Windows Media Player 12: How to permanently display the list pane

Anonymous
2009-11-03T12:02:18+00:00

Windows Media Player 12: Always show list

Hi everyone,

I recently updated my computer to Windows 7.

When I was on XP, the list pane of WMP 11 was always displayed in the right part of the screen (except in full screen mode).

Now on WMP 12, I have to manually right-click and choose "Show list" each time I open WMPand each time a new video starts .

Could you tell me how to permanently display the list pane ?

Thank you

Regards,

Phil

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video

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Anonymous
2009-11-06T01:18:42+00:00

There is no way to get or save the "list pane" in Windows Media Player 12. You must create a playlist to see your play list pane.

I've been playing around with this for hours trying to get the same thing your tyring to get.  Microsoft has changed alot in version Windows Media Player 12. The last version of windows media player 11 is the only version that can show the playing list pane.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-05-09T02:12:36+00:00

    Phil, looks like you got the run-around ....and I question if Vijay really works for Microsoft support (Really?! did you think we needed help with creating and saving playlists?! Read the question!) 

    All you need to do is create a playlist in Now Playing. Just save the playlist (top right). Save any playlist with list showing. Save it as test or whatever you want to name it. close player and reopen. list pane is still there.

    To start the player in now playing, follow h4rl3qu1n's steps:

    To start WMP in the Now Playing Tab you have to edit your WMP shortcuts, for us on Windows 7 64-bit it works like this:

    Default -> "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:1

    Changed to -> "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /Task NowPlaying

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-05-08T16:48:14+00:00

    useless

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-05-16T12:15:57+00:00

    Just made a desktop shortcut and pinned it to taskbar using your tip:

    Default -> "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:1

    Changed to -> "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /Task NowPlaying

    It worked great. Many thanks!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-16T11:13:43+00:00

    if everything's going to be so complicated, if we gotta go round in circles to get the simplest things done, might as well emigrate to linux.

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