Let it finish.Īll the old listings will now be gone, and you will only have the new accurate ones. If it is on muliple drives, check 'All Drives'.
Hit 'F3' and enter the location where you have moved your music to. This is not your actual music, only the database which Windows Media Player uses as a listing.ĥ. To do this: Select the Start button, and then type system restore.
If Windows Media Player stopped working correctly after the latest updates from Windows Update, verify that the updates are the problem by using System Restore. Using 'My Computer', navigate to the following folder:į (or whatever drive is appropriate for you):\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Indexģ. Windows Media Player 12 Play a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player Burn and rip CDs Codecs: frequently asked questions. Close Windows Media Player, wait about 3 seconds for the database to close.Ģ. To delete the current library and build a new one, do the following:ġ. This means that you will now have multiple entries for the same song, half of which will not work now because you have moved the files to their new location. The 'Play' tab is where you'll assemble your playlist. This is in the upper right-hand corner of your screen, next to the 'Burn' and 'Sync' options. If you have moved your music around on your hard drives, Windows Media Player continues to add new entries into it's library instead of modifying the existing ones. Type 'WMP' into the taskbar search field to find Windows Media Player.
