[Ben Mugged]

Switch to VLC Media Player. It plays everything, is free, and is stable.

[CatOwner]

I am going to go against the grain and suggest something other than VLC. Normally, most applications work just fine on the PCs I have had over the years. But for some reason, VLC gives me more trouble than it is worth.

It didn't use to be that way prior to switching to Win 7 Pro a few years ago. I have uninstalled and re-installed to the latest version more than once, but the issues still persist. Long lag times starting a video or a song, occasionally freezing up and requiring an exit from the task manager.

With that said, I'll add Media Player Classic as another suggested substitute.

[ETL]

Switch to VLC Media Player. It plays everything, is free, and is stable.

Can you access your music and video collections via their folders and subfolders? Because, with Windows Media Player, you have to create playlists within the program. You can't organize your M&V collections by folders and subfolders.