Vortexbox rip/NAS and SB Touch help/advice sought

[Ashmore]

Just in case you're still around and haven't got any further with getting access to your vortexbox, this might be useful.

http://www.vortexbox.co.uk/index.aspx?pageid=437990

[sprint]

Just in case you're still around and haven't got any further with getting access to your vortexbox, this might be useful.

http://www.vortexbox.co.uk/index.aspx?pageid=437990

Thanks for the link.

I have now more or less got it up and running OK now?

The problem with the devices on the Network page defaulting to 'Windows Media Player' instead of the relevant device webGUI looks to be because the Vista home premium software does not support 'Samba'?

But apart from that everything else seems to be running OK.

However, I wish there was an android tablet equivalent to iPEN as the Logitech webGUI and their android app are not great and as far as I can make out none of the 'pay' for versions are not much better?

[Tim]

Squeeze Commander is an excellent app and betters the Logitech one in every way possible

http://www.squeezecommander.com/

[Ashmore]

Glad it's mostly sorted.

I upgraded to Win7 after suffering Vista for far too long. It's a worthwhile upgrade.

+1 for Squeeze Commander.

Simon

[sprint]

Squeeze Commander is an excellent app and betters the Logitech one in every way possible

http://www.squeezecommander.com/

Does the Squeeze Commander allow you to increase the size of the album artwork and text, like the Logitech webGUI (but not on their app), on the Playlist or when scrolling through your stored albums as it is clearly designed for a phone and not a tablet?

[sprint]

Glad it's mostly sorted.

I upgraded to Win7 after suffering Vista for far too long. It's a worthwhile upgrade.

+1 for Squeeze Commander.

Simon

Clearly something outside this forum but how straightforward is it to upgrade to Windows 7? I am not that IT literate and I am concerned about losing all my current data/files and e-mails? Is it as simple as just loading in the discs?

[StanleyB]

Clearly something outside this forum but how straightforward is it to upgrade to Windows 7? I am not that IT literate and I am concerned about losing all my current data/files and e-mails? Is it as simple as just loading in the discs?

Try posting a new thread with the question in the section in Abstract Chat. Our resident IT geeks would pick it up far quicker and post the various solutions that would help you out.

[WAD62]

Try posting a new thread with the question in the section in Abstract Chat. Our resident IT geeks would pick it up far quicker and post the various solutions that would help you out.

Cheers Stan...

You should have no trouble upgrading from Vista to Win 7, in fact your computer will thank you for it!

There should be a simple upgrade option on the installation disk, one thing to note Win 7 comes in 32bit or 64bit flavours, so you might want to check your CPUs capabilities...i.e. is it 64bit compatible?

I'd suggest you go with 32bit, you'll have less hardware driver issues.

Your files should be safe, but if they're important I'd be storing them on an external HD anyway, a computer's C: drive is not the safest place IMHO

I shall geek off...

P.S. This link may be of some use...

http://windows.microsoft.com/upgrade-windows-vista

[WAD62]

Does the Squeeze Commander allow you to increase the size of the album artwork and text, like the Logitech webGUI (but not on their app), on the Playlist or when scrolling through your stored albums as it is clearly designed for a phone and not a tablet?

You can alter the size of the artwork on the main 'now playing' screen, but I don't think you can alter the playlist artwork size...it was developed for a phone

[sprint]

Cheers Stan...

You should have no trouble upgrading from Vista to Win 7, in fact your computer will thank you for it!

There should be a simple upgrade option on the installation disk, one thing to note Win 7 comes in 32bit or 64bit flavours, so you might want to check your CPUs capabilities...i.e. is it 64bit compatible?

I'd suggest you go with 32bit, you'll have less hardware driver issues.

Your files should be safe, but if they're important I'd be storing them on an external HD anyway, a computer's C: drive is not the safest place IMHO

I shall geek off...

P.S. This link may be of some use...

http://windows.microsoft.com/upgrade-windows-vista

Thanks for your replies.

Will have a look at what is involved in upgrading to 7?

Where is the best/cheapest place to get a Windows 7 upgrade pack from?