Windows 10: Windows Media Player, one library shared by many Windows machines on a LAN?

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  1. Windows Media Player, one library shared by many Windows machines on a LAN?


    Hi folks,Windows 10, Windows Media Player question. Since I have lots of network shares all over my home LAN that are media collections music, videos, etc., I'd like to be able to use Windows Media Player to have one library "somewhere" that keeps track of what media is out there on my LAN, and what device it's on. This is particularly important if I'm trying to play a media file that is on a device that's not powering up or connecting properly. It's also helpful for managing backups or alternate versions of the same media content.Can Media Player do this in a reasonable way?And can I build

    :)
     
    notonyourtintype., Dec 1, 2024
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  2. Building up a library on Windows Media Player

    Hi Jorge,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to rebuild the Media Library on your computer and check for the issue.

    Follow the below provided steps.

    • Shutdown Windows Media Player.
    • Stop the media sharing service. Go to Start>Control Panel>All Control Panel Items>Administrative Tools>Services.
    • Right-click on the “Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service” and select
      Stop.
    • Navigate to “c:\Users\”your username”\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player. Now delete the files named
      CurrentDatabase_***.wmdb and LocalMLS_*.wmdb.
    • Start the media sharing service.
    • Now start Windows Media Player and watch it build up your library again.
    Hope it helps.
     
    SujataMoktan, Dec 1, 2024
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  3. Faulty Windows Media Player

    Windows Mesdis Player developed a fault (Played jerky an missed bits) so I down loaded Media Player 10.

    It's no better. Any suggestions (I run Windows 98)
     
    christieau, Dec 1, 2024
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  4. Windows Media Player, one library shared by many Windows machines on a LAN?

    HELP! Windows Media Player Problem

    How to delete the recent play list from Windows Media Player - Microsoft Support

    that covers up to version 10... let me see if its diffrent for the newer versions


    EDit:

    here is how to clear the frequent list.
    http://www.blogsdna.com/4086/how-to...edia-player-12-frequent-list-in-windows-7.htm

    and here is how to clear the history
    http://www.downloadatoz.com/essenti...ar-the-windows-media-player-12-history_g.html

    and from the last link is the same error where you can just disable it too =)
     
    THRiLL KiLL, Dec 1, 2024
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