Restore music library in Windows Media Player 12
TipsMake.com - If you have an Xbox 360 or a Windows Mobile phone, you should integrate all your music files and videos with Windows Media Player 12. However, you have problems. deals with refreshing your music library and keeping them neat? Try following these simple steps to restore your music library with just a few clicks.
How to restore the music library of Windows Media Player 12
Step 1 - Turn off the Windows Media Player Network sharing service
First, make sure you turn off Windows Media player completely. Next, click on Windows Start Menu Orb and type services.msc in the search field. Press Enter to open the Services window.
In the Services window, search for Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service. To turn off this feature, right-click it and select Stop. A small window will appear when the shutdown process is completed.
Step 2 - Delete the database file of the library
Keep the Services window intact, we will need it later.
Next, open Explorer and Browse windows according to the following path:
% USERPROFILE% AppDataLocalMicrosoftMedia Player
Here, delete all files named CurrentDatabase _ ***. Wmdb and LocalMLS _ *. Wmdb
Note: there are some files with the same name LocalMLS _ *. Wmdb, make sure you have deleted all files.* are random numbers, each computer has its own number, so it is impossible to set this number exactly. There are only a few file names so you will see them easily.
Step 3 - Restart Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
Now you can close the Explorer window and return to the Services window. In this window, re-search Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service right-click and select Start. A smaller window will appear, showing the process of enabling this service.
Step 4 - Refresh your library
Next, your job is to open WMP 12 and let the music library restore itself. Based on how fast your songs are as well as your computer, this process can take 15 to 30 minutes.
Conclude
This guide can help you whenever you have problems with your music library in Windows Media Player 12. However, hopefully there will be no problems with your Windows Media.
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