Thank you very much. You helped me a lot. :wink:

[quote="Wakk047"]Thank you for the responses. I am fine on hdd space, pagefiles, memory, etc. This only happens with MM, not other default apps launched from Explorer. I did update to the latest RC. This appeared to fix the problem, since I could not repro once the new version launched after the installation. Unfortunately, when I closed it and relaunched myself, the problem returned. This sparked me to make sure I was running it as an Admin... that was it. I set mediamonkey.exe to always Run as Administrator... issue resolved. Seems to be an odd symptom of not running as an Admin, but I'm just happy its fixed.[/quote]

great glad it was something simple. :D

Thank you for the responses. I am fine on hdd space, pagefiles, memory, etc. This only happens with MM, not other default apps launched from Explorer. I did update to the latest RC. This appeared to fix the problem, since I could not repro once the new version launched after the installation. Unfortunately, when I closed it and relaunched myself, the problem returned. This sparked me to make sure I was running it as an Admin... that was it. I set mediamonkey.exe to always Run as Administrator... issue resolved. Seems to be an odd symptom of not running as an Admin, but I'm just happy its fixed.

[quote="Wakk047"]I have this exact problem. When I double-click an .mp3, .flac, etc. from Windows Explorer on Win 8.1, MediaMonkey will immediately start flashing in the task bar, but takes a good 30 secs to load the song and start playing. I see the same behavior with any right-click context menu options. During this time, Explorer is unresponsive with a wait cursor. Songs do, however immediately appear in the playlist if I drag and drop them from Explorer.[/quote]
your describing the lack of cache room in the op system for loading files. i suggest a good clean out of the junk files and the clearing of the ram. i use ccleaner and for ram i use maxmem from analogx.com check if those or others for your system can fix your issue. it might also be a filled hard drive if you only got 200 mb's free left on the hard drive it is filled. it takes that much for the hd software to work. that could also becausing the slowdown. you might if you have room like 1 or more gbs of freespace on the hd. go in to the options for the system and set up swap files on all the hard drives so there is a gathering place to help speed up the loading from a huge hard drive. think of it like landing zones and home base, c drive is home base and the other drives are the landing zones always better to have space for a lz then just do a parachute drop. 8)

You may want to consider upgrading to .1711rc2, especially if you weren't having trouble with it before.

4.1.4.1709

I've had this problem before, years ago. I don't remember what the solution was or if it was just a matter of
updating (what version are you using).

Interestingly, it looks like Peke was on the case but "seems" to have disappeared.

I have this exact problem. When I double-click an .mp3, .flac, etc. from Windows Explorer on Win 8.1, MediaMonkey will immediately start flashing in the task bar, but takes a good 30 secs to load the song and start playing. I see the same behavior with any right-click context menu options. During this time, Explorer is unresponsive with a wait cursor. Songs do, however immediately appear in the playlist if I drag and drop them from Explorer.

Hi,
Yep still takes a very long time to shoe up in the mow playing list when I right click a song and select play next on mediamonkey.

Hi,
From your log it is clearly seen that windows do not send MMW filename correctly. I can't observe that behavior on both of my PCs.

Do you observe same behavior if you right click and select play next in MediaMonkey?

Her's what I mean

Video
[url]http://www.mediafire.com/download/8kijx6sdua1yyt4/2013-12-24_2149.swf[/url]

Log
[url]http://www.mediafire.com/view/sdcojfj1dq26p49/KRIS.LOG[/url]

if you are in the my computer area in mediamonkey's directory tree you are really using the my computer area in your computer. it is a little tricky to remember that but, that is not mediamonkey's control in there, he controls the other things in his directory tree.
so if you are using that area of his tree then you are doing what nohitter151 is asking. 8)

Are you talking about when double clicking a file from windows explorer?

I can't replicate, can you please open support ticket and supply debug log as described here http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=69

When I double click a file it takes maybe more than 15 to 20 secs. Only the first song loads fast. Same story with my laptop.
PS: it's an internal drive and it's definitely not from sleep.