Windows Media Player - Media library is corrupted.

Anonymous
2009-12-06T00:48:44+00:00

Windows Media Player

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Anonymous
2009-12-06T22:15:44+00:00

Hi Jimmy S.C.,

Thank you for using Microsoft Windows Forum.

As with any database, information that is stored in the database or the database itself can become corrupted. The Windows Media Player library database can usually recover automatically from database corruption. However, the database may become corrupted in such a way that Windows Media Player cannot recover the database.

   1. Click Start , click Run , type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player , and then click OK .

   2. Select all the files in the folder , and then click Delete on the File menu.

      Note You do not have to delete the folders that are in this folder.

   3. Restart Windows Media Player.

 Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

If this does not resolve the problem, clear the Windows Media Player database cache files . To do this, follow these steps:

If you are running Windows 7/Vista, click Start , click

Run , type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft , and then click OK.

Select the Media Player folder , and then click Delete on the

File menu.

Restart Windows Media Player .

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

For more information refer : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/925718

Hope it helped

Azeez Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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Anonymous
2011-03-03T15:48:42+00:00

Laura, to stop the WMP Network Sharing Service, go to Start, type services.msc in the Search field, and press Enter. In Services, find the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service . If its status is Started , double-click the service and click  Stop . Does that help?

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-06-14T04:48:56+00:00

    hi Azeez,

    i am having this same problem, i have tried both the options you have provided but alas they have no resolved the issue.. i have also 'run microsoft fix it and it has revealed these issues:

    1- 'reset windows media player'-'reset and run windows media player setup', 

    2- 'scripting registration corrupt'-'resetting jscript.dll and vbscript.dll registration'

    3- 'settings for windows media networking streaming are corrupted'-'reset network streaming settings'

    4- 'windows media player library'-'reset windows media player library'

    i click 'next' to apply fixes. it completes resolving issues and then i open WMP- it reinstalls and rebuilds library.. i go to click on a music file and i still get the dreaded red x "WMP has encountered a problem .."

    (please excuse my copying my questions from another forum here)

    i have also run sfc/scannow as an option suggested by others and it reveals no issues.

    any suggestions would be most welcome as i am at a loss here

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-04-07T18:44:12+00:00

    Perfect answer! Thank you Azeez!

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-03-25T19:00:49+00:00

    asprague7: a corrupted media library is unrelated to issues with streaming Netflix movies, so I'm afraid that you're in the wrong thread. I suggest that you create a new question in this forum for your issue and include as much relevant details as possible.

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