Remove duplicates in Windows Media Player

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• How to view duplicates in windows media player to delete these files

  How to view duplicates in windows media player to delete these files

  Hello

  If you have duplicates in Windows Media Player library, you can try to clear the database of Windows Media Player and check if it helps you to solve the problem.

  Step 1:

  To do this, follow these steps:

  1. exit Windows Media Player.

  2. for Windows 7: click Start, run, %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player and then click on OK.

  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.

  Step 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. If you are running Windows 7, click Start, run, % LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft, and then click OK.

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

  4. restart Windows Media Player.

  Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

  Note: Before performing the steps above, I suggest to save the songs and try the steps above.

  If this is not enough and you want to remove duplicate files there are third-party application to do the job. You can search your favorite search engine and download third-party software to remove the tracks twice in Windows.

  WARNING OF THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE

  Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

• adding new files or remove the old Windows Media Player files. (Vista)

  Since June 2010, I was not able to add new files or remove the old Windows Media Player files.  I can click on a new file and play using WMP or add to a playlist that is currently playing, but it does not recognize that it was added after as I close the program and re-open it.  Or I can delete the files that no longer exist on my computer but WMP always has them as my files.  When I click on add new media, it recognizes the right amount of files I would be adding, says to add them and then nothing is there.

  Your media library has probably been corrupted. To reset, follow the instructions for WMP 11 Vista at http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#medialibrary . Note the reset of the library will make you lose all the counts to play and possibly ratings too. Tim Baets
  http://www.BM-productions.TK

• How to get rid of the duplicates on Windows Media Player?

  How can I get rid of doubles? on windows media player?

  Hello

  · What version of Windows media player?

  Follow the steps below:

  a. exit Windows Media Player.

  b. Click Start, run, type %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player and then click OK.

  c. Select all 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.

  To avoid duplicate entries or not valid to be added to the library when you play music, you can see in this section:

  a. When you move digital media files on your computer, the file name and path of file information remain unchanged in your library. Then when you select a file to play to its new location, a new entry is created in your library if you select the option automatically added to your library when played. As a result, your library can quickly contain a large number of entries, duplicate or invalid.

  b. to prevent it be automatically added to your library of music files

  (c) in Windows Media Player, on the Tools menu, click Options.

  d. on the Player tab, clear the files of music to add to the library when played check box.

• Y at - it an easy way to delete the duplicate in Windows Media Player... or should I put at ease and do it manually?

  I use iTunes and another person decided I want QuickTime to be my default player... I uninstalled who and now I have duplicates of music/video/photo everywhere! It's an invasion!

  Hi K.J.Kirt,

  Follow these methods.

  Method 1: To resolve this problem, delete the Windows Media Player database. To do this, follow these steps:

  (a) output Windows Media Player.

  (b) click Start, click 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.

  Method 2: If this does not resolve the problem, disable the Windows Media Player database cache files. To do this, follow these steps:

  (a) output Windows Media Player.

  (b) click Start, click run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoftand then click OK.

  (c) select the folder Media Player and then click on Delete on the file menu.

  (d) restart Windows Media Player.

  Note: Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

  Method 3: When you move digital media files on the computer, the file name and file path information remain unchanged in the library. Then when you select a file to play to its new location, a new entry is created in the library if you select the automatically add to the library when played. As a result, the library can quickly contain a large number of entries, duplicate or invalid.

  To prevent music files to be automatically added to the library:

  (a) in the Player Windows Media, on the Tools menu, click Options.

  (b) in the Player tab, clear the checkbox Add music files to library when played .

  Now, when you play music on your computer or Internet files, the file will not be added automatically to the library.

• How do I remove photos duplicated Windows Media Player library

  Delete duplicate of media player 11 pictures

  for some reason my Media Player pictures are duplicated, is it possible to delete duplicate photos of media player 11

  Hello

  You can manually delete the duplicate of the Media Player library. Follow the steps mentioned below.

  1. click on the Windows "Start" button and select "programs". Click on "Windows Media Player 11" to launch the media player.

  2. click on the "Library" tab You should see a list of media files uploaded to the library of WMP 11. Browse and search for files duplicate in the library. Duplicate files share the same name and usually appear side by side.

  3 right click on files duplicate you want to delete and click 'delete '. Repeat steps to remove all the duplicate in your WMP 11 library files.

  Thanks and regards.

  Thahaseena M
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer.
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• How to remove protection from Windows Media player

  When I copy music from a CD and copy that music from the library to a flash drive, the music is now protected that I can't play anywhere else but a PC. How to remove this protection?

  Hi ToniAli,
  
  Method 1
  I suggest you try the steps from the following links and see if that helps.

  When you try to use Windows Media Player 11 to play a digital camera digital rights management (DRM) - multimedia file protected, the media can not play
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/925705

  You may be unable to read content protected after your computer hardware changes
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/891664

  Method 2
  If you copied CDs for protected Windows Media Audio files, the CD must be copied again.

