I am using windows XP. In windows media player 11 I am using a playlist to
play .mpg files. I would like to start the files in full screen and would
like the files not to auto start is this possible? Any suggestions? Thank you?

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:40:00 -0800, Dave A
<DaveA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am using windows XP. In windows media player 11 I am using a playlist to
>play .mpg files. I would like to start the files in full screen and would
>like the files not to auto start is this possible? Any suggestions? Thank you?


No, it isn't. To start in Fullscreen, by default the file must be
playing - usually the player will also drop out of fullscreen when a
file has finished playing (or you'd not be able to see your desktop!)

Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2006
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

Thank you. One more question. How about starting the file in a paused state?
Any suggestions? Thanks.

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:40:00 -0800, Dave A
> <DaveA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I am using windows XP. In windows media player 11 I am using a playlist to
> >play .mpg files. I would like to start the files in full screen and would
> >like the files not to auto start is this possible? Any suggestions? Thank you?
>
>
> No, it isn't. To start in Fullscreen, by default the file must be
> playing - usually the player will also drop out of fullscreen when a
> file has finished playing (or you'd not be able to see your desktop!)
>
> Cheers - Neil
> ------------------------------------------------
> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2006
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>

There's no option for that either, sorry.

Cheers - Neil

On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 08:42:00 -0800, Dave A
<DaveA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Thank you. One more question. How about starting the file in a paused state?
>Any suggestions? Thanks.
>
>"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:40:00 -0800, Dave A
>> <DaveA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I am using windows XP. In windows media player 11 I am using a playlist to
>> >play .mpg files. I would like to start the files in full screen and would
>> >like the files not to auto start is this possible? Any suggestions? Thank you?
>>
>>
>> No, it isn't. To start in Fullscreen, by default the file must be
>> playing - usually the player will also drop out of fullscreen when a
>> file has finished playing (or you'd not be able to see your desktop!)
>>
>> Cheers - Neil
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2006
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>>
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

I agree to disagree here ;-)
use /fullscreen switch for this; so your command would be

"%ProgramFiles%/Windows Media Player/wmplayer.exe" c:\yourfilepath\file.asf /fullscreen

Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] wrote:

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:40:00 -0800, Dave A &lt;DaveA@discussions.microsoft.com&gt; wrote:



I am using windows XP. In windows media player 11 I am using a playlist to play .mpg files. I would like to start the files in full screen and would like the files not to auto start is this possible? Any suggestions? Thank you?



No, it isn't. To start in Fullscreen, by default the file must be playing - usually the player will also drop out of fullscreen when a file has finished playing (or you'd not be able to see your desktop!) Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2006 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs