Windows Media Player Problems

[Nightwalker]

Hi folks,

I have a strange problem with Windows Media Player (WMP). One day I was using it just as normal; minimised to its toolbar like I have it, and then I noticed my system slowing right down, it was getting hard to use any application. I checked out the Processes in Windows Task Manager and saw there was one thing eating up resources, WMP was eating up 150-180Mb of RAM.

Now whenever I start any track, its not using so much RAM, sometimes it will reach up to 50Mb, but now its random flipping up to the likes of 95% CPU usuage!? It can make my system barely useable. I really liked WMP before and want to use it just as I did.

I have tried uninstalling WMP and reinstalling the latest version, but the problem is still here.

Any ideas? Thanks for your time and help.

[Juggernaut]

Its WINDOWS!!!!

Never heard of that problem tbh mate. only use winamp.

[Ryan]

Theres bound to be something reported in Microsofts product issues, and usually a hotfix for it.

Google it!

[Nightwalker]

Whats google?
Can you do this for me??

[Mirey]

Happens to me when I ahve the computer for a long time + firefox has been open for a while.
I dunno if its just me but when you have 10 tabs in firefox open for like 5 hours and music playing together(WMP and FF) together use up just under 100% of the CPU

[Nightwalker]

Yes your right, they would use nearly 100% of your 233mhz processor lol
I know what you mean, when you have lots of tabs open in Firefox for a long time it uses up a lot of memory sometimes. But this WMP prob happens on a fresh restart with when I dont really use any other apps. Im using it now whilst I making this post, slowing everything down to a halt, its currently using 50Mb RAM and 95% CPU, whoring the system.