Windows Media Player - how to add files to existing playlist

Separated from this thread.

They do not speak a playlist of "unregistered". They mean that they already have a saved playlist and want to add, where the term "existing reading list." I'm having the same problem, and it's a real pain. I just want to add some songs more to a list that I've saved, but it let me just remove or create a new playlist. It wont let me not just drag the new songs on the list, which would be just way too easy, I guess. This is totally ridiculous.

Jessi - hi...

You should definitely be able to add new songs to an existing selection. I guess that you are talking to a WMP playlist you are and in Windows 7, as with the original post?

It may be you just not enough go about it good sense... for example have you tried selecting a song you want to add, then right - click on it? You should see the option "add to" and when you hover over which another box showing your playlists - you can make the selection from there. You should also be able to drag and drop in an existing list, but for this it must be open in the "now playing" pane on the right - click here to read the list you want to add to... then you can navigate back to the track that you want to add and drag it through. You will be prompted to "save changes" when you leave.

I hope this helps... R.

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