Run Multiple Instances of Windows Media Player

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Published on 2009-10-17T22:23:15Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 5:33 UTC
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I want to use WMP to listen to music, but at the same time I'm sorting out some videos etc that I want to quickly preview in WMP. Is it possible to open another 'instance' of WMP without cutting off my music?

More details: Using Windows 7 and WMP 12

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