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  1. Review - Microsoft Photosynth

    Technical Preview (Jan 24, 2007)

    Installed it. Doesn't do anything. Add-on isn't listed in the add-ons list in Firefox. There is no way to easily uninstall it. Puts crap all over your system (Windows directory, registry, temp files, etc). Way to go Microsoft.

    I must have installed 50 different Firefox add-ons and never had a problem cleaning one out until this one. And I knew it would happen! Why? Because Microsoft just never gets anything right. It's really unbelievable.

  2. Review - foobar2000

    0.9 Beta 11 (Nov 17, 2005)

    First off, I use this program. Almost every day. Now that I've gotten that out of the way...

    You have to look at roj's comments below as constructive criticism, although could be written a little nicer. I couldn't agree more with him. I use this program for it's features. But before I can recommend this to a friend who is somewhat less technically inclined, there are a few really simple things that need to be done.

    1. There should be a simple search box on the toolbar. This should filter your current playlist as you type, much like the way iTunes does, or even the search box that comes up when you do CTRL-F. And there should always be a playlist called something like "music library" that contains your entire collection.

    2. Columns UI should really come setup by default.

    3. The doggone volume control should come setup by default. Just do it.

    These three simple things would do wonders for the popularity of this program. Why not attempt to spread this tool to as many users as possible?

    Other things that couldn't hurt...

    1. The development of a better integrated cd ripper. Something that could at least somewhat compete with EAC.

    2. Open source. Just do it... it would speed up development.

    3. Port to other operating systems. Linux, BSD, OS X peeps would love this. Don't tell me about WINE... let's not call an apple an orange please.

  3. Comment - Microsoft Photosynth Now for Firefox

    0.9 Beta 11 (Jan 25, 2007 - 1:39 AM)

    If it were only that easy to uninstall. Check out the log...

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    http://media.labs.live.c...s/_code_/photosynth.xpi -- 2007-01-24 15:48:52
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    Photosynth Technology Preview (version 1.0.1.602)
    -----------------------------

    ** Moz registerPLID: rootKey==HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    ** Moz registerPLID: Registry keys seems to be written successfully
    ** Moz First Install Installation: registerPLID(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) returned, status 0
    ** Moz registerPLID: rootKey==HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    ** Moz registerPLID: Registry keys seems to be written successfully
    ** First Install Installation: registerPLID(HKEY_CURRENT_USER) returned, status 0
    ** PLID entries are present in the Win32 Registry
    [1/35] Installing: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\nppsynth.dll
    [2/35] Installing: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\Seadragon.dll
    [3/35] Installing: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\components\nsIPhotosynth.xpt
    [4/35] Executing: C:\DOCUME~1\XXXXXX~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\xpinstall.exe
    [5/35] Executing: C:\DOCUME~1\XXXXXX~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\xpinstall-1.exe
    [6/35] Create Folder: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Photosynth
    [7/35] Installing: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Photosynth\nppsynth.dll
    [8/35] Installing: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Photosynth\Seadragon.dll
    [9/35] Installing: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Photosynth\nsIPhotosynth.xpt
    [10/35] Create Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 []
    [11/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [Path]
    [12/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [XPTPath]
    [13/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [ProductName]
    [14/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [Vendor]
    [15/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [Description]
    [16/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [Version]
    [17/35] Create Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\MimeTypes []
    [18/35] Create Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\MimeTypes\application/x-photosynth []
    [19/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\MimeTypes\application/x-photosynth [Description]
    [20/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\MimeTypes\application/x-photosynth [Suffixes]
    [21/35] Create Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\Suffixes []
    [22/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\Suffixes [sxs]
    [23/35] Create Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 []
    [24/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [Path]
    [25/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [XPTPath]
    [26/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [ProductName]
    [27/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [Vendor]
    [28/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [Description]
    [29/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602 [Version]
    [30/35] Create Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\MimeTypes []
    [31/35] Create Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\MimeTypes\application/x-photosynth []
    [32/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\MimeTypes\application/x-photosynth [Description]
    [33/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\MimeTypes\application/x-photosynth [Suffixes]
    [34/35] Create Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\Suffixes []
    [35/35] Store Registry Value String: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@microsoft.com/photosynth,version=1.0.1.602\Suffixes [sxs]

    Install completed successfully -- 2007-01-24 15:49:36

  4. Comment - Microsoft Photosynth Now for Firefox

    0.9 Beta 11 (Jan 24, 2007 - 4:10 PM)

    Installed it. Doesn't do anything. Add-on isn't listed in the add-ons list in Firefox. There is no way to easily uninstall it. Puts crap all over your system (Windows directory, registry, temp files, etc). Way to go Microsoft.

    I must have installed 50 different Firefox add-ons and never had a problem cleaning one out until this one. And I knew it would happen! Why? Because Microsoft just never gets anything right. It's really unbelievable.