Windows Media Player questions

[Dan Drewry]

I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so help
there would be appreciated.
Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music, but
I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
play. Is this possible?
Thanks.

 

[Jerry]

Better asked in the Media Player newsgroup:
microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Dan Drewry' wrote:
| I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so help
| there would be appreciated.
| Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music, but
| I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
| play. Is this possible?
_____

The option to make 'Media Player' the default player is found in the 'Tools'
section in the Windows Media Player toolbar.

Click on 'Tools' in the 'Tool Bar' at the top of the screen.
Click on 'Options' in the drop-down menu.
Click on the 'File Types' Tab in the Options sheet.
Follow the directions at the top of the 'File types' list.
"Select the file types for which you want Windows Media Player to be the
default player."
Click on 'Apply'.
Click on 'OK'.

Or just open 'Windows Media Player' help and search for [ File types ]
(without the brackets.)
Follow the directions.

Phil Weldon


|I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so help
| there would be appreciated.
| Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music, but
| I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
| play. Is this possible?
| Thanks.

 

[l]

Or, if you have SP2 you can set it as your default player in 'Set Program
Access and Defaults' which can be found by Clicking on the start menu>Set
Program access....

you asked this>>I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell
it what to

| play. Is this possible?

I'm not quite sure what you mean. Once you open WMP are you saying you
can't figure out how to open files to play?

'Dan Drewry' wrote:
| I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so help
| there would be appreciated.
| Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music, but
| I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
| play. Is this possible?
_____

The option to make 'Media Player' the default player is found in the
'Tools'
section in the Windows Media Player toolbar.

Click on 'Tools' in the 'Tool Bar' at the top of the screen.
Click on 'Options' in the drop-down menu.
Click on the 'File Types' Tab in the Options sheet.
Follow the directions at the top of the 'File types' list.
"Select the file types for which you want Windows Media Player to be the
default player."
Click on 'Apply'.
Click on 'OK'.

Or just open 'Windows Media Player' help and search for [ File types ]
(without the brackets.)
Follow the directions.

Phil Weldon


|I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so help
| there would be appreciated.
| Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music, but
| I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
| play. Is this possible?
| Thanks.

 

[l]

SO, what is your default player, by the way?

Or, if you have SP2 you can set it as your default player in 'Set Program
Access and Defaults' which can be found by Clicking on the start menu>Set
Program access....

you asked this>>I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell
it what to

| play. Is this possible?

I'm not quite sure what you mean. Once you open WMP are you saying you
can't figure out how to open files to play?

'Dan Drewry' wrote:
| I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so help
| there would be appreciated.
| Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music, but
| I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
| play. Is this possible?
_____

The option to make 'Media Player' the default player is found in the
'Tools'
section in the Windows Media Player toolbar.

Click on 'Tools' in the 'Tool Bar' at the top of the screen.
Click on 'Options' in the drop-down menu.
Click on the 'File Types' Tab in the Options sheet.
Follow the directions at the top of the 'File types' list.
"Select the file types for which you want Windows Media Player to be the
default player."
Click on 'Apply'.
Click on 'OK'.

Or just open 'Windows Media Player' help and search for [ File types ]
(without the brackets.)
Follow the directions.

Phil Weldon


|I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so help
| there would be appreciated.
| Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music, but
| I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
| play. Is this possible?
| Thanks.

 

[LVTravel]

Start Media Player. Click Tools, Options, File Types, click Select All and
then click OK. All file types listed should now default to WMP.

If you can't see the menu bar where Tools is located, Press & hold the Ctrl
key while pressing the M key. Menu bar will pop-up.

 

[Phil Weldon]

'1' wrote, in part:
| Or, if you have SP2 you can set it as your default player in 'Set Program
| Access and Defaults' which can be found by Clicking on the start menu>Set
| Program access....
_____

The method you recommend is not at all the same thing as selecting file
types in Windows Media Player.
Pretty clearly the original poster wants to make Windows Media Player the
default player for certain file types.

Windows Media Player allows selection all or any of eleven file types plus
DVD and CD playback for default playback.

