Error message during playback of a file of music in Windows media player.

Original title: Media Player

Every time I TRY to PLAY a MUSIC FILE I GET A ERROR MESSAGE SAYING the SERVER EXECUTION failed. OTHER PLAYERS WORK OK. I'M ON WINDOWS 7

Hi herb,

Welcome to Microsoft communities.

I understand from your description, you get an error message during playback of a music file in Windows media player.

You did it all changes before the show?

Method 1: Run the Troubleshooter:

Open the troubleshooter in the Windows Media Player library

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-library-Troubleshooter

Method 2:

This problem can occur if the Windows Media Player library database has become corrupted.

To resolve this problem, delete the Windows Media Player database. To do this, follow the steps mentioned below:

a. exit Windows Media Player.
b. click Start, click run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Playerand then click OK.
c. Select all files in the folder, and then click delete on the file menu.
Note You don't have to remove the folders that are in this folder.
d. restart Windows Media Player.

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

Method 3: Allows you to uninstall and reinstall Windows media Player:

Step 1: Uninstall and reinstall Windows media Player from windows turn on or off windows features

a. go to Start and in the search type "turn Windows features on or off". "

b. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".

c. find the multimedia features and uncheck the brand in the face of Windows Media Player.

d. restart the computer

Step 2. Reinstall Windows Media Player:

a. go to Start and in the search type "Turn Windows features on or off".

b. click on "turn Windows features on or off". ""

c. find the multimedia functions, and then place a check mark in front of Windows Media Player.

d. restart the computer.

Turn on or off Windows features

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/turn-Windows-features-on-or-off

Please report if you are still having the problem. I'll be happy to provide you with additional options available that you can use to get this problem is solved.

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