Windows Media Player won't add files

[csice]

Out of nowhere, there are no files in my WMP library. It comes up with a blank page saying: There are no items in this library yet - the Player is searching for digital media files in the background. Click Here to add files to the library now.
However, when I click it and go to the add files page, I browse for the directory, as I have always had it, and select ok. It should start adding the files, but the add files page just goes away without adding anything. When I go back to the page, the directory info I had just put in is gone. So I just can't add items.

Also, I can't even select burn media, it is grayed out. I have a blank disk, a new dvd/cd burner, but can't get it to come up.

Thanks in advance.

[jimmybot]

Check out this link.you should find it useful. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-when-windows-media-player-library-wont-let-you-add-files/

[csice]

Ya, I actually already used that, but no luck. This is getting very aggravating, because I use wmp, it is like I have no music.

[awaj]

Try dragging the media from a folder and seeing if it recognizes it. Since you currently don't have media in the first place in the program, it can't hurt to try re-installing it either. What version do you have? Is it the most recent one, WMP 11? or some other version?

[csice]

Dragging and dropping won't work, though it will still play media. I have version 11 and have tried reinstalling.

[awaj]

do your files exist in a central folder? (i.e. my music) or do they exist all over your computer. Windows has a big problem with the songs being spread through out the computer (it can also be hard on the computer too, or so I understand from a class I've had.)