Recently I've had a problem with Windows Media Player. After I close it it
stays running in the processes and I can't end task it. It's extremely
annoying and it hogs system resources. I'm using Windows XP Pro with SP2. If
anyone knows why this is happening it would be great, thanks.

Media Player Library - Delete/Repair

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. 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. To delete the current library and build a new one, do
the following:

1. Close Windows Media Player, wait about 3 seconds for the database to close.
2. Using "My Computer", navigate to the following folder:
F:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Index
3. Delete the "wmplibrary....db" file here. This is not your actual music,
only the database which Windows Media Player uses
as a listing.
4. Start Windows Media Player.
5. Hit "F3" and enter the location where you have moved your music to. If it
is on multiple drives, check "All Drives". Let it finish. All the old
listings will now be gone, and you will only have the new accurate ones.
6. How you shutdown your Media Player could cause it to "hang". First stop
music from playing before closing the app.
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I'm no expert, but I did stay at
the Holiday Inn Express last night.


"midnightblade" wrote:

> Recently I've had a problem with Windows Media Player. After I close it it
> stays running in the processes and I can't end task it. It's extremely
> annoying and it hogs system resources. I'm using Windows XP Pro with SP2. If
> anyone knows why this is happening it would be great, thanks.