WMP process sometimes jumps in its cpu usage with the result that audio
becomes choppy and the interface grinds almost to a halt.  I generally have
to close the program with task manager.
This problem occurs at random times - sometimes I can play a few albums with

    It's maddening! If I exit Windows Media Player 10, it
disappears from the Task Bar, Windows Task Manager says it isn't
running, but it just merrily keeps playing. If I was watching a clip,
the audio continues (restarting the clip when it finishes), if I was

I have this problem on both my computers.  WMP 10 has duplicate copies
of All Music, All TV, All Video, etc. on the left side of the screen.
The common factor is that I have the Napster plugin installed.  I can't
seem to figure out how to delete the duplicates, or why they were

  I would be really grateful if someone could help me. I've been running MP
10 for at least a year with no trouble. However, within the last month I have
been unable to rip CDs because it has slowed down rediculously- I'm talking a
good five hours per CD! All the other features ...

My Media Player (for Windows XP Home) only plays on one speaker and is very
distorted, but if I log in under my daughter's user account it works fine.
How do I fix this?

Vocal track was accidentally turned off when playing back songs from the
library. I do not know what I have activated/deactivated. The track plays
like a minus-one without the vocal.  What could I have done?

I'm in the ridiculous position of not being able to get an inegrated
part of the WinXP OS working, despite following all the advice I can
find.
I am running windows xp pro, sp2, with the latest patches.

Can anyone advise where Windows (or the media player) actually stores
the database data of my music collection?
For example, I have about 700 CD's stored in wma format on a Hard Drive
and I asked the media player to search for the files. This all works

When I play a DVD it has clear picture and good sound fx volume,but I can
barely hear the voice of people talking. It is so low and so bad that it is
not worth watching. Really need some help on this issue. What do I do.

I get the Following error when I try to play .asx files, or watch a MSN
Video.
C00D11BB: Cannot play the file
Windows Media Player cannot play the file because the specified protocol is

I upgraded to 10, can play audio files fine, but for some reason my system
basically hangs (or runs very very slowly) when trying to play at least the
file types wmv and mpg  .......this happens when connected to the internet
and standalone (i.e. files on my system. Any comments ...

Strange. I had the Media Player on, looking at a clip, while playing an
Applet game in a IE window. I killed the clip, deciding to buy the CD later
on, but the music stayed on playing. After the well known Ctrl-Alt-Del
combination, the Media Player was not part of the active ...

Alright, I've got a good question for you guys that'll twist your brain.
I recently uninstalled (or deleted?) Media Player. I think I had 10, most
recent, but I may have had 9. Reason: Library wouldn't work.
Anyway, I then went to the website and attempted to install WMP 10. For ...

from the file menu, there are several files listed and I would like to know
how to remove them.

I have WMPlayer 10 on a dell presario, but recently it stopped showing
the Library. When you click on the upper library tab, nothing happens.
I've checked the registry with REG Mechanic and all is in order, and
all of the necessary files (including the hidden library files: _59R &