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**Windows 7 Search Options**  If you're a Windows 7 user, then you've probably noticed how awesome the Search Box is. You can find just about anything by typing a name into the box; be it files, programs, commands, etc, but did you know there are ways to customize your search? Click **Start**, then in the **Search Box** type **Folder Options**. Now click on the **Search** **Tab**. From here, you can set options on what to search for, how to search and what to include during your search. Fidget around in here until your satisfied, but remember that you can always restore the default search settings by clciking the **Restore** **Defaults** button at the bottom of the window. Sweet!

** //have a question regarding Windows Media Player. My media player keeps updating my music files with files I don't need. And whenever they pop up, I delete them. For example, music files that have to do with system sounds and other ridiculous music files. How can I turn this off? Thanks for your help! I run Windows 7.// **

Adam, in online discussions, I found Windows Media Player described alternately as a wonderful and fully functional media player, to a parasite that constantly scans for, and engorges itself on media files. However, you can control the Windows Media Player appetite, by adding or removing folders from the libraries which it uses to update files.

To do this, start by typing **Windows Media Player** in the **Start** search and click on the **Windows Media Player** link. Changes need to be made in the Library view, so if your player is in the **Now Playing** mode, you can switch to the Library by clicking the **Switch to Library** button in the upper right corner of the player window. You can also access the Library by first hitting the **Alt** key. This will bring up a menu, from which you wll want to choose**View>Library**. In the Library window, click the **Organize** button and select **Manage libraries>Music**. When you see the folder list, click on any folder you want to remove. Click the **Remove** button and then click **OK**. You can also create a folder, and have the media player update only from the folder you've created. Another way to prevent unwanted additions to your Player, is to choose which media files are automatically included in the Library. This is done by turning off features in the **Options** dialog box. Again, click on the **Organize** button. This time, select **Options**. This will bring up the **Options** dialog box. If you want to prevent media files from being automatically added when they're played, under the **Player** tab, uncheck the box beside **Add local media files to library when played**. If you want to prevent remote media files from being automatically added, uncheck the box beside **Add remote media files to library when played**. Thanks for the question, Adam. ~Kevin

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