  Uncheck "copy protect option" in Windows media player and then tear up the new CD

  If your allowed to copy the CD on one computer, you may experience these problems

  The Player Windows Media DRM: frequently asked questions (what are copyrights?  () Applies to Windows XP)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Windows-Media-Player-DRM-frequently-asked-questions

• How to remove music from Windows Media Player.

  I have Windows 7 Professional. Tried to delete music on Windows Media Player. When you do I find that once I deleted the music it reappears again.

  Delete music from your music folder instead.

  Windows Media player is someone to list what is in your music folder...

• AVCHD missing codecs for Windows Media Player

  Somehow the codec for. MTS and. Video AVCHD M2TS files have been removed from the Windows Media Player support files. It is possible that the DivX codec, I have installed third party announced on the Internet may be the culprit. (I have since uninstalled this application.) But because Microsoft does not allow me to download a new copy of WMP, I don't know how to restore these codecs. It's embarrassing because I am a videographer and have designed and built my premium system for HD video work.

  As a side note, I have Cyberlink PowerDVD which will play Blu - Ray and other MTS and M2TS files, but I much prefer to use WMP. Suggestions how to recover my WMP components? Thanks for your suggestions.

  Thanks for your suggestions. I tried everything that you and other recommended without success, but done to restore my drive system from a backup system 3 - months. Once that all the drivers and third-party programs updates (automatically in most cases), everything worked well, and I didn't have to reinstall my Windows 7 Pro. I'm happy now. Thanks again.

• Not able to burn blank discs in Windows Media Player 11

  Original title: NEED TO re - INSTALL WMP11 PROGRAMMER

  MY WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 IN WINDOWS XP VERSION 5.1 SP3 DOES NOT BURN THE SONGS ON A CD AUDIO VIRGIN. WHEN I CLICK "START BURN" AFTER A VIRGIN DISK IS IN THE DRAWER 'E', THE 'MEDIA INSERT BOX' THEN "DRAG TO DISC BOX" POSTER AND THE PROGRAM NEVER "AUTOMATICALLY STARTS TO BURN THE DISK OF VIRGIN.

  THE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN INSTALLED ORIGINALLY AS AN "OEM" IN MY DELL COMPUTER. I LEARNED THAT MY WMP11 IS PROBABLY DAMAGED AND MUST BE REPLACED.

  (1) DO I DELETE THE "WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11" AND THE "WINDOWS MEDIA FORMAT 11 RUNTIME" PROGRAM BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW WMP11 BY DOWNLOADING FROM THE MICROSOFT SITE?

  (2) I CAN DOWNLOAD THIS PROGRAM FROM MICROSOFT EVEN THOUGH MY ORIGINAL SOFTWARE WAS "OEM" INSTALLED BY DELL?

  (3) I AM 79 YEARS WITH BASIC COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE. CAN YOU GIVE ME A FEW POINTERS AS TO HOW TO DO THIS PROCESS "UNINSTALL AND REINSTALL?

  THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR HELP

  Hello

   
  1. were you able to burn disc using Windows Media Player 11 earlier?
  2 have you tried burning the disc manually?
  3. What is the exact error message you get?
  4. were there any changes (hardware or software) to the computer before the show?
  
  Download the Windows Media Player 11 from the link below and see if the problem persists.
  http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?ID=8163
   
  Previously, reinstall WMP (Windows media Player), you try to burn manually.

  Change the settings for burning, then check.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-XP/help/Windows-Media-Player/11/burn

   
  
  Note: Yes, you can install Windows Media Player 11 from Microsoft, even if it has been installed by Dell. No, you do not have to remove the previous Windows Media Player 11, that it will update after you download and install from the link mentioned above.
  
  Hope that helps.

• Failed to start Windows Media Player error: not a program Windows 32 posts

  Why my media player say that is not a win32 program valid?

  I can't open my windows media player. He continues to tell me that this is not a valid win 32 program. How can I solve my problem?

  Uninstalling and reinstalling Windows Media Player:
  Step 1.
  Uninstalling Windows Media Player:
  1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
  2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  3. search for multimedia and uncheck the brand in the face of Windows Media Player.
  4 restart the computer
   
  Step 2.
  Reinstall Windows Media Player:
  1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
  2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  3. find the multimedia functions and place a check mark in front of the Windows Media Player.
  4 restart the computer.

  If you encounter problems with Windows Media Player, try to use the Troubleshoot utility to see if that fixes the problem.

  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter by clicking the Start button, then Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooting, and then click Troubleshooting. Click View all, and then click the Windows Media Player settings.

  If the size of the .wmv files is too large, it can cause Windows Media Player to stop working.

  I try and remove videos from Windows Media Player library and test to see if the size of the files could be a problem.

  Let us know if that helps.

