nineMSN Music follow-up
I think OD2 read my earlier blog entry after I submitted a support request regarding failure of their plugin to install: the install package is now labelled as being published by OD2 rather than Installshield, and the Jocelyn Pook radio station has been removed.
Maybe they'll also think about cleaning up the ugly text labels on their desktop and Quick Launch icons: "nineMSN_Music_Downloads" or even allowing local users to see proper Album Information rather than the dreary narrow column of tiny album thumbnails presented today.
An OD2 staff-member responded to my request with some instructions for manually uninstalling their Music Manager plugin. I'm working through a reinstall now, but seem to have made a terrible mistake in switching away from the install process as I now have a non-redrawing app-modal message box in front of a non-redrawing WMP window. It's not clear whether this has died totally or it's looking for some online resources to complete install/redraw. Ho hum, do they really expect everyone to sit through an install process, providing undivided attention??
After waiting a bit longer, the redraw has completed: it seems this is the security upgrade dialog that I got stuck on duing my first install attempt. I avoided the "Learn more..." button this time and simply allowed it to proceed. After this I went to the radio tab and clicked the "Indie" station link. This switches me back to the nineMSN tab, where I get a rude message box telling me that I can't listen to anything until I log in. As there are no ways to log-in without paying for the privilege, I guess that my investigation ends. Without a try-before-you-buy option, there is no incentive to continue. Time to switch my locale setting back to English(New Zealand) so I can hide the whole mess!