Windows Media Player is the media management and playback application that comes with Windows.
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Windows Media Player
Windows media player has taken over my laptop. When I turn it on, the program comes on and no matter what I select. Windows media player open and runs. Is there a fix for this problem?
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Lots of AlbumArt_{*} files in my Music folder
I have recently migrated over my files from Windows to Mac OS and have noticed that my Music folder contains many AlbumArt_{*}.jpg files.
First of all I would like to know where these files are ...
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Windows 8, Media Player, K-lite 9.9 (Full) Using Pay to function
I have K-lite installed and I can now view the SRT file Subtitles with the movie in Windows 8 media player. When I use play to to send the video to my wireless DVD payer the subtitles don't show. ...
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Is it possible to deploy H.264 decoding capabilities to XP SP3 machines?
The vast majority of workstations here are Windows 7+, which means WMP will play h.264-encoded videos OOTB. Unfortunately, though, there are still some XP machines kicking around. (I believe they're ...
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How do you change the artist catalogue image in Windows Media Player?
I would like to customize my artist catalog album cover. What I mean is when you select Music/Artist, all artists of which you 2+ albums have their music appear in what is essentially a subfolder ...
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Adding more than one folder at once to the Music Library in Windows Media Player
I was adding folders to Windows Media Player Music Library (via Manage Music Library) and since I have too many music folders, I wondered if there is a way to add them all at once to the Library. It ...
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No sound with particular video (WMV) file(s)
I've encountered an issue and can't seem to find a solution. I get no sound when I play a video, I've tried a lot of stuff, nothing yields a working file.
Codec packs, KLite Mega, CCCP
Tried ...
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Windows Media Player (v12) seek position won't play from a chosen position
For example, if I drag it to a certain point, it will snap to a position nearby, rather than the exact position.
Is this a 'feature' and if so, how can I turn it off?
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Quality issues with mov to mp4 video conversion through handbrake
I am converting mov video files to mp4 through handbrake tool but the video quality is getting disturbed in the windows media player. It is working fine with the vlc player. How do I resolve this ...
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Audio momentarily dropping
I keep getting the following error message in Windows Media Player
An audio device was disconnected or reconfigured. Verify that the audio device is connected.
the weird thing is, if I ...
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Windows Media Player won't let me add album art
When I go to add album art to Windows Media Player (via dragging and dropping) it won't let me. Any idea why this is?
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Windows MM Animation/Transitions are not working
The Animation/Transitions in Windows Movie Maker are not functioning. When I try to apply one, it shows up as a "ghost" transition to demonstrate what it will look like (not actually even showing the ...
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SearchIndexer.exe faulting on Windows 8
I've had Windows 8 running on my laptop since it went RTM, but since about 2 or 3 days ago I haven't been able to use my Windows Media Network Sharing Service to watch movies on my Xbox. I finally ...
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Windows Media Player not showing any songs
I have just got a Windows Phone 8, and so I can put music on, I have started to use Windows Media Player. I had a small number of tracks on my computer initially (about 20 or so) which were added to ...
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How to create a playlist after trimming down another based on rating?
I want to create a mp3 playlist after trimming down another playlist (m3u). New playlist should contain only those mp3 whose "RATING WMP" ID3 tag value is 4 or 5 (this ID3 tag is used by WMP & ...
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Windows Media Player 12 doesn't recognize RTSP protocol
I am trying to stream a live feed through RTSP to Windows Media Player 12 and get the error:
"Windows Media Player cannot play the file because the specified
protocol is not supported. If you ...
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Using Windows 7 libraries without automatic import into Media Player
Is it possible to use Windows 7 libraries for Music, Videos, Pictures and Documents, but selectively prevent images in the Pictures library (for instance) from being imported into Windows Media ...
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How rip audio files from CD again?
I've ripped music files from my CD but they were in .wma format and cannot play on my Android phone. So that I need to re-rip them into .mp3 files.
But the ripped button is disabled in Windows Media ...
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Backing up Windows Media Player star ratings?
I'd like to make sure my Windows Media Player star ratings are backed up. I've noticed that Windows Explorer shows the star ratings as well.
Where are these ratings stored? Are the files ...
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windows media player doesn't play rtsp stream
I am trying to play RTSP stream with Windows Media Player. I succeeded to do this with VLC player, but WMP says that there is a network error. In network options of WMP all possible protocols are ...
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Audio plays in GraphEdit but not WMP
I have trouble with only one file format. I can play my files just fine in GraphEdit and GraphStudio, but WMP absolutely refuses them. In typical Microsoft fashion, it gives no helpful error. In fact ...
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How to play a ONE song repeatedly by Windows Media Player
There is a repeat button on the player but there is no repeat current song only button.
I want to repeat a specific song in a list but I cannot do it with Windows Media Player
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WMP choppy file playback
Recently i've been having issues with Windows Media Player like certain files playing choppy. This doesn't happen the first time i play the files but after a few playbacks
I have enough processing ...
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Have to eject and reinsert DVD for it to show up in WMP 12 library
When I exit Windows Media Player 12 it forgets that I have a DVD in the drive. After restarting WMP I have to eject and reinsert the disk for it to show up in the media library. Is there a way to fix ...
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Uninstalling Media Feature Pack for Windows 7 N
I installed Windows 7 Ultimate N on my laptop which I got from MSDN. The N version of windows comes with no media software preinstalled which is fine by me but I need it just one time so I installed ...
