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
    2011-06-16T06:52:56+00:00

    Others seemed focused on the video side, I don't use WMP for video's so I couldn't say if it works on that or not but if you have problems with MP3's maybe it's something to try. 

    With MP3s (didn't try any other audio formats), this does seem to work.

    But it does not change the functionality for videos.

    While re-installing might, in some instances, fix the problem, that is an unacceptable solution.

    1. It is a work-around, not a solution.
    2. Not everyone who uses WMP does so on a computer they own.
    3. Not everyone has a convenient copy of their Windows DVDs.
    4. The amount of labor that solution requires for the end-user is MASSIVELY disproportionate to the problem.
    5. Not everyone is tech-savvy enough to re-install Windows.  (You can make fun of people all you want, but insulting someone's lack of knowledge and expertise is also not a solution--computers are used by more than technophiles.)

    This dumbing down of the UI is something I'd expect from Apple, not Microsoft.  It is not the only dumbing-down that occurred in Windows 7.  (Windows picture viewer ... no right click > Send To option anymore.  Other people have mentioned more.)

    Yup, that's right, I went there... because it is true.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-04-12T07:12:16+00:00

    You are my man. You figured it out right. Thanks man.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-04-02T14:14:23+00:00

    JamesK's "Visualization Fix" is still working even after rebooting my PC.

    (Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit)

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-04-02T14:04:21+00:00

    I just got a new notebook with Win7 and WMP 12 and had the issue where I would select show list on the now playing screen and it would appear, then when I skipped a song it would automatically hide.  I also had an issue where I had selected any of the pre-installed visualizations and it would work fine but when I restart WMP it would only show me album art even though if I checked the settings the same visualization was still selected. 

    Out of frustration I downloaded and installed a new visualization from MS at  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-media-player/visualizations for reasons that I do not understand this solved all of my problems.  The list pane is visible no matter what I do and when I close and reopen WMP it is already on screen and my new visualization works fine as well.  (I selected pulsing colors in case it matters, I am scared to do anything else as I am afraid the problem will return)

    Others seemed focused on the video side, I don't use WMP for video's so I couldn't say if it works on that or not but if you have problems with MP3's maybe it's something to try. 

    Wow! JamesK your solution works! The list returns even after disappearing while watching video and returning to single mp3's. I installed pulsing colors like you did. Also, the list stayed visible even after returning the visualizations to display "Album art".

    What a strange fix. But it worked!

    Thanks!

    → http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-media-player/visualizations

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