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• Cannot delete files from Windows Media Player library.

  Original title: deleting files problem

  I deleted a large number of music of my WMP library & computer files, but they are still listed in WMP. I can't play any of them as they were deleted, and I get a message telling me so when I try! Why are they still displayed in the list and how do I get rid of them? I tried to restart, changing the target folder, etc., without change. I even tried to remove all of the library (but not the computer this time) and they do not always go!

  Hi Jamie,

  Welcome to Microsoft Community where you can find all the answers related to Windows.

  According to the description provided, looks like you are not able to completely remove the files in Windows Media Player.

  I have a couple of steps that should help you to solve this problem.

  You can try to clear the database of Windows Media Player and check if it clears the titles and generic icons.

  To do this, follow these steps:

  Method 1:

  1. exit Windows Media Player.

  2. click on Start, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player in the start search box and enter.

  3. Select all the 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.

  4. restart Windows Media Player.

  Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

  Method 2:

  If this does not resolve the problem, disable the Windows Media Player database cache files. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. exit Windows Media Player.

  2. click on Start, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft in the start search box and enter.

  3 select the folder Media Player, and then click delete on the file menu.

  4. restart Windows Media Player.

  Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

  Keep us informed on the status of the issue. If you face problems more when working with Windows post on Microsoft Community.

• Transfer files from Windows Media Player to another account password

  Original title: windows media player

  How can I transfer my files from windows media player to another account password? on my PC. I have the vista operating system

  Ideas:

  • You have problems with programs
  • Error messages
  • Recent changes to your computer
  • What you have already tried to solve the problem

  Hi zztopzztop,

  Instead of a new user account, you can move the public folder of music, and from there the two accounts are accessible and played.

  Check out the link:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/sharing-files-with-the-public-folder

  If you want to continue copying, then you can copy if the default location for the new user account.

  Sign in with the user account that you may have created. To ensure that this new user account has administrator privileges.

  a. open the Explorer, click on organize, and select folder and Search Options

  b. click the display and check the option Show hidden files and folders box and click OK to save the settings.

  Now navigate to your C:\Users\(Old Username folder) and copy all the files and folders in the folder C:\Users\(Old Username) in the C:\Users\(New Username folder).

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Cannot delete file in windows Media Player

  I can delete video files from Windows Media Player. I think that I deleted them before somehow but standard photos (balloon, balloons) always appear in video library for all deleted files and try right-click and delete is not remove them from the library. There is no error message when you try to remove them and when you try to play them you get Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file. I don't want to play the file I want to just delete it.

  You probably need to reset the library to get rid of the files in the library. Note firstly reset the library will make you lose all play counts and ratings too. Then, follow these steps:

  -Restart the PC.
  -Click Start, type services.msc in the search field and press ENTER. In Services, locate the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service . If its status is started , double-click the service, and then click stop .
  -Click Start, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft in the search field and press ENTER. This folder opens in Windows Explorer.
  -In this folder, rename the folder Media Player as Old Media Player . If you do not see the folder, then it is probably hidden. Set Explorer to view the hidden files and folders and show protected system files.
  -Launch WMP, your library will have been reset and will be rebuilt.

  Tim Baets
  http://www.BM-productions.TK

• How to play .asx files in Windows Media Player

  original title; Can I play a video file of .asx with WMP? or if not, how to play with this extension .asx files?

  Can I play a video file of .asx with WMP? or if not, how to play with this extension .asx files?

  When I try to play the file, WMP shows error then update says "video codec".

  How then can I get this update for the video codec?

  Thank you, Michael Phelps 907

  Hi Mike,.

  an .asx file is not a media file. It is a file that contains a pointer to a content online. So if you are unable to read a .asx file and are able to play other files using Windows Media Player so the best thing is to open the .asx, a Notepad file. When you open the .asx using Notepad, you will see a link that starts by http: and so on. Please copy this link and go to Windows Media Player. On the Windows Media Player window, press the Alt key on the keyboard and click file and Open url. Paste the link and check if Windows Media Player is able to open the link. If she opens the link this is a problem with the formatting of the .asx file and if it does not open the link then it is a problem with the server online of the .asx file. It could be that it is deleted from the server.

  Hope this information helps. Keep us informed on the status of the issue.

• I have a problem with adding and deleting files in Windows Media Player.

  Media Player will not play the selected files but then goes on to play other files. When I delete the files from the media player and try re - add I get the message "the media player is installed incorrectly. Have tried to reinstall media player, but it always fails at the implementation stage. It seems that the link between the player and the music files has been corrupted. Further, I have not found another way to read these files! They are referred to as Windows media audio files. Is that mean that only Media Player can read? I have hundreds of music files. Any help please? I can't upgrade XP on this computer so intended to stick with it for another year or so.

  Original title: Media player 11 with XP SP3. Link to player with audio files has been corrupted?

  Hi Martyn,

  Thanks for keeping us posted and share this information with us.

  I would have you look at the article-

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/Webhelp/default.aspx?&mpver=11.0.5721.5145&ID=C00D11DF&ContextId=89&OriginalID=C00D11DF

  Back to us for any issues related to Windows in the future. We will be happy to help you.

• How can I email photos from windows media player when he says I have no email associated with the program

  When you try to send pictures from windows media player, I get an error message indicating that I have no email associated with the program. How can I solve this problem?

  It will work for sending a video of windows and media player?

  I have 10 Windows installed in my laptop and my email account is with Comcast/Xfinity.

  I have a video that I send to my insurance company, emergency! Any help would be greatly appreciated?

  Do nothing send you Media Player, it is used to play the media.

