Windows Vista Media Center uses 200x200 Artwork

Some interesting findings about VMC and WMP11.

Both WMP11 and Windows Vista Media Center (VMC) cache the artwork from the tracks in the WMP library as 200x200. In a Windows VMC PC there will be two locations: one by VMC and the other by WMP11. 

The artwork cache by VMC is a DAT file. The VMC artwork cache location is as follows:

C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\eHome\Art Cache\ UrlToCoverArt.dat

The artwork cache files generated by WMP11 are named based on some sort of a GUID which is not yet figured out by me.

The WMP11 artwork cache location is as follows:

C:\Users\%UserName%\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Media Player\Art Cache\LocalMLS

C:\Documents and Settings\%UserName%Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player\Art Cache\LocalMLS

To make VMC use higher resolution artwork you would need to replace 200x200 files in C:\Users\%UserName%\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Media Player\Art Cache\LocalMLS and/or update the reference in the UrlToCoverArt.dat file to a higher resolution artwork file

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