Vista rootkit or digital rights management issue - repost?

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Sorry but I'm having PC issues at the moment and I'm not sure if this is a
repost.

I have Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my new HP laptop.

Every time I go to open a folder that has audio, ripped from a CD, in .wav
format, my hard-drive goes overtime, running almost 100% constantly. System
responsiveness to a single-click is about 30 to 60 seconds. This is the
definite trigger, (opening the folder).

I think this is Vista, preventing me from playing ripped music, that may not
have a certificate.

Wadda ya think?

Many thanks

Bob
 
RE: Vista rootkit or digital rights management issue - repost?

I doubt it. That's not how the DRM works. If you rip the music using Windows
Media Player you get the option of whether to copy protect it or not (I'm
guessing the number of people who opt to DRM it is vanishingly small). The
default setting is not to. If you chose not to the Vista DRM won't do
anything more to it.

It is far more likely that Vista is trying to index or otherwise analyze the
music and since you are using WAV, which is lossless, and therefore, HUGE,
that's causing all the hard drive churn.

---
Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470101555?ie=UTF8&tag=protectyourwi-20


"Bob" wrote:

> Hi
>
> Sorry but I'm having PC issues at the moment and I'm not sure if this is a
> repost.
>
> I have Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my new HP laptop.
>
> Every time I go to open a folder that has audio, ripped from a CD, in .wav
> format, my hard-drive goes overtime, running almost 100% constantly. System
> responsiveness to a single-click is about 30 to 60 seconds. This is the
> definite trigger, (opening the folder).
>
> I think this is Vista, preventing me from playing ripped music, that may not
> have a certificate.
>
> Wadda ya think?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Bob
>
>
 
Re: Vista rootkit or digital rights management issue - repost?

Point taken but that folder isn't indexed and
when I rip the same CD to .wav with another app., I don't experience that
symptom?

Thanks for the reply.


"Jesper" <Jesper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6030F9E1-DD07-4FE9-833B-FFB26E037B21@microsoft.com...
>I doubt it. That's not how the DRM works. If you rip the music using
>Windows
> Media Player you get the option of whether to copy protect it or not (I'm
> guessing the number of people who opt to DRM it is vanishingly small). The
> default setting is not to. If you chose not to the Vista DRM won't do
> anything more to it.
>
> It is far more likely that Vista is trying to index or otherwise analyze
> the
> music and since you are using WAV, which is lossless, and therefore, HUGE,
> that's causing all the hard drive churn.
>
> ---
> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470101555?ie=UTF8&tag=protectyourwi-20
>
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Sorry but I'm having PC issues at the moment and I'm not sure if this is
>> a
>> repost.
>>
>> I have Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my new HP laptop.
>>
>> Every time I go to open a folder that has audio, ripped from a CD, in
>> .wav
>> format, my hard-drive goes overtime, running almost 100% constantly.
>> System
>> responsiveness to a single-click is about 30 to 60 seconds. This is the
>> definite trigger, (opening the folder).
>>
>> I think this is Vista, preventing me from playing ripped music, that may
>> not
>> have a certificate.
>>
>> Wadda ya think?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
 
Re: Vista rootkit or digital rights management issue - repost?

That is interesting. WMP must mark the files specially if it is the one
ripping them. Not sure why that would be.

I'd ask over in a Windows Media Player newsgroup. They may know more.
---
Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470101555?ie=UTF8&tag=protectyourwi-20


"Bob" wrote:

> Point taken but that folder isn't indexed and
> when I rip the same CD to .wav with another app., I don't experience that
> symptom?
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
>
> "Jesper" <Jesper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6030F9E1-DD07-4FE9-833B-FFB26E037B21@microsoft.com...
> >I doubt it. That's not how the DRM works. If you rip the music using
> >Windows
> > Media Player you get the option of whether to copy protect it or not (I'm
> > guessing the number of people who opt to DRM it is vanishingly small). The
> > default setting is not to. If you chose not to the Vista DRM won't do
> > anything more to it.
> >
> > It is far more likely that Vista is trying to index or otherwise analyze
> > the
> > music and since you are using WAV, which is lossless, and therefore, HUGE,
> > that's causing all the hard drive churn.
> >
> > ---
> > Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470101555?ie=UTF8&tag=protectyourwi-20
> >
> >
> > "Bob" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Sorry but I'm having PC issues at the moment and I'm not sure if this is
> >> a
> >> repost.
> >>
> >> I have Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my new HP laptop.
> >>
> >> Every time I go to open a folder that has audio, ripped from a CD, in
> >> .wav
> >> format, my hard-drive goes overtime, running almost 100% constantly.
> >> System
> >> responsiveness to a single-click is about 30 to 60 seconds. This is the
> >> definite trigger, (opening the folder).
> >>
> >> I think this is Vista, preventing me from playing ripped music, that may
> >> not
> >> have a certificate.
> >>
> >> Wadda ya think?
> >>
> >> Many thanks
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >>
>
>
 
Re: Vista rootkit or digital rights management issue - repost?

The program I was using to rip was Ashampoo Burning Studio 7.1.
"Jesper" <Jesper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4764968A-EDEB-4D7D-B156-EC919F06848F@microsoft.com...
> That is interesting. WMP must mark the files specially if it is the one
> ripping them. Not sure why that would be.
>
> I'd ask over in a Windows Media Player newsgroup. They may know more.
> ---
> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470101555?ie=UTF8&tag=protectyourwi-20
>
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Point taken but that folder isn't indexed and
>> when I rip the same CD to .wav with another app., I don't experience that
>> symptom?
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>>
>> "Jesper" <Jesper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6030F9E1-DD07-4FE9-833B-FFB26E037B21@microsoft.com...
>> >I doubt it. That's not how the DRM works. If you rip the music using
>> >Windows
>> > Media Player you get the option of whether to copy protect it or not
>> > (I'm
>> > guessing the number of people who opt to DRM it is vanishingly small).
>> > The
>> > default setting is not to. If you chose not to the Vista DRM won't do
>> > anything more to it.
>> >
>> > It is far more likely that Vista is trying to index or otherwise
>> > analyze
>> > the
>> > music and since you are using WAV, which is lossless, and therefore,
>> > HUGE,
>> > that's causing all the hard drive churn.
>> >
>> > ---
>> > Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
>> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470101555?ie=UTF8&tag=protectyourwi-20
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bob" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> Sorry but I'm having PC issues at the moment and I'm not sure if this
>> >> is
>> >> a
>> >> repost.
>> >>
>> >> I have Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my new HP laptop.
>> >>
>> >> Every time I go to open a folder that has audio, ripped from a CD, in
>> >> .wav
>> >> format, my hard-drive goes overtime, running almost 100% constantly.
>> >> System
>> >> responsiveness to a single-click is about 30 to 60 seconds. This is
>> >> the
>> >> definite trigger, (opening the folder).
>> >>
>> >> I think this is Vista, preventing me from playing ripped music, that
>> >> may
>> >> not
>> >> have a certificate.
>> >>
>> >> Wadda ya think?
>> >>
>> >> Many thanks
>> >>
>> >> Bob
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
 
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