Windows Media Player displays only one album with the unknown artist.

Original title: strange going ons

When I go to my music using windows Explorer, it shows a folder named unknown artists with 7 subfolders.

When I bring the windows media player, it displays only an album with an unknown artist.

When I open one of these subfolders, writing the name of the artist, but all the tracks have been listed as track 1, track 2, track... in the library, that I went to this artist's album. He entered all the information correctly. When I clicked open the location of the file that shows the location of the albums as one of the subfolders under unknow artist and all tracks as track 1...

so, how did we can list everything correctly in the library but point to incorrect information?

Hello

What are the file format of the files shown in the subfolders of the library?

Follow these methods.

Method 1: I suggest you follow these steps and check.

You can try to clear the database of Windows Media Player.

To do this, follow these steps:

Step 1

a. exit Windows Media Player.

b. for Windows Vista: click Start, click run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player , and 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.

Step 2

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

a. exit Windows Media Player.

b. If you run Windows 7, click Start, click Run, type % LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft and then click OK.

c. Select the folder Media Playerand then click delete on the file menu.

d. restart Windows Media Player.

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

Also note before performing the steps above, I suggest to save the songs and try the steps above.

Method 2:

If the steps above do not resolve the problem, you can try to disable Windows Media player and then enable the feature that is as good as the uninstall and put it back. Follow the steps below to do the same.

To enable or disable the Window Media Player, follow these steps:

a. click the Start button, select Control Panel, click programsand then click Windows turn on or off features. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

b. develop media features , uncheck the box next to the Media Player functionality to remove Media Player. Click OK and restart the computer.

c. turn on the player again by selecting the check box next to the feature of Media Player.

Access the link below for more information on the steps above to turn off or on the features of Windows 7.

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

See also:

The Windows Media Player library: frequently asked questions

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Windows-Media-Player-library-frequently-asked-questions

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