I recently upgraded from Windows Media Player 10 to version 11 and am still
investigating all of the different features on this version. When I open the
player (just the application, not by opening a file) it automatically
displays the Library tab. Is there a setting that allows me to change the
default display to the "Now Playing" tab upon launching the application?

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:38:02 -0700, bill
<bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I recently upgraded from Windows Media Player 10 to version 11 and am still
>investigating all of the different features on this version. When I open the
>player (just the application, not by opening a file) it automatically
>displays the Library tab. Is there a setting that allows me to change the
>default display to the "Now Playing" tab upon launching the application?


It *should* store the last view when you closed down media player.

So if you shut down media player in Now Playing then restart it, does
it 'remember' where you were ? Please note that any playlist in view
when you shut it down disappears from view in WMP11 when it's
restarted.

Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:38:02 -0700, bill
> <bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I recently upgraded from Windows Media Player 10 to version 11 and am still
> >investigating all of the different features on this version. When I open the
> >player (just the application, not by opening a file) it automatically
> >displays the Library tab. Is there a setting that allows me to change the
> >default display to the "Now Playing" tab upon launching the application?
>
>
> It *should* store the last view when you closed down media player.
>
> So if you shut down media player in Now Playing then restart it, does
> it 'remember' where you were ? Please note that any playlist in view
> when you shut it down disappears from view in WMP11 when it's
> restarted.
>
> Cheers - Neil
> ------------------------------------------------
> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

The player always opens on Library, regardless of where it was when it
closed. I would prefer that it opened on Now Playing, just because I don't
make much use of the library and that's how it was on the previous version I
had. It's certainly no urgent matter...just an extra click when I open it.

Thanks for your help.

WMP11 starts in the library by default because you don't have any content
preloaded typically and thus Now Playing would be somewhat pointless.

To start the player in Now Playing, update your WMP shortcut to be
"wmplayer.exe /Task:NowPlaying"


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"bill" <bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:38:02 -0700, bill
>> <bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I recently upgraded from Windows Media Player 10 to version 11 and am
>> >still
>> >investigating all of the different features on this version. When I
>> >open the
>> >player (just the application, not by opening a file) it automatically
>> >displays the Library tab. Is there a setting that allows me to change
>> >the
>> >default display to the "Now Playing" tab upon launching the application?
>>
>>
>> It *should* store the last view when you closed down media player.
>>
>> So if you shut down media player in Now Playing then restart it, does
>> it 'remember' where you were ? Please note that any playlist in view
>> when you shut it down disappears from view in WMP11 when it's
>> restarted.
>>
>> Cheers - Neil
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>
> The player always opens on Library, regardless of where it was when it
> closed. I would prefer that it opened on Now Playing, just because I
> don't
> make much use of the library and that's how it was on the previous version
> I
> had. It's certainly no urgent matter...just an extra click when I open
> it.
>
> Thanks for your help.

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> WMP11 starts in the library by default because you don't have any content
> preloaded typically and thus Now Playing would be somewhat pointless.

It wouldn't be pointless if Windows Media Player were to display the fact
that it really does remember what you were playing last.

And remembering if you were in Sync or in Burn last is not pointless. There
is context available to remember in each of those tasks.

Dale

It worked! Thank you!

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> WMP11 starts in the library by default because you don't have any content
> preloaded typically and thus Now Playing would be somewhat pointless.
>
> To start the player in Now Playing, update your WMP shortcut to be
> "wmplayer.exe /Task:NowPlaying"
>
>