Answers: dump that junkie player and receive a actual player, in that are soooo various to choose from, divx is nice, and winamp rocks too!
I agree that Windows Media Player is clumsy. I'll recommend two alternatives:
1. VLC Media Player from
http://www.videolan.org;
2. Media Player Classic next to K-lite Codec from
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Li...
Good luck!