Windows Media Player 11 won't let Me add or remove music

As the title WMP11 says doesn't let me add music to the library or delete everything. Of course, I tried to 'Add to library' under 'file', but nothing comes and nothing sticks. Also, when I make a playlist and try to save it, it disappears. Please help, I do not understand why it doesn't work. I have Windows Vista Premium. :(

This occurs usually when playing your media library is corrupted.  See to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:

You cannot view, add, or delete items in the library of Windows Media Player 11
To resolve this problem, delete the Windows Media Player database. To do this, follow these steps:
Exit Windows Media Player.
For Windows XP:

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

For Windows Vista:

Click Start, click Run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player, and then click OK.
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.
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:
Exit Windows Media Player.
If you are running Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft and then click OK.

If you are running Windows Vista, click Start, click Run, type % LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft and then click OK.
Select the Media Player folder, and then click on Delete on the file menu.
Restart Windows Media Player.

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

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