I use VLC for my media play, though I rarely play music on my computer. I have an internet ready TV and usually play my music though the TV via a media streaming program called Serve To Me. I run the server on my computer that I use to store and the client on the computer that is connected to the TV. Plus it being internet ready I can stream Pandora, Slacker... whatever. And with ALL the internet radio, Shoutcast stations that people run.... lots of choices. Love where technology has taken us.

WMP wants to take over, gathering your media on it's own before you ask it to, but that is the Micro$oft way.