Media Player will not erase the files!

I try to remove unwanted files & it will not remove anything. The files are not there, but the titles of 'cd' are. I tried troubleshooting & it didn't work. If anyone knows how to solve this problem, please let me know. :)

Hello

1 did you receive an error message?

2. what exactly happen when you try to delete the files?

3. have you made changes on your computer?

Method 1:

I suggest you to follow the steps and check.

Step 1:

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

Click Start, all programs, Accessories, run, type%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player, and then click OK.

Select all the files in the folder, and then click delete on thefile menu.

Note You don't have to remove the folders that are in this folder.

Restart Windows Media Player.

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

Step 2:

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

Click Start, click run, type %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoftand then clickOK.

If you are running Windows Vista, click Start, all programs, Accessories,run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoftand then click OK.

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

Restart Windows Media Player.

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

Remove items from the library of Windows Media Player http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Remove-items-from-the-Windows-Media-Player-Library

Add or edit media information in Windows Media Player

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/add-or-edit-media-information-in-Windows-Media-Player

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