Phil Weldon


| Or, if you have SP2 you can set it as your default player in 'Set Program
| Access and Defaults' which can be found by Clicking on the start menu>Set
| Program access....
|
| you asked this>>I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell
| it what to
| > | play. Is this possible?
|
| I'm not quite sure what you mean. Once you open WMP are you saying you
| can't figure out how to open files to play?
|
|
|
| | > 'Dan Drewry' wrote:
| > | I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so
help
| > | there would be appreciated.
| > | Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music,
but
| > | I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
| > | play. Is this possible?
| > _____
| >
| > The option to make 'Media Player' the default player is found in the
| > 'Tools'
| > section in the Windows Media Player toolbar.
| >
| > Click on 'Tools' in the 'Tool Bar' at the top of the screen.
| > Click on 'Options' in the drop-down menu.
| > Click on the 'File Types' Tab in the Options sheet.
| > Follow the directions at the top of the 'File types' list.
| > "Select the file types for which you want Windows Media Player to be the
| > default player."
| > Click on 'Apply'.
| > Click on 'OK'.
| >
| > Or just open 'Windows Media Player' help and search for [ File types ]
| > (without the brackets.)
| > Follow the directions.
| >
| > Phil Weldon
| >
| >
| > | > |I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so help
| > | there would be appreciated.
| > | Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music,
but
| > | I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
| > | play. Is this possible?
| > | Thanks.
| >
| >
|
|

 

[l]

Sorry, I must be blind as I saw nothing in the OP's post that said anything
about making wmp the default for certain file types only, in fact, it says,
fairly clearly , and I quote,
"| I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so
help there would be appreciated"
It seems (and I quote), that this is a separate question altogether.
"I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what to
play. Is this possible?"
Which doesn't really make wmp the default player, but rather, as you stated
"allows selection all or any of eleven file types plus
DVD and CD playback for default playback." Which of course needs a default
player to select from.

'1' wrote, in part:
| Or, if you have SP2 you can set it as your default player in 'Set
Program
| Access and Defaults' which can be found by Clicking on the start
menu>Set
| Program access....
_____

The method you recommend is not at all the same thing as selecting file
types in Windows Media Player.
Pretty clearly the original poster wants to make Windows Media Player the
default player for certain file types.

Windows Media Player allows selection all or any of eleven file types plus
DVD and CD playback for default playback.

Phil Weldon


| Or, if you have SP2 you can set it as your default player in 'Set
Program
| Access and Defaults' which can be found by Clicking on the start
menu>Set
| Program access....
|
| you asked this>>I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then
tell
| it what to
| > | play. Is this possible?
|
| I'm not quite sure what you mean. Once you open WMP are you saying you
| can't figure out how to open files to play?
|
|
|
| | > 'Dan Drewry' wrote:
| > | I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so
help
| > | there would be appreciated.
| > | Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music,
but
| > | I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what
to
| > | play. Is this possible?
| > _____
| >
| > The option to make 'Media Player' the default player is found in the
| > 'Tools'
| > section in the Windows Media Player toolbar.
| >
| > Click on 'Tools' in the 'Tool Bar' at the top of the screen.
| > Click on 'Options' in the drop-down menu.
| > Click on the 'File Types' Tab in the Options sheet.
| > Follow the directions at the top of the 'File types' list.
| > "Select the file types for which you want Windows Media Player to be
the
| > default player."
| > Click on 'Apply'.
| > Click on 'OK'.
| >
| > Or just open 'Windows Media Player' help and search for [ File types ]
| > (without the brackets.)
| > Follow the directions.
| >
| > Phil Weldon
| >
| >
| > | > |I can't find the place to make Media Player the default player, so
help
| > | there would be appreciated.
| > | Since it is not the default, I wanted to force it to play my music,
but
| > | I don't see any way to bring up Media Player and then tell it what
to
| > | play. Is this possible?
| > | Thanks.
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Dan Drewry]

AHA! The problem all along has been I had no menu bar. The CTRL-M trick
solves both my problems - Thank you!