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    Weird Problem With Media Player 11

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Crimson Roses, Jun 10, 2008.

  1. Crimson Roses

    Crimson Roses Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey Everyone,

    I keep 2 music libraries in my computer. One in i tunes, and another in Windows Media Player. Yesterday I opened up Media Player and found that all my music was gone. Literally, *poof* vanished. I didn't buy any of the songs, I uploaded them from CDs. So st least I'm not out any $$$, but it would be a real pain to have to upload them all again.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you in advance.
     
    Crimson Roses, Jun 10, 2008
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  2. purplegreendave

    purplegreendave Has a notebook.

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    MP7!?
    Even I have 9....

    Anyway:
    File > Add to Media Library > By Searching computer.

    That should do ya.
     
    purplegreendave, Jun 10, 2008
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  3. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    are u sure its 7

    i would recommend 10 i think its better than 11 and 7
     
    dondadah88, Jun 10, 2008
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    magma_saber Notebook Consultant

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    I wouldn't use 7, 10, or 11. WMP sucks. Use either winamp or foobar.
     
    magma_saber, Jun 10, 2008
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  5. purplegreendave

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    Personally I'd use Media Monkey, but that's not what they're looking for, they're looking for advice on fixing their WMP7 db.
     
    purplegreendave, Jun 10, 2008
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    What version of Windows are you using? I thought XP started with WMP9
     
    PocketAces21, Jun 10, 2008
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  7. Crimson Roses

    Crimson Roses Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry everyone, my bad. :( It's really media player 11. I don't where I got 7. Sorry for wasting everyone time. :(

    @PockedAces21: I'm using Win XP pro SP2
     
    Crimson Roses, Jun 11, 2008
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  8. purplegreendave

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    ^ My solution may be a bit different 'cos it's a different version, but I'm confident it's right.
    Try going into media library and see if there's an add/scan button there alternatively
     
    purplegreendave, Jun 11, 2008
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    Thanks! That worked! I still don't know what caused this.
     
    Crimson Roses, Jun 13, 2008
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  10. purplegreendave

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    No problem, any time.
    Your WMP Database was for some reason corrupted. It happens - but it's no biggy
     
    purplegreendave, Jun 13, 2008
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