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How to break DRM protected files [closed]
Recently I downloaded a video file from a torrent site. I is protected with DRM. The file dowsn't even plays. When I opened the file WMP says ' getting media information...' and a window appears. It ...
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Windows Media Player doesn't add files to the library automatically except for playlists
Recently I've moved the music from a portable drive to the hard drive. Ever since then Windows Media Player can't detect the files in the music folder no matter what I do. I tried to delete the ...
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How to reinstate “playback speed” control in WMP?
I've recently reinstalled Windows 7 and been watching movies via out-of-box Windows Media Player (with all out-of-box codecs). In particular, i liked WMP's ability to change playback speed. Recently, ...
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Why does Windows Media Player keep starting songs part-way through?
I'm running Windows 7, WMP12.
I've noticed loads of times I select to play an album, and it jumps into the 1st track part-way through. I'd always assumed it was remembering where I'd got to last ...
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Why are WMP playlists incomplete when streamed over network?
My DLNA receiver (Marantz 1602) does not display all items from my Windows Media Player (v12.0.7601.17514) playlists. Some playlists show all, some show only a few, some show none. This applies to ...
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Trouble playing a 1bpp video
I have created a 1 bit per pixel video (.avi) on windows XP (The way I created it is not important because it works), and I have played the video with the default Windows Media Player of Windows XP ...
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Why do avi files not play from windows media player from one drive but do play when copied to another drive?
I'm running Windows 7 Pro and added a new external USB drive. I move some avi files over to the drive and now they won't play when I try to play them using Windows Media Player. If I copy an avi ...
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Unable to play in WMP when converting to ID3v2.3 with eyeD3
I store my MP3s on my NAS. I mount a CIFS share on my Raspberry Pi running Raspbian and manage my music using Beets. However, I also access my MP3s through my Windows desktop using Windows Media ...
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How can I import MP3 tracks/folders into Windows Media Player?
How can I import MP3 tracks/folders into Windows Media Player so that they appear in anything other than the 'Other' folder?
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Media player with history for windows
I need a media player which shows all music files which I have listened and how much times it is played. As I know Windows Media Player hasn't such functionality.
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How can I change the default codepage of tags in Windows Media Player?
When I rip a CD in Hebrew using Windows Media Player, WMP gets the tags from a CDDB-like database and adds them automatically. The generated MP3s have tags in Hebrew. The default is for WMP to use ...
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How to enable VSFilter.dll (DirectVobSub) on .mp4 files
How do I configure VSFilter.dll to show subtitles on .MP4 files in Windows Media Player, etc?
I think VSFilter is the easiest way to watch videos with subtitles in Windows Media Player in all ...
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Why does Windows Media Player show Windows system sounds?
I don't know what exactly I did in Windows Media Player, but when I opened it up recently, it had countless amounts of system sounds such as "Battery Critical", "Log On", "Chimes", and every other ...
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windows media player encountered an error while playing the .wma file on Win 7
I have recorded some audio files (.wma) by win 7 recorder.
I can play it by windows well. But, if I put my laptop to hibernate for some hours and then log back.
I try to play the same .wma files, ...
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How to avoid multiple recordings when recording with Windows Media Player?
When I record music to my PC Windows Media Player, it copies it more than once, sometimes 3 times.
How can I rectify this problem? I am using Windows7 on a HP touch screen PC.
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Recovered video files won't play
I have an SD card with pictures and video which malfunctioned. I was able to recover the files with Photorec. The pictures are OK, but wen I try to open the vide files (*.mov extension) in get the ...
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Xbox Music ignores Asus FN media keys in Desktop Mode
I have an Asus PRO64JQ laptop, and I recently upgraded to Windows 8. The FN keys stopped working, so I tried to install default drivers using the CD that came with my laptop. Unfortunately, the CD ...
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How to prevent Windows Media Player from popping up every time I add a new MP3?
Title says it all. Every time I add a new MP3 to a subfolder of My Music, Media Player pops up a window on top of what I'm working on. It's really annoying when downloading music in the background. ...
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Why can't I play DVDs on Windows 8 Pro with Media Center Pack?
I have a laptop with Windows 8 Pro with Media Center (64-bit), but neither Media Player or Media Center can play DVDs.
Have I done something wrong? Did the Feature Pack not install correctly? Should ...
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Windows Media Player won't open
When I tried to play a DVD on my laptop, I tried to open WMP but it didn't open. I did leave the DVD in my laptop for a fortnight but when I played it a week ago it was fine and my DVD drive is ...
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Seek certain time in Windows Media Player [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to move to a specific second in Windows Media Player?
Is there any way to seek a certain time in Windows Media Player, besides dragging the imprecise scrollbar? I'd ...
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Which version of Windows Media Player is installed on my Windows 8 PC? [duplicate]
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How to find out what Windows Media Player version I have?
When I start my Windows Madia Player I can't find any information about the Version. Where to get such an ...
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Disable Windows Media Player from running
How can I disable Windows Media Player from running by pressing Fn + Play/Pause button?
I'm running Windows 7 on Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2. Windows Media Player isn't a default player.
UPD: I've found ...
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how to script my own “pause” button for windows media player?
I want some way to create a shortcut button to pause windows media player. My keyboard doesn't come with a puase/play button, so I want to find a free way to mimic that.
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mjpeg mov created by the newest FFMPEG looks in Windows Media Player like half sized videos
I have new version of FFMPEG installed and created mov compressed with mjpeg. Is looks pretty in Afx, Premiere and QucikTime player but it looks like half-sized video in Windows Media Player. There ...
