Re: problems adding file to library

I am also having similar, if not identical problems.
I can play the tracks stored on my HD if I find them via Windows Explorer
and manually left click them, WMA is my default player and plays them without
too much problem. Yet I cannot add them to my library, no matter what I do.
This is particularly irritating, since I strongly desire to burn a CD for a
friend, and there almost always seems to be a track I own and desire to add
which I cannot.

I can clearly navigate to the artist folder, then album folder, then song.
Right clicking on properties shows me that it is an .m4a file. I suppose this
means that I have had i-Tunes import that file, but I am unsure.

Neil Smith mentions plugins to WMP that might solve the problem. Can you, or
any other knowledgable person, please help me further?

THank you so very much

"Ton" wrote:

Same problem here, suddenly (was fine before): my Library on an external HD,
most files (not all) now won't play.
Message on trying to play a file: "Windows Media Player cannot find the
file. If you are trying to play, burn, or sync an item that is in your
library, the item might point to a file that has been moved, renamed, or
deleted".

An Add to Library search sees the files but doesn't add anything to the
Library. Most files are MP3s, some CD rips.
Thanks in advance

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

On Sun, 10 May 2009 16:34:07 -0700, jarvis69er
<jarvis69er@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

hi im having problems with windows media player 11 at the moment. when i try
adding files to the library it does not add a lot of files stored in that
folder. i have about 15,000 songs all together is there a limit to the amount
of files that can be added or is it a problem with the media player it self.
any help would be much appreciated, thanks


What sort of files are they ? iTunes files from the itunes store (AAC
file format as m4a files) can't be added without some additional WMP
plugin - and even then, if they're protected ("fairplay") files, WMP
can't play them in any case.

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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Digital Media MVP : 2004-2009
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

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