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Re: Removing an Unwanted/Strange Folder from a WMC Video Library listing Nigel Barker 06-29-2008
Posted by Nigel Barker on June 29, 2008, 6:33 am
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wrote:

>Aspectratio4X3 (billiards demo). there are 16 in all.
>
>When I go to my C:\ directory I find .wmv with titles like these in the
>"C:\Windows\ehome" folder
>(along with many .dll's etc.). Clearly WMC is including this folder in my
>Video Library. I cannot seem to get rid of it. I tried including the folder
>C:\ in the files to watch and then removed them from the files to watch with
>no success.
>
>Put simply. How do you remove a folder from the WMC video library listing.
>Is there some Registry entry?

Make sure that you scroll down to the bottom of the list of folders to watch in
the Video Library as for some design reason only 3 entries are displayed on the
screen.

There is a registry entry where these values are stored. I don't have a Vista
media Center system to hand at the moment but if create a folder c:\QQQQQQ &
then add it as a watched folder then search through the registry for QQQQQQ
then you will find the correct location.
--

Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
MCE MVP

Posted by John Monahan on June 29, 2008, 1:00 pm
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Thanks Nigel, that was a good suggestion. However when I did that (and found
where the folders were listed with regedit) it was not listed. There were 4
folders listed which were correct (at MediaPlayer>Preferences
>TrackFoldersDirectories).

In fact when I made a global search for "MediaCenter1", the name of my C:
drive, the offending folder was listed only once in all of the registry and
that was not in the Media player preferences section. Is there some other
location Media Player or WMC is storing a list of folders to display.



> wrote:
>
>>Aspectratio4X3 (billiards demo). there are 16 in all.
>>
>>When I go to my C:\ directory I find .wmv with titles like these in the
>>"C:\Windows\ehome" folder
>>(along with many .dll's etc.). Clearly WMC is including this folder in my
>>Video Library. I cannot seem to get rid of it. I tried including the
>>folder
>>C:\ in the files to watch and then removed them from the files to watch
>>with
>>no success.
>>
>>Put simply. How do you remove a folder from the WMC video library
>>listing.
>>Is there some Registry entry?
>
> Make sure that you scroll down to the bottom of the list of folders to
> watch in
> the Video Library as for some design reason only 3 entries are displayed
> on the
> screen.
>
> There is a registry entry where these values are stored. I don't have a
> Vista
> media Center system to hand at the moment but if create a folder c:\QQQQQQ
> &
> then add it as a watched folder then search through the registry for
> QQQQQQ
> then you will find the correct location.
> --
>
> Cheers
>
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
> MCE MVP


Posted by Nigel Barker on June 29, 2008, 1:37 pm
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wrote:

>Thanks Nigel, that was a good suggestion. However when I did that (and found
>where the folders were listed with regedit) it was not listed. There were 4
>folders listed which were correct (at MediaPlayer>Preferences
>>TrackFoldersDirectories).
>
>In fact when I made a global search for "MediaCenter1", the name of my C:
>drive, the offending folder was listed only once in all of the registry and
>that was not in the Media player preferences section. Is there some other
>location Media Player or WMC is storing a list of folders to display.

Sorry, I'm out of ideas.
--

Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
MCE MVP

Posted by John Monahan on June 29, 2008, 6:01 pm
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> wrote:
>
>>Thanks Nigel, that was a good suggestion. However when I did that (and
>>found
>>where the folders were listed with regedit) it was not listed. There were
>>4
>>folders listed which were correct (at MediaPlayer>Preferences
>>>TrackFoldersDirectories).
>>
>>In fact when I made a global search for "MediaCenter1", the name of my C:
>>drive, the offending folder was listed only once in all of the registry
>>and
>>that was not in the Media player preferences section. Is there some other
>>location Media Player or WMC is storing a list of folders to display.
>
> Sorry, I'm out of ideas.
> --
>
> Cheers
>
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
> MCE MVP


Posted by John Monahan on June 29, 2008, 6:02 pm
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Can anybody else help now the "C:\programs" folder is appearing as well!


> wrote:
>
>>Thanks Nigel, that was a good suggestion. However when I did that (and
>>found
>>where the folders were listed with regedit) it was not listed. There were
>>4
>>folders listed which were correct (at MediaPlayer>Preferences
>>>TrackFoldersDirectories).
>>
>>In fact when I made a global search for "MediaCenter1", the name of my C:
>>drive, the offending folder was listed only once in all of the registry
>>and
>>that was not in the Media player preferences section. Is there some other
>>location Media Player or WMC is storing a list of folders to display.
>
> Sorry, I'm out of ideas.
> --
>
> Cheers
>
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
> MCE MVP


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