Completely Stop Windows Media Player 12 Library

I have had similar issues. Also, windows media player will not retain it's library. Every time I close it, when it is reopened, it has to reload the entire library which takes a few minutes, just like the first time it was opened. How do I get windows media player to retain its library?!

This problem was driving me nuts until I discovered this solution...

Here's how I finally got Windows Media Player to retain my library:

1. In Windows Media Player, right-click the menu bar (just below the title bar). Select File, then Manage Libraries, then Music.
2. My Music is listed. Click Remove to remove it (along with any others you may have added previously) .
3. Close WMP.
4. In the Start menu, run services.
5. Stop the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
6. Type %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\ into a Windows Explorer window.
7. Move or delete the Media Player folder.
8. Start the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
9. Start WMP. Right-click the menu bar, select File, then Manage Libraries, then Music.
10. Click Add, and point it to your music folder (mine was My Music).

Hope this helps...

betyouaint said:

This problem was driving me nuts until I discovered this solution...

Here's how I finally got Windows Media Player to retain my library:

1. In Windows Media Player, right-click the menu bar (just below the title bar). Select File, then Manage Libraries, then Music.
2. My Music is listed. Click Remove to remove it (along with any others you may have added previously) .
3. Close WMP.
4. In the Start menu, run services.
5. Stop the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
6. Type %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\ into a Windows Explorer window.
7. Move or delete the Media Player folder.
8. Start the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
9. Start WMP. Right-click the menu bar, select File, then Manage Libraries, then Music.
10. Click Add, and point it to your music folder (mine was My Music).

Hope this helps...

This seemed to work for a while but then a few days back I booted up and guess what...? The library was once again empty and I spent the next 40 minutes waiting for it to recatalogue my vast music collection...

I've now removed all other libraries for pictures and videos as suggested in another post and I'll see if that helps. In the meantime I wish the geniuses at Microsoft would pull there finger out and sort out this seemingly common issue... It's driving people nuts...!!!