  You use your email program and attach the file where it is stored on your PC. Like my photos or videos.

• When I try to transfer a music file from windows media player, windows movie maker the message always indicates that the specified module could not be found.

  I'm doing a little holiday video film but I can't transfer music from windows media player in windows movie maker when I try to transfer a file of special music, a message appears indicating that the spefic module is not found. Is this a copyright issue that the file is in the media player.

  Try to copy the files from your music folder.

  Windows Vista - Movie Maker - add music to your movie
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/add-music-to-your-movie

  Windows Vista - works with the music folder
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/working-with-the-music-folder

• Unable to read music files from Windows Media Player

  * Original title: Windows

  I want to put my music in Windows Media Player and keeps telling me that there is a problem. I don't like music Groove or whatever his name

  How to locate and open the Windows Media Player in Windows 10

  To set Windows Media Player as your default player, click Start > settings > system > default applications > Groove click then select Media Player.

• Impossible to delete the file from Windows Media Player

  I'm on Windows 8 and tried to remove an artist from my Windows Media Player library. It does not work it just did nothing. Instead, I deleted the file from my music folder, but the artist remains in my library and now does not play the file.

  How can I fix it?
  Is there someway to prevent that from happening again with other music files?

  Hey Tapper,

  I suggest you to clear the database of Windows Media Player and see if the problem still occurs.

  To do:

  a. press the Windows key + R and type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player, and then click OK.

  b. 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.

  If this does not resolve the problem, disable the Windows Media Player database cache files. To do this, follow these steps:

  a. press the Windows key + R and type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoftand then click OK.

  b. Select the Media Player folder, and then click delete on the file menu.

  c. restart Windows Media Player.

  Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

  I hope this helps.

  Please post back with the State of the question and we will be happy to help you further.

• How can I put music from windows media player to my 6th gen apple ipod

  I am not able to send my music from my windows media player for my apple ipod 6th gen can someone please tell me how this is done?

  First thing you need to do is import your audio in iTunes, if they are wma or mp3:

  Mac 101: Importing Windows Media Audio in iTunes files

  Then, you must synchronize with your iPod

  Sync your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iTunes help...

• Unable to delete files in Windows Media Player 11

  my windows media player library has many files music.which I want to delete.but when I right click a folder.all there is nothing out of list.which I click but it is immediately their far again.is I can delete some of my folders.i have read the media player microsoft windows how to remove records of your library.but of media , they have a button Delete, which i don't have.is them an another windows media player 11, which has a button.if delete then where can I download it.and if they are bad how to remove, must be outside please help.

  Hello

  Method 1: Perform the steps in the article and check if the problem persists

  You cannot view, add, or delete items in the library of Windows Media Player 11 

  Method 2: Rebuild the windows media player library and check if the problem occurs.

  (a) output Windows Media Player.

  (b) click Start, run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player, and then click OK.

  (c), select all the files in the folder and then click on 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.

  Hope that helps.

• Try to remove deleted files from the Media Player library

  There are video files in my Windows Media Player library that I deleted, but items still appear in my video library.  When I right click on the file and choose 'Remove', nothing happens.  The video files were originally in the folder my music and I deleted them using the Explorer.  However, they still appear in the Media Player library (even if they are not functional - because I have deleted!).  I followed what Umesh suggested GregRN, but that doesn't seem to work for me.  How can I get rid of deleted files appear in the Media Player library?   I use a HP Pavilion dv4 using Windows 7 (64-bit).

  Hello

  For the question, you can also view the following link for more info. and measures to solve the problem.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7music/thread/e68d4e33-897C-421d-8D4B-dbf53c9ee4a5

  Thank you

  Mary
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Transfer a file from Windows Media Player library to iTunes library

  I recently downloaded 5 songs mp3 that I paid for, expecting to go on my iTunes account after the opening of each of them. They went into the Windows Media Player on my computer instead. How can I get these on my account iTunes so I can sync it to my iPod? I don't see anything on the Windows Media Player or iTunes to share between them.

  The following article will help to find the music on your computer.

  Where are my iTunes files located?

  http://support.Apple.com/kb/HT1391

  All you need to do is add the songs to your new iTunes library.

  Adding music and other content on iTunes

  http://support.Apple.com/kb/HT1473

  1. Open iTunes
  2. On the file menu:
  3. Add the file to the library
  4. Add a folder to the library
  5. Find and select the file or folder you want to add

  If iTunes is set to "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library", iTunes copy all content is added to the library of iTunes for the iTunes Music folder. To set this parameter, or change the location of this folder, go to the Advanced tab in the iTunes preferences.

• How to open .zip files in windows media player? I get the msg file type not supported. MP3 files are in the folder.

  Hi I downloaded audio files that you want to create a playlist on windows media player to download to my mp3 player so I can be more mobile to study. When I tried to play on windows media player I get error msg-file type is not supported or the codec is not compatible with the player. They are .zip files. inside are the mp3 files that I need to listen to. can someone help me.

   

  Hello

  You need to open ZIP files, which are compressed to make it smaller, then use the content
  in the application appropriate - so if the audio or video content can use WMP.

  Compress and uncompress files (zip files)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/compress-and-uncompress-files-ZIP-files

  Although Windows has integrated ZIP, you might be more comfortable using a program
  with more features (and works with different types of compressed files).

  7ZIP - free
  http://www.7-zip.org/

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  More information:

  Using Windows Media Player
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/Windows-Media-Player/using

  Getting started with Windows Media Player
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/getting-started-with-Windows-Media-Player

  I hope this helps and happy holidays!

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