PSE 8 - Slideshow music availability?

Question

Hello!
In previous versions of PSE, when you created a slideshow in Organizer and clicked to add audio, a list of about a dozen music selections came up to choose from (A Taste of Sicily, Ancient Beijing, etc.).
With PSE 8, when you click to add audio, the music selections aren't there.
Interestingly enough, they do seem to have been loaded with the software, but in a file that is hidden.  (If you go to C:/ProgramData/Adobe/Elements/Organizer/8/Music - there's the list!)
My question is this:  Is there a straightfoward way to access that list of Adobe music without having to unhide hidden files and wander through so many layers to get to it?  I understand that someone could use their own music if they wanted to, but my question is about how the program is intended to work.
Thank you!
Beverly Schulz

Answer 1

Here is a workaround that you might try if you want to use any of the PSE 8 provided music files --
I am running Vista Home Premium. Within the slideshow editor, when I click on Add Audio, it displays the folder named "Music" that is under my Windows userid.
So why don't you create a new folder under that Music folder and then copy the PSE provided music files from
C:/ProgramData/Adobe/Elements/Organizer/8/Music
to this folder that you created under your Windows userid.(You could make this a separate folder from your personal music.)
Then you will not need to reference the hidden files when making a slide show.
FYI - these audio files are also cataloged in your PSE 8 catalog with the folder location under Program Data\Adobe  (you might not see them initially because audio files are not displayed by default but if you add Audio as a type of file to display you should see them). You MIGHT want to remove the current entries from your PSE catalog and then catalog those mp3 files again from the Music folder under your Windows userid.
Of course if you plan to use your own music files instead of the few PSE provided files, you don't need to do any of what I described in this post.
FYI - I did a quick check on PSE 7 and it seems to be the same as PSE 8.  I don't have any other earlier versions installed on this computer. I can't say why Adobe placed these mp3 files where they are.