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This really Cofuses me.

Does anybody know?

It won't work because the feature in Windows Live Messenger won't be compatible with it. I doubt it will ever be, it'll only be compatible with a few media players, the zune isn't one of them, it's a device.

It's similar to asking why an iPod won't work on it, it just won't.

Also, please don't double post, it's against the rules.

(By the way, this isn't a Microsoft support forum).

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Originally posted by traxor
It's similar to asking why an iPod won't work on it, it just won't.

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I think he means the zune media player / syncing software for the PC.

And if it doesn't, yeah, that's a bit rubbish.  Maybe someone will write some sort of plugin or something.

yeah thats what i mean thanks.

there better be a plug in soon.

It will probably be supported in the next version of Windows Live Messenger or something.

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Originally posted by traxor
It will probably be supported in the next version of Windows Live Messenger or something.

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Maybe.

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Originally posted by Lando81
yeah thats what i mean thanks.

there better be a plug in soon.

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I seriously doubt it, Microsoft didn't even bother adding vista support ( http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35800 )

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Originally posted by traxor
It will probably be supported in the next version of Windows Live Messenger or something.

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Any application can actually be compatible with the current What I'm Listening To feature in MSN Messenger 7.0  (and newer). Its just needs to be programmed into the application/plug-in. So a Zune Media Player update could support it, it wouldn't necessarily need a WLM update.

Who knows, someone may even be able to right a MessengerPlus! Live script that would add the ability until then.

~Salem

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Originally posted by Salem
So a Zune Media Player update could support it, it wouldn't necessarily need a WLM update.

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It won't need a WLM update at all.
Since all these plugins for media players basically copy a lump of data into WLM's process space, WLM doesn't need to be media-player-aware at all. In fact, as some tools have shown, any program can trigger WLM's 'What I'm Listening To' feature with whatever data they like, so long as it conforms to the right format.


I can post more detail later if you like

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Originally posted by RaceProUK

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Originally posted by Salem
So a Zune Media Player update could support it, it wouldn't necessarily need a WLM update.

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It won't need a WLM update at all.
Since all these plugins for media players basically copy a lump of data into WLM's process space, WLM doesn't need to be media-player-aware at all. In fact, as some tools have shown, any program can trigger WLM's 'What I'm Listening To' feature with whatever data they like, so long as it conforms to the right format.


I can post more detail later if you like

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Yeh, I myself have experimented with it in one of my applications written in Visual Basic 6, and it's working perfectly (except for a few minor thing i'd like which i cant seem to get right).

So it basically up to the media player, program or plug-in developer(s) whether or not to support the WLM feature.

~Salem