After you upgrade Windows XP to Windows Vista, the contents previously in the My Music folder in Windows XP are not moved to the %UserProfile%\Music folder in Windows Vista. Additionally, when you try to open the Music folder on the Start menu, you receive an “access denied” error.

If you need to DJ on the cheap, this short video shows how to use Vista’s mixer to fade from one music program to another. The mixer is one of those great features that is well worth playing around with.

After you upgrade from an earlier version of Microsoft Windows to Windows Vista, you cannot play media files that you purchased from the iTunes Music Store.

Note: You try to play these files in Apple iTunes.

Additionally, when you try to upload a media file that you purchased from the iTunes Music Store to an iPod, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

Song name was not copied to iPod name iPod because you are not authorized to play it on this computer

If you make your own music, this may be good news for you. Keep reading →