Re: XP - WMP Problem

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From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 04:32:27 -0000

Hi

Try a System Restore back to a point before the WMP problem started.

Open OE and then go to Tools>Options>Maintenance and click on 'Store
Folder...'. Make a note of that folder, then open Windows Explorer and
navigate to that folder. The .DBX files are in there. 

-- 
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"D.H. Cesare" <cesareDH@nospam.com> wrote in message 
news:gatwd.126$ql2.53@okepread04...
> Morning.
> WMP opens and plays but it's off the screen.  It appears to be off the 
> screen someplace to the right, but I can't be 100% on that.  I increased 
> screen resolution, but that didn't help.  I removed WMP 10 and that didn't 
> work.
> The program worked fine untill today and I was gone all day so there 
> must've been computer gremlins working their magic on my newly upgraded XP 
> machine.
> What to do?
> Thanx
>
> Where are the DBX files located in XP Home?
> Thanx
>

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