WP, I can only suggest trying another media player. I had nothing but trouble with WMP and I will never use it again. There is so much better out there. Don't think that you have to use it unless thats what you prefer. It seems to me that WMP is always needing codecs and BLA BLA. There are Players out there that have everything built in and makes your experiance so much more enjoyable. Just my opinion, for what its worth.