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Media Player
Does anyone know how to uninstall media player 9, and install the one that comes with xp? I have xp pro, and took media player off by unchecking the windows compontents thing for it. That didn't work. I did that and deleted some registry info, and setup files that I found for it, that didn't work either. Please help me out because I hate media player 9, and it crashes all the time for me. I really want the other one back.
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It's a windows component. Add/Remove Programs -> Windows Components in the control panel should work.
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it doesn't...when you do that, it unistalls wmp 9.0, then when you check it, it installs 9.0 again. It seems to write itself somewhere or something.
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You can get hold of the old-style Windows Media Player by running "rundll32 msdxm.ocx,RunDll". That's what I use, it's no-frills though.
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I just want the one that comes with xp...not 9 and not that older one
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Thanks for bumping your thread. I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. Keep up the good work.
Isn't WMP9 the one that comes with XP? I'm using XP; I have 9.
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well, i guess which one XP comes with depends on when you bought it, i think mp8 would be the likely one.
and from what i've read on MS's site you can't uninstall mp9 unless you use a system restore point before you installed it...
so if you dont have one, then a reinstall is pretty much the only option.
but i don't think 8 should do any better than 9 as far as crashes, do you have any clue whats causing the crashes?
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well I got 2 security updates from their site and it messed up after that. Those updates also make all my other dvd programs crash when I finish using them. I am not really sure why.
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Doesn't anyone know how to fix this?
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apparently not.
Have you tried uninstalling the two patches you installed?? That would be the logical solution. (Add/Remove Programs, and then you'll have to figure out which Hot Fix you installed)
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yes, I tried that, and it was still messed up
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sounds like you're $$$$ed then. *shrugs*
Time to reinstall.
I guess you have also tried to download the latest WMP9?
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That is the one I already have, and the one I am having trouble with.
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I'm suggesting that there might be a later version, and a re-install would overwrite your corrupted files. !?
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ok, you aren't getting this....the file is not corrupted...this happened on my old computer, my new one, and a few friends of mine...all completely different computers that downloaded wmp 9 at different times. I just want to know how to go back to the old version, I am not reinstalling everything again, because I need this computer everyday for school, and I have at least 10 GB of programs that I need to be able to use EVERYDAY. I guess nobody here can help me because they always treat me like I haven't tried anything and know nothing about computers. Can only those that actually KNOW how to fix this, respond.
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Here's a thought, prick. People only treat you like you haven't tried anything because you give us SO little details about your problem.
As for your problem, have you tried searching the MS Knowledge Base about the problem? Obviously none of us has had this problem or knows how to fix it so I would imagine that you should try searching there before throwing a fit about how we can't solve your problems.
:rolleyes:
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Also, re-reading your OP, i see that you've, like a genius, deleted some registry settings and some system files. This is NOT the best route to go about removing things. You should have at least backed up the registry before doing that.
At this point, your only real option is re-installing. And if you try to tell me that you can't back up your stuff and re-install, then there's nothing more we can really do. And I don't think anyone else is going to tell you different.
You caused your own problems. Now you have to pay the price.
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Closed due to;
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