How To Enable Windows Media Player 12 Taskbar Toolbar In Windows 7 (Must Try)
Posted January 9, 2010 – 11:45 am in: Windows 7 Tweaks
It’s a well known fact that the Windows Media Player 12 (WMP 12) present in Windows 7 doesn’t come with the taskbar toolbar. Windows Media Player Taskbar Toolbar, if you don’t know, is a small toolbar that appears in the taskbar when you minimize Windows Media Player.
As many of the Vista and XP users are missing this handy toolbar in Windows 7, here is a master guide to help you get taskbar toolbar in Windows 7 with all features.
How to get Windows Media Player Taskbar Toolbar in Windows 7:
1. Download the wmpband.dll file from here.
2. Copy the file to C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player folder.
3. Now, you need to make sure that Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service is disabled. Type in Services in Start menu search box and then hit enter to launch Services window. Locate Windows Media Player Network Sharing service and stop it.
4. Open the Command Prompt as administrator and execute the following command:
regsvr32 “c:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpband.dll”
Here change “c” your Windows 7 drive.
Wait for a few seconds to see the succeed message.
5. Launch WMP and minimize it.
6. Right-click on the Taskbar, go to Toolbars and then select Windows Media Player. Click Yes if you are prompted with “The Windows Media Player toolbar isn’t compatible with this version of Windows” message.
7. You are done! You should see the Windows Media Player toolbar in your taskbar now.
Thanks for the tip Justin Buser.
Tags: Enable Taskbar Toolbar In Windows 7, Windows 7 Taskbar Toolbar
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