Hi, The library is a database that includes links to the digital media files on your computer. Among other reasons, you can't move the library from one computer to another because the links in the database would no longer be correct. If you want to replicate your current library on another computer, you need to copy your digital media files to that computer and then add those files to the new library. For more information have a look at the section “How do I move my library from one computer to another computer?” from the link: “Windows Media Player library: frequently asked questions” Note: This link is applicable for Windows XP as well. So, since my editing did not change the tags of the tracks on file, you are saying the information changes can't be moved? My God, if I new that I wouln't have waisted months of man hours editing the library. Thanks a lot Microsoft. How hard would it be to allow the links to be edited without lossing the rest of the edited info. Thank you Vassem for trying to help. Maybe someone out there has an idea. Would think there is a program out there that would rewrite the tags based on the changes made in the library. At worst, can the old computer be rebuilt/upgraded around the old library? I would do anything to not have to reedit the library. Easycap usb 2.0 software. Really not happy right now. This is too late for the person posting the question, but might benefit others looking here. I was discouraged to hear that my edits to my music files would not be transferable to another computer. However, I also use a program called MP3tag (a free download), and having used it on all the music files that Windows Media Player was accessing before copying the files to a storage device and then another computer, all the edits were tagged to the music files and showed up on the new computer. I have only a partial understanding of how MP3tag actually works, as it is a pretty complex program, but it will do the job. Once you have downloaded the program to your computer, anytime you right click on a music file, MP3tag comes up as an option. If you click on that, the program starts and the music file will come up in MP3tag. Then all you have to do is select the music files on the work page that comes up and hit the file save button, and all the info on the music becomes encrypted in the music file, including, genre, composers, etc. If cover art is important to you, you may have to go through your albums individually and select the right cover to encrypt into the songs, but then it is there and any device can read it. MP3tag is a much easier way to edit large music collections than Windows Media Player, once you figure it out. I've only figured out a fraction of what it does, but it is very useful.
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