Have Win 7 Home premium with Windows Media Player V.12.0.7600.16667

Manually adding album art. On page 436 it says right-click the generic album album cover image on the Library tab, and click Paste Album Art.

Didn’t work for me but right-clicking the actual album entry in the Library got me a result

The online back up I use does not back up system files or programs…. All software has to be reinstalled on the new computer in order to open the files that belong to them….. And, all this multiplication of my files took place in a few weeks of moving from the old XP to a defective Windows 7 to a working Windows 7…. That defective Windows 7 machine might be the cause of my puzzlement.

Thank you for the explanation above.

But assuming we’re talking about documents of various types, there are basically two ways to get the files you want to keep into a library:
Drag them into the library (or a folder within the library)
Add their current folder to an existing library (or create a new library)

Thank you for getting back to me in a timely fashion…. Now I will study, study, study…. So, is the online backup tech right in telling me to drag and drop the files and folders into the appropriate Library?

My concern in contacting the online backup tech was that my backup in XP had around 50,000 files — when restored to a Windows 7 with hardware problems, it showed around 75,000 files — and then when restored to a working Windows 7, it now has around 142,000 files…. To me, it seems to say something is wrong…. That is another reason why I call it a growing problem.

Hopefully, your work in Chapters 8-10 will clarify things for me, even though I’m a slow learner…. Thank you very much.

I too have a computer with a series of nested folders going back through several generations of computers.

A library in Windows 7 is not an actual folder in the traditional sense. Instead it’s a “virtual folder”–one that incorporates the contents of one or more folders, which can be scattered around your computer. The beauty of the system is that you don’t really need to worry much about which folder your files are actually stored in, since you can quickly find them in the library. There’s much more to say about libraries, so I’ll keep this short:
Don’t delete those “duplicate” files; they’re probably not duplicates.

Check out Chapters 8, 9, and 10 of Windows 7 Inside Out, beginning with the section on libraries that starts on page 282.

I just purchased “Windows 7 Inside Out” this evening and am so glad I first read all about the authors on the last page. That’s where I discovered your blog.

I’ve been using computers for a number of years and have developed a growing problem based on a lack of knowledge in organizing folders when a new computer with a different operating system takes on all the saved data from the old computer. So, the messed up data I now have on my new Windows 7 machine includes folders from Windows 98 and XP. They are folders within folders.

I’m finally using an online backup service and they have done a great job of backing up my files, but, I really need to get them organized as I now have redundant files all over the place. A backup tech told me to open the window for my Windows 7 Libraries and have it along side an open window for the C:.

Then, I think I’m supposed to drag C: files and folders over to the Windows 7 Library system. That puzzles me. Most of those files are duplicates — so they are saved both in Windows 7 Libraries and in folders on the C: in the XP way of organizing.

Instead of dragging and dropping files and folders over to the Libraries, should I be verifying that the files are identical and then delete the one in the C: folders? Or will deleting it in the C: also delete it in the Windows 7 Library?

Don’t laugh too hard. This is a serious question from an old lady. Thank you for lending me your expertise. It is greatly appreciated.

Margaret

Simplest way is to create an entry on your Favorites. However, to accomplish exactly what you want, do this:

- Go to the webpage you want to have the icon on your desktop.
- Make sure that you can see an open area of your desktop. Resize the browser window if necessary.
- Click and drag the small icon (usually the website logo) on the left of the address you typed or followed to the free area of your desktop.
- Done.

This will create a URL shortcut on your desktop for the web site you just visited.

- Create the shortcut on your desktop.
- Move this newly created shortcut to %programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (copy and paste that path to your address bar in Windows explorer, drag and drop the shortcut).
- Windows will display a box telling you that you need to provide administrator permission to move the folder, click Continue.
- Done.

I found this useful on an environment where you don’t want restricted users to delete entries on the startup folder. Of course, You can always create an entry in the Run key at the registry to accomplish the same.