Windows 7 - Windows Media Player 12 Sucks Eggs

I finally have given up... With Windows7 playing only about 80% of the videos, and then only about 10% even allow contrast / brightness adjusting, I have made it simple.

Format ? Re-Install Windows XP Media Edition.

Solved. 100% of all of my videos work like they SHOULD.

Funny I UPGRADED to windows XP I think - lol Maybe Windows 7 will catch up in a few years, but it has been over a year now (yes I was using the beta from day 1) and still it is not working.

i use foobar2000 for music and Media Player Classic for videos. MPC supports DXVA. i'm happy panda.

To the thread starter...This may seem like over simplifying things, but if you were happy with a previous version of WMP, then why don't you just download and install that version?

You may have to uninstall the WMP 13 you hate so much, but that shouldn't be a problem for you after seeing your comments about it.

By the way, if you had system restore enabled when you installed WMP 13 you can always roll it back to your previous version.

Yep same here, do you have the dsp_delta plugin for Foobar? it will make your music sound so much better, grab it from here....

Components for foobar2000

Yeah, me too. Should I consider installing your codec pack anyway? Do you think I'll eventually run into a file that WMP won't play?

thanks, gonna try it now.

WMP 12 rocks. With shark007's codecs installed it's by far the best media player for Windows 7. I love its beautiful UI. VLC and Media Player Classic suck balls.

I'm leary of installing codec packs though. Does Shark have a page with the download, and an explanation of what's in the codec pack?

its all posted here, Shark007.net - Windows 7 Codecs - WMP12 Codecs

I would say that WMP 12 has far more features and works fine apparently but one thing I do not like so much about it is the user interface. Windows Media Player 11 has an easier user interface if you ask me.