WMP 12 won't delete movies!!

[SuperEmotastix]

I am trying to delete some videos in Windows Media Player 12 but they won't delete. I tried clicking delete just from library but nothing happens. If I move the videos to another location then there are just icons of them that don't work and they still won't delete from the library. I also tried rebuilding the library but they still stayed there.

 

[zigzag3143]

I am trying to delete some videos in Windows Media Player 12 but they won't delete. I tried clicking delete just from library but nothing happens. If I move the videos to another location then there are just icons of them that don't work and they still won't delete from the library. I also tried rebuilding the library but they still stayed there.

try killing the WMP sharing service wmpnetwrk.exe in task manager. tehn try deleting

 

[SuperEmotastix]

Nope, that didn't do anything. When I opened WMP that time all the movies were gone except for the 5 icons that I'm trying to delete. When I try to drag the other movies from a folder back into the library nothing happens!!

 

[zigzag3143]

OK

could you right click on one of the files and tell us who owns it and what opens it?

kEN

 

[SuperEmotastix]

What do you mean?

 

[SuperEmotastix]

Is there anyway to just get the movies removed from wmp or will I have to turn off wmp?

 

[jfar]

Are those movies in another folder from when you downloaded them, if so, you should be able to delete them from there.

 

[Snufffed]

Is there anyway to just get the movies removed from wmp or will I have to turn off wmp?

If WMP is default in startup, then it is running and any file it thinks is still running due to not being closed correctly.CAN NOT BE DELETED.
1st you have to stop WMP from being in RUN. use task manager and KILL WMP.
once WMP is DEAD not running you should be albe to delete the video unless another video player or any program is using them.
If a file of any nature is being used it is considered OPEN and NO you can not delete a OPEN file.

 

[SuperEmotastix]

I have already deleted the movies from the folder but they remain in wmp not able to delete. If I restore them from the recycle bin to the folder then try to delete them from wmp clicking the option to delete from library and computer it moves them all to the recycle bin but they are still there in the library.

 

[Snufffed]

If it shows in your Library it is only a link to.
open player
right click the link to (open location)
go to the location.
delete the FILE.
once you reboot the link from player should be gone.

why: because the file-video-music is no longer available.
If the link still shows in player -left click 1 time then click delete or you can use the delete key.

there also is a default you can click while in player. delete the link also deletes the file.

 

[SuperEmotastix]

I just done the steps you had there and it still didn't work, the link is still. I right clicked on the link and clicked delete but nothing happens. Also If I drag more movies into wmp they go into the library fine but when I close wmp and open it again all the movies are gone except the links to the movies that are deleted.

 

[Snufffed]

where do the links point to?

 

[SuperEmotastix]

This is the link to them: C:\Users\Scarhead\Music\

 

[Snufffed]

are the file there. ? or is it also a link?

 

[SuperEmotastix]

It's just the link in wmp, the movies are in the recycle bin

 

[Snufffed]

where does the link in WMP point to?
delete from recycle

 

[Snufffed]

This is the link to them: C:\Users\Scarhead\Music\
go there an delete the playlist.
many times you also might reboot. so what was in memory is flushed from memory.

 

[SuperEmotastix]

I don't want to permanently delete the movies, just like to be able to delete the links in wmp, rename the movies then rebuild my library again. Why is it that when I add movies to the library from a folder when I close and re-open wmp he movies are gone except for the links that won't delete. Also there is no playlist to delete in the folder.

 

[Snufffed]

You have me by the tail. I use x86, no problems that way, and I also have a playlist in: C:\Users\Snuffy\Music\Playlists\Angels-Demons.
PS: ANGELS-DEMONS IS A VIDEO

ALL I CAN THEN RECOMMEND IS
1. OPEN CMD AS ADMIN: SFC /SCANNOW
2. RETAIL YOUR INSTALL OF WIN7.

 

[SuperEmotastix]

I ran SFC /SCANNOW, and my copy of Windows 7 is retailed. Should I turn off windows media player then?