Music file properties have disappeared in Windows Explorer

[Jaz]

I've got thousands of mp3 files on my hard drive. Most have complete
ID3 tags. For some odd reason, when I recently opened Windows Explorer
(My Music) to view my files , there is no information showing except
the file name. No Artist, Album Title, Genre, Duration, Bit Rate,
etc.... The columns are all present in the folder's Details View, but
no information is displayed in a column.

Also, when I right click on a file and choose properties and the
summary tab the only options are Track Number, Title and Comments even
though I'm chosen the advanced summary option.

When I open these files in Media Player and iTunes all of the
information is still present. It just won't display in Windows
Explorer for some reason.

I've seen other postings with the same problem, but no solution. This
really is bugging me! Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Jaz,

Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 shmedia.dll

Press Enter.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I've got thousands of mp3 files on my hard drive. Most have complete
ID3 tags. For some odd reason, when I recently opened Windows Explorer
(My Music) to view my files , there is no information showing except
the file name. No Artist, Album Title, Genre, Duration, Bit Rate,
etc.... The columns are all present in the folder's Details View, but
no information is displayed in a column.

Also, when I right click on a file and choose properties and the
summary tab the only options are Track Number, Title and Comments even
though I'm chosen the advanced summary option.

When I open these files in Media Player and iTunes all of the
information is still present. It just won't display in Windows
Explorer for some reason.

I've seen other postings with the same problem, but no solution. This
really is bugging me! Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Doum]

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Perfect reply!!

I had exactly the same problem and typed your simple command line with
my fingers crossed (not easy to type with crossed fingers!) and it
worked straight away.

Thanks a million - I thought I was in for a full XP re-install/repair!

What are you talking about?