How do I minimize Windows Media Player into a desk-bar?

Nate · External Since: Jun 09, 2006 Posts: 18

Hi

Before I rebooted my computer, when I minimized Windows Media Player 11, it
would turn into a tool-bar at the bottom of the screen where I could access
basic controls (play/pause, rewind.. stop..).

However, when I minimize it now, it simply minimizes the program and does
not create the toolbar.

How do I get this feature back? I checked tools and couldn't find anything.

Thanks,
Nate

Cal Bear '66 · External Since: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 1587

Right click the Taskbar, select Toolbars, check Windows Media Player

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"Nate" <Nate.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DC2BC3A6-3D07-4576-9E3A-1A90EEFB3C6F@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> Before I rebooted my computer, when I minimized Windows Media Player 11, it
> would turn into a tool-bar at the bottom of the screen where I could access
> basic controls (play/pause, rewind.. stop..).
>
> However, when I minimize it now, it simply minimizes the program and does
> not create the toolbar.
>
> How do I get this feature back? I checked tools and couldn't find anything.
>
> Thanks,
> Nate

Nate · External Since: Jun 09, 2006 Posts: 18

Heh thanks a bunch. I was trying to figure this out for a while Smile

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> Right click the Taskbar, select Toolbars, check Windows Media Player
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Nate" <Nate RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DC2BC3A6-3D07-4576-9E3A-1A90EEFB3C6F@microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> >
> > Before I rebooted my computer, when I minimized Windows Media Player 11, it
> > would turn into a tool-bar at the bottom of the screen where I could access
> > basic controls (play/pause, rewind.. stop..).
> >
> > However, when I minimize it now, it simply minimizes the program and does
> > not create the toolbar.
> >
> > How do I get this feature back? I checked tools and couldn't find anything.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Nate
>
>

Sweet Peaches · External Since: Aug 14, 2009 Posts: 1

Hi I'm new here, I'm having this problem with Windows Media Player, I
never had this problem before but today it has happened after I
restarted, no matter what I do it won't go to the "toolbar" mode, I even
have that setting turned on and it still won't do it, I even restarted,
nothing happened, another thing I noticed is that I can't open the 64bit
version of Windows Media Player anymore and it would let me open it
before, now it only opens the 32bit version of it which I have always
run on this computer since I don't see any appearance differences
between the two and the settings look the same to me so I don't bother
too much with the 64bit version but I want the toolbar back for this
media player, it's annoying that I can't get it back, is there a
registry file that I'm missing that it just suddenly disappeared? I'm
aware that I can't uninstall Windows Media Player 11 due to it being the
main preinstalled Media Player for Windows Vista. Is there anyway for
me to fix this?

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Sweet Peaches