  Marilyn

• The upgrade of Windows Media Player

  Is it possible to either remove the program Windows Media Player comes pre-installed with Vista on my laptop or upgrade to Windows Media Player 11?  I tried to do both without success.  It seems that I can't selectively uninstall the current WMP program and download WMP11 and you try to start, it give an error message saying that there is a more current WMP program on my computer.  Advice?

  Vista comes with WMP 11 as part of the Vista operating system.

  And no, it is not possible to uninstall it.

  For questions of WMP:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistapictures/threads

  "Manage your pictures and videos: play, burn, import and more with Media Player or other programs."

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem when burning the file to disk"?

  "I ENCOUNTERD CE WHEN BURNING YEAR MP3 AUDIO CD AND NOW I wanted TO KNOW WHY IT WON'T WORK THAT IS THE CODE POPPING up" Windows Media Player has encountered a problem when burning the file to disk ' WHAT CAN BE THE PROBLEM

  Hello MactabardX,

  I try and remove Windows Media Player and then reinstall it.
  Uninstalling and reinstalling Windows Media Player:
  Step 1.
  Uninstalling Windows Media Player:
  1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
  2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  3. search for multimedia and uncheck the brand in the face of Windows Media Player.
  4 restart the computer
   
  Step 2.
  Reinstall Windows Media Player:
  1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
  2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  3. find the multimedia functions and place a check mark in front of the Windows Media Player.
  4 restart the computer.

  If you encounter problems with Windows Media Player, try to use the Troubleshoot utility to see if that fixes the problem.

  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter by clicking the Start button, then Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooting, and then click Troubleshooting. Click View all, and then click the Windows Media Player settings.

  If the size of the .wmv files is too large, it can cause Windows Media Player to stop working.

  I try and remove videos from Windows Media Player library and test to see if the size of the files could be a problem.

  If please reply back and let us know if these steps helps.

  Thank you

  Marilyn
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• Windows Media Player suddenly hangs at startup-load after 5-7 minutes

  No matter what I do with Windows Media Player, it will freeze at startup and leave me with the WMP window and a white space for all 5-7mins. Only after that about 5-7 minutes will be WMP finely show program.  If I open the only app without trying to play a media file, it will freeze for 5 to 7 minutes initially and display icon work. After the long wait it seems to work pretty well as long I have drag and drop a media file into the game box (that is to say, if I drag a video in the game box, it will play and I have a lot of control as usual), but as soon as I closed and reopened WMP it again. If I play a media file, as a video of any codec the player will freeze at the beginning, but always play the video without problem, I won't be able to change anything when he plays or close WMP. Windows 7 doesn't freeze, only media player. If I wait long enough it will allow me to try to close the app with X and I get the dialog box "Not responding" with this in detail (option ' Check for Solution ' is running then all of a sudden farm with no other information):

  Problem event name: AppHangB1
  Application name: wmplayer.exe
  Application version: 12.0.7601.17514
  Application timestamp: 4ce7a485
  Signature block: 751D
  Hang Type: 0
  OS version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
  Locale ID: 3079
  Signing of additional blocking 1: 751d1d01e0de26bd7b80c5b370f80595
  Signing of additional blocking 2: 1eb2
  Signing of additional blocking 3: 1eb2fb9fde8d93cb1321a943d95199cc
  Signing of additional blocking 4: 751d
  Signing of additional blocking 5: 751d1d01e0de26bd7b80c5b370f80595
  Signing of additional blocking 6: 1eb2
  Signing of additional blocking 7: 1eb2fb9fde8d93cb1321a943d95199cc

  THINGS, I TRIED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM:

  • Remove files from Windows Media Player of AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media player database - no change
  • Remove WMP Cache files to the player AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media - no change
  • Uninstall and reinstall WMP with 'Turn windows features on and out' - no change after not reinstall
  • Create a new user account with admin rights and a fresh desktop - no change, WMP freezes on other user accounts
  • Installed all the K-Lite codec pack - no change
  • Computer scanned with Kaspersky Pure for the viruses and Trojans - no change
  • Running a "clean boot" had no effect on the problem
  • Ran sfc/scannow by admin command not speedy - no change, no error found
  • Checked OS disk for errors - no change, no error

  Note: I'm starting to think that there is an underlying problem, and that WMP is not the root cause, because another program I use called Sonicfire Pro, which is used to play the music video production began trolling and hang seriously when starting and trying to play music files. Windows Media Center seems to work fine, as well as all other programs I've tried so far.

  It works again!

  I did nothing within Windows. I got everything disconnected from the computer and restarted afterwords with only a single monitor (I normally have two) and Windows Media Player, but also the Sonicfire Pro audio program worked flawlessly again... even with the second monitor. I can't explain how it was set, or why it did not work, but everything is back to normal now.

• Double stop on windows media player 12

  How can I stop the duplicate on windows media player 12?

  Thanks Divya R,.

  It does not, I have 3 HD and I have music on them, an external for backup HD and another HD with a BONE of difference with the same music, so I could not be able to avoid duplication. But thanks anyway! Wish, would not duplicate or were you can set it not to do!