Windows 10...Won't let me set VMS as my default player

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Joined: April 24, 2015 - 21:24
Windows 10...Won't let me set VMS as my default player

Hi there. Anyone else having problems with Windows 10 and VMS?

I'm probably blind as well as stupid, but I can't see any updates to make it work.

I have been using it, very successfully, with my Mozart music software.

Help me somebody...:-)

 

thedadda48

 

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Joined: March 8, 2014 - 22:29
Re: Windows 10...Won't let me set VMS as my default player

If you're talking about making VMS the default MIDI device on Windows, well, nope.

Windows 10 misses the MIDI-Mapper, like Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

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Joined: April 24, 2015 - 21:24
Re: Windows 10...Won't let me set VMS as my default player

Thank you, KaleidonKep99, for your input. Much appreciated.

Don't suppose you can suggest an alternative/fix for this please?

 

thedadda48

 

Posts: 1972
Joined: March 25, 2012 - 01:19
Re: Windows 10...Won't let me set VMS as my default player

Sadly there's no fix possible for this, AFAIK.
You need to update/change your MIDI software (I don't know Mozart) to a version/one that lets you choose the output device (like VanBasco).
Take a look here: http://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/blog/2013/03/what-happened-midi-mapper...

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Joined: February 12, 2015 - 13:18
Re: Windows 10...Won't let me set VMS as my default player

What about this registry key? It works!

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Joined: March 25, 2012 - 01:19
Re: Windows 10...Won't let me set VMS as my default player
VGA wrote:

What about this registry key? It works!

Which one? Can't see it...

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Joined: February 12, 2015 - 13:18
Re: Windows 10...Won't let me set VMS as my default player

Heh, forgot to post the link :-D

http://pcaudiohelp.com/how-to-change-the-default-midi-device-in-vista-an...

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Joined: March 25, 2012 - 01:19
Re: Windows 10...Won't let me set VMS as my default player

That key works in Vista/7, where the MIDI Mapper is still present but hidden (no GUI to configure it).

Starting from Windows 8 the MIDI Mapper has been removed, so that key doesn't work anymore (except for Windows Media Player).