I have searched but cannot find the answer - apologies if this is simple.

WMP11 will play mp4 and m4a music after installing appropriate codecs - but
will not upload to library when search performed.

Tag editor has been used to apply tags to all files - this has not helped.
Although tag editor does not update the tags in MS explorer view (am i using
incorrectly?) When I hover over file - tag info shows.

In short - I can play the files but cannot import into my WMP library. Any
ideas please?

Re: Winodws media 11 on Vista not updating library with mp4 - m4a by Neil

Neil
Mon Jul 07 14:47:44 PDT 2008

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 04:54:03 -0700, Baffled
<Baffled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have searched but cannot find the answer - apologies if this is simple.
>
>WMP11 will play mp4 and m4a music after installing appropriate codecs - but
>will not upload to library when search performed.
>
>Tag editor has been used to apply tags to all files - this has not helped.


You mean this one ? It should help :
http://www.softpointer.com/WMPTagSupport.htm


>Although tag editor does not update the tags in MS explorer view (am i using
>incorrectly?) When I hover over file - tag info shows.
>
>In short - I can play the files but cannot import into my WMP library. Any
>ideas please?


"John Lockwood" has broadly fleshed out the requirements to make this
work, and notes a registry setting which has to be made so WMP can
recognise the files as something to add to the library :
http://tinyurl.com/6yv28z

Occasionally, it might add the content to "Other Media" rather than
the videos part of the library, so have a look under that (on the left
hand panel dropdown).

You should be able to find the files pretty easily using the Search
(Library) box in WMP though (by name or filename for example)

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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