Windows Media Player problem


  1. Posts : 54
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Windows Media Player problem


    Hallo out there,

    I've got a problem with media player at the moment, it refuses to delete video thumbnails, but if I delete it from the library and the computer the file is deleted but the thumbnail remanes... Really need some help with this one.
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  2. Posts : 1,018
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    You're going to want to clear your thumbnail cache. To do this, just right-click on your system drive (in "My Computer") and go to Properties, then perform a Disk Cleanup. Ensure Thumbnails is checked and click OK and it should refresh your thumbnail cache once the process completes. If this doesn't work, let us know.
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  3. Posts : 54
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Nope... Didn't help at all
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  4. Posts : 1,018
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #4

    Try in that case rebuilding your icon cache as noted in this tutorial: Icon Cache - Rebuild.
    Let us know whether or not that works for you. If not, what format are these videos? Additionally, if this started happening recently, have you tried a System Restore to see if that alleviates the issue?
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  5. Posts : 54
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    That didn't work either,, Is there any other options other than system restore now?
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  6. Posts : 2,292
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #6

    This is a common bug which happens when one deletes a file before deleting it from the WMP's library.

    The best option for you is to try and rebuild the whole WMP library:

    1. Shutdown WMP
    2. Stop the media sharing service. Go to Start-> type "Services" into search and click "Services". Right-click on the “Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service” and select Stop.
    3. Navigate to “X:\Users\(your username)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player" (X is your Windows partition). Now delete the files named CurrentDatabase_***.wmdb and LocalMLS_*.wmdb.
    4. Start the media sharing service.
    5. Now start Windows Media Player and build up your library again.
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