how can i stop hundreds of unwanted photos somehow appearing on Windows 7 Media Player Picture Library?

Hi,

 I've had the same problem, and after finding one slightly complex solution, I came across the simpler version of checking what your windows media player is monitoring in its pictures library. As mine was monitoring all of drive c, (and relaying this to media center) I was getting thousands of icons added. By removing the folder from the monitoring, and deleting the files --- ONLY from the  media player library, not the computer as well, I was able to get my holiday snaps back as my only slideshow. Hope this helps.

hi.  thank u very much for trying to help.  I did check the properties as suggested and the only images in it are the 7 colour photos Koala etc. which came with it when new. 

If there is a feed or a setting which allows unwanted images to be saved and interfere with my own stored photos when using Windows Media Player, then I have not yet been able to identify it or change that.  (I have also found something odd with Windows Live Mail viewed offline... thousands of pdf files in amongst my own emails.  when I go online and log in, it seems ok there.  not expecting u to help with that, unless anything springs to mind.  will maybe post new thread after a search etc.)

I had already spent 4+ hours deleting the photos manually.  not easily done as the unwanted images interacted in some way with my own photos, even covering them up.  I then had to go to the bin, check them all again and restore my own images.

I did save 1 more press article and a flood of c1740 images came in again.  and removed them manually again.  so will have to find a means of saving only the article, without the rest.

for info.  I have all Windows updates and anti viral and other checks show no problems that way.  I use mobile broadband (dongle).  5Gb per month. 

thank u again.  have given kudos for helpful reply.  but still looking for answer as to how I can

stop the images going to (and interfering with my own photos) in WMP.  Also appreciate if anyone can help me get rid of the the unwanted pdf (and others) files in Windows Live Mail list as they will not delete individually, 

If I select all and delete offline.... will that mean the files are permanently lost when I log in to outlook?

hi.  can anyone please give me an easy to understand way to stop hundreds of photos (with article numbers) appearing and stored in Windows Media Player

Pictures Library.  I do not have any feeds to this that I know of, but do occasionally save a newspaper article.  Although the (link to the?) web page is saved to documents, today I recognised one photo, but the rest are unwanted.  is the Media Player corrupted?  I tried Windows Fix it Diagnosis and it says working ok ...

but obviously something is not right somewhere.  very grateful for any help u can give.  (and I have spent ages scouring the web etc. before asking)

Hi

The Pictures Library that you see in Media Player is displaying the contents of the default Pictures Library in Windows Explorer.

You can manage the Pictures Library from within Windows Explorer.

Open Windows Explorer. Right Click the Pictures Library and select Properties.

This will show a list of all the Locations that the Pictures Library is configured to monitor for pictures.

The default locations are your My Pictures folder and the Public Pictures folder. You can select to Add or Remove any of those locations. 

Libraries: frequently asked questions:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/libraries-faq#1TC=windows-7

Regards