Unfortunately Windows Media Player 12, already installed with Windows
7, has no support to minimize as toolbar in the taskbar. To enable this
bar, just need copy a file from Windows Media Player for Windows Vista.
Now I will show how do this:
1. You will need of a dll called wmpband.dll, that come with Windows Vista.
file location:
%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpband.dll
If you not own it Download here
2. Copy the wmpband.dll into %Program Files%\Windows Media Player\ folder of Windows 7 (with WMP12).
3. Go to Control Panel -> System and Security -> Administrative Tools, and open Services panel.
4. Stop the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
5. Open the Command Prompt with administrator privileges. Star > All Programs > Accessories > right click in “Command Prompt” and click “Run as Administrator”.
6. Run and execute the following command:
regsvr32 “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpband.dll”
7. Restart the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
8.Start Windows Media Player 12.
9.Minimize the window of Windows Media Player.
10. Right click on Windows Taskbar, and select Toolbars, and choose Windows Media Player from the list (a tick will appear beside it on subsequent view).
11. The Windows Media Player toolbar will appear close to notification area (system tray).
For user facing the following error message, just click on “Yes” to continue:
1. You will need of a dll called wmpband.dll, that come with Windows Vista.
file location:
%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpband.dll
If you not own it Download here
2. Copy the wmpband.dll into %Program Files%\Windows Media Player\ folder of Windows 7 (with WMP12).
3. Go to Control Panel -> System and Security -> Administrative Tools, and open Services panel.
4. Stop the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
5. Open the Command Prompt with administrator privileges. Star > All Programs > Accessories > right click in “Command Prompt” and click “Run as Administrator”.
6. Run and execute the following command:
regsvr32 “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpband.dll”
7. Restart the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
8.Start Windows Media Player 12.
9.Minimize the window of Windows Media Player.
10. Right click on Windows Taskbar, and select Toolbars, and choose Windows Media Player from the list (a tick will appear beside it on subsequent view).
11. The Windows Media Player toolbar will appear close to notification area (system tray).
For user facing the following error message, just click on “Yes” to continue:
The Windows Media Player toolbar isn’t compatible with this version of WindowsTip: If there is problem enabling the Windows Media Player 12 toolbar in Windows 7, try to perform the steps above again after a clean reboot and before running Windows Media Player.
If you continue, the toolbar might appear incorrectly. To check for an updated version, go to the software publisher’s website.
Do you want this toolbar on your taskbar?
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