Thank you. Of all the solutions I have tried, WinAmp came the closest to what I needed, but even though it lists all of the playlists imported from Media Player AND all the songs on those playlists, I still cannot play them. All that happens when I click on play on any of the lists, is that WinAmp shows me all the album covers in quick succession and tells me playback has ended - no music played.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch (media player) I can access the playlists, but of all the songs I put in the playlists only a very few will play, citing the problem with the CODEC files and telling me to go and buy Windows 11, which I can't afford.
I wanted to answer this one more time to let you see that even though I have memory problems, I am being proactive in finding a solution to my problem - not just depending on others for help.
Once again, I am most grateful for your assistance and if anyone else is dealing with this, I'd appreciate a contact so we can compare notes.
Thanks