wmpnetwk.exe and wmplayer.exe hogging resources

Hey there,

Yesterday I found that the Windows Media Network process wmpnetwk.exe and
sometimes just wmplayer itself is using 100% of my CPU. I have done research
on the net and found several other people with the same problem but the only
fix I have come across is to disable media sharing and stop the process using
a RUN command.

I want to have media sharing enabled so I can share media to my xbox360
console but it seems there has been no fix and nor has there been anybody
from microsoft who has said it is an issue, just claiming that is what it
supposed to do.

Can somebody, preferably from Microsoft get in touch with me and let me know
if this will be fixed? And why it has just popped up out of the blue? My
computer is constantly hanging and I think someone should at least admit that
there is a problem. I am sure all those with the problem would appreciate
that at least.

I am using Windows XP Home SP2 and WMP11. All my other hardware is decent,
1GB of RAM etc. and considering it is just an out of the blue problem I dont
know what else I can provide.

Thanks

 

Got the same problem. I've just done a reinstall of XP and upgraded WMP to
v11 but it's displaying similar behaviour. It seems to only happen once I
click on Add to library. It finds all my files OK but as soon as it gets to
adding them, then both these processes go nuts. I've turned off media sharing
but still getting the resource hog on wmplayer.exe.
Anyone from ms listening and want to tell us what's going on and how to sort
it out?

Cheers
Ninj

 

I got a temporary fix. Just roll back to WMP 10 and install Windows Media
Connect 2 (you can download off third party sites as microsoft no longer
offers it). This acts in the same way as the bundled sharing in WMP11 and
WMP10 has virtually the same functionality. Media Connect wont run if WMP 11
is installed either so remember to roll back first.

Seems to work wonders for me as all I wanted was the ability to share. Only
drawback is the lack of first frame preview on the Xbox but that is so minor
it doesnt really matter.

 

Has anybody found a real fix for this?

It seems to be a massive issue with WMP11, in particular wmpnetwk.exe and
Media Sharing. This happens anytime I install Windows XP SP2 and WMP11 and
enable Sharing.

 

I'm still having trouble with this...anyone?

 

I've decided to ditch WMP11 and just use TVersity.