Delete playlists on Windows Media Player

I have several playlists in Windows Media Player on Windows 7 Professional 64.  I can't delete any of them.  Some are just test playlist, and most have no songs in them.  How can I get rid of them.

Thank you

I have several playlists in Windows Media Player on Windows 7 Professional 64.  I can't delete any of them.  Some are just test playlist, and most have no songs in them.  How can I get rid of them.

Thank you

1. log in as an administrator.

2. make sure that WMP is closed.

3. go to c:\Users\YOUR USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player.

4 find the wmdb CurrentDatabase_400 file and delete it.

5. once the wmdb file has been removed, restart the Windows Media Player and the database should begin to repopulate.
[AppData is a hidden file, so go to view > Options > click on View in the folder options > select Show hidden files, folders, and drives > OK/apply].

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