How do I uninstall WMP9 and reinstall WMP8...
Morning all. I just recently upgraded to WMP9 and loathe it. Does anyone know how I can get WMP8 back short of reinstalling my OS(WinXP Pro). Thanks in advance either way. .
Morning all.
I just recently upgraded to WMP9 and loathe it. Does anyone know how I can get WMP8 back short of reinstalling my OS(WinXP Pro).
Thanks in advance either way.
I just recently upgraded to WMP9 and loathe it. Does anyone know how I can get WMP8 back short of reinstalling my OS(WinXP Pro).
Thanks in advance either way.
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If you created a System Restore point just before installing WMP9 you can simply restore WMP8 that way but if you didn't, you're SOL as MS don't include an uninstall routine for WMP9 (which they warn you about when you install it so for once, it isn't their fault).
thats not a bad idea
then u would have to rip out the reg entries and folders
then re-ad the thingy it should ask for the original cd
then u would have to rip out the reg entries and folders
then re-ad the thingy it should ask for the original cd
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i haven't tried this but you could always give it a go.
Fire up 'Add or Remove Programs' from the Control Panel and click on Add/Remove Windows Components.
Windows Media Player is on the list of programs which can be removed.
You could give a go and see what happens.
It's only in Add/Remove Programs in Windows 98/ME/2000. Not in XP... And this is not a bug, but rather by design.
So the solution? Simple! Run Windows 2000!
i haven't tried this but you could always give it a go.
Fire up 'Add or Remove Programs' from the Control Panel and click on Add/Remove Windows Components.
Windows Media Player is on the list of programs which can be removed.
You could give a go and see what happens.
It's only in Add/Remove Programs in Windows 98/ME/2000. Not in XP... And this is not a bug, but rather by design.
So the solution? Simple! Run Windows 2000!
it's in my Add/Remove in xp pro
Yeah it's there in the windows components in my add/remove too, but it simply doesn't work. You run the uninstall and it asks you to restart. When you reboot wmp9 is still there, fully intact.
Not a big deal as I see it. The executable for wmp6.4 is still there if I want to use it, and wmp9 is head and shoulders above the quality of wmp7/8.
Not a big deal as I see it. The executable for wmp6.4 is still there if I want to use it, and wmp9 is head and shoulders above the quality of wmp7/8.
Thanks for all the responses guys. I was able to reinstall WMP8 by taking Hood's suggestion and unchecking it in the Windows Components section. Then followed up with Jerry Atrik and removed what remnants I could find of it in the registry. After rebooting I rechecked it in the the Windows Components list and voila. All is good.
Avalanche, WMP9 does have better streaming than WMP7/8 but my main reason was for Divx playback where audio was lagging with every encoder I intstalled with WMP9. It just doesn't like any of the present Divx decoders.
Avalanche, WMP9 does have better streaming than WMP7/8 but my main reason was for Divx playback where audio was lagging with every encoder I intstalled with WMP9. It just doesn't like any of the present Divx decoders.
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