
>> > I
>> > think it's because it's searching by name. How can I get it to update
>> > everything?

>>
>>
>>

Ok, thanks anyway.

"Mike Williams" wrote:

> No.
>
> Past successes with the database do not indicate continuing success with the
> same albums. At one point I noticed that many hundreds of records got
> overwritten with Japanese and Korean data. Others which were locatable are
> no longer so. It's a very poorly maintained database, and Microsoft doesn't
> provide a way to switch to an alternate.
>
> "Kopiok" <Kopiok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3E3A6590-9C87-4AA3-B2EE-90E403E2BE9E@microsoft.com...

> > Ah, that makes sense. Can I change which database that WMP gets the info
> > from? because it did get the track names when I used it before.
> >
> > "Mike Williams" wrote:
> >

> >> Many of the online database's records don't actually have track data
> >> included, so you're left to type the data in yourself.
> >>
> >> "Kopiok" <Kopiok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news5299CDE-96A9-4422-ADF6-ADF67D2BA9F0@microsoft.com...
> >> > When I use Find Album info, it updates everything but the track name. I
> >> > select "Use this album for all selected songs" and it comes up saying
> >> > there's
> >> > no match. Right now they have generic track names, such as "Track 02".
> >> > I
> >> > think it's because it's searching by name. How can I get it to update
> >> > everything?
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

"Kopiok" <Kopiok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CE74C9F0-E491-4EA5-879A-E927328CB7F2@microsoft.com...

> Ok, thanks anyway.
>
> "Mike Williams" wrote:
>

>> No.
>>
>> Past successes with the database do not indicate continuing success with
>> the
>> same albums. At one point I noticed that many hundreds of records got
>> overwritten with Japanese and Korean data. Others which were locatable
>> are
>> no longer so. It's a very poorly maintained database, and Microsoft
>> doesn't
>> provide a way to switch to an alternate.
>>
>> "Kopiok" <Kopiok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3E3A6590-9C87-4AA3-B2EE-90E403E2BE9E@microsoft.com...

>> > Ah, that makes sense. Can I change which database that WMP gets the
>> > info
>> > from? because it did get the track names when I used it before.
>> >
>> > "Mike Williams" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Many of the online database's records don't actually have track data
>> >> included, so you're left to type the data in yourself.
>> >>
>> >> "Kopiok" <Kopiok@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news5299CDE-96A9-4422-ADF6-ADF67D2BA9F0@microsoft.com...
>> >> > When I use Find Album info, it updates everything but the track
>> >> > name. I
>> >> > select "Use this album for all selected songs" and it comes up
>> >> > saying
>> >> > there's
>> >> > no match. Right now they have generic track names, such as "Track
>> >> > 02".
>> >> > I
>> >> > think it's because it's searching by name. How can I get it to
>> >> > update
>> >> > everything?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

>>
>>
>>

Each CD has an ID burned on to it, when you copy the CD you copy the code.
This is how online databases identify the disc.
If you rip tracks from 2 CDs onto one disc then obviously the original disc
IDs no longer exist so how would an online database know what was on your
disc?
K

help me!!!! i used to use feature "find album info" of WMP 11, but recently,
i can't use this feature. i don't know why, when i right-click a song and
chose "find album info", nothing happen. Even, i don't see letters "find
album info" when i righ-click.
note: with songs in a playlist which i added before, i can still this
feature. please help me !!!