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ON my WIN XP PRO SP3, I have upgraded from Windows Media Player (WMA) 9 to 10 to use the audio Equalizer (EQ) capability.

I can play and hear wma, wav and mp3 files. But, I cannot even find the EQ to enable it. IS there a built-in EQ or is it necessary to install an EQ plug-in.

I did find and run what I think is a EQ plug-in, Geq15v15d.exe.
Running that did not enable the EQ function when I ran a music file such as "Highway Blues.wma".

Not sure what to do next.

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Nice catch by . If the Enhancements panel still seems missing, the two gotchas to check are view mode and the menu bar. Make sure you are in Full Mode (not Skin Mode) because plug-ins and enhancements are shown in the Now Playing pane only in full mode. You can toggle with Ctrl+1 (Full) and Ctrl+2 (Skin). If the classic menus are hidden, press Alt or Ctrl+M to reveal them and look again. Keyboard shortcuts and the note about UI plug-ins being displayed in the Now Playing pane are documented by Microsoft (UI plug-ins overview).

About the file you tried, geq15v15d.exe: that is ANWIDA Soft’s GEQ15V, a VST equalizer plug-in intended for DAWs, not Windows Media Player. WMP does not host VST; it uses its own COM-based DSP/UI plug-in model. That is why installing GEQ15V will not surface an EQ in WMP. See Microsoft’s overview of Windows Media Player plug-ins and the GEQ15V listing showing it is a VST plug-in (Softpedia page).

Two quick troubleshooting tips for or anyone landing here later:

  • If audio sounds odd after enabling EQ or SRS WOW, temporarily turn those off to test; Microsoft recommends this when diagnosing playback quality issues (WMP 9 troubleshooting).
  • If you are bitstreaming over S/PDIF to a receiver, post‑processing (EQ, WOW, etc.) is typically bypassed; use PCM output if you want WMP’s enhancements to apply (AC3Filter SPDIF notes).

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hi ,under help you will find this if you search equalizer ,

To adjust the graphic equalizer levels
Click Now Playing.
On the View menu, point to Enhancements, and then click Graphic Equalizer.
In the Enhancements pane, click the Turn on link, if necessary.
Do one of the following:
Select a preset equalizer setting, such as Default, Rock, or Jazz, from the drop-down list.
Move the equalizer sliders to the levels you want to use. The levels you set are saved automatically to the Custom preset.
Notes

To control how the sliders move in relation to one another, click one of the slider option buttons to the left of the equalizer.
To revert to the default settings, click the Reset link.
To hide the graphic equalizer, click the Close button in the Enhancements pane.

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Thanks to your good instructions, my EQ is working with WIN Media Player 10.
Dave_ss

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Thanks to your good instructions, my EQ is working with WIN Media Player 10.
Dave_ss

that good to hear , the help menu in most programs offer a lot of info ,you just need to ask it a question . just hitting f1 when a program is open will bring up its help file
good luck

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