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Everything worked fine until a few weeks ago and now I can no longer listen to Sirius at home.
#Windows media player 11 reinstall vista install#
I'd prefer to not have to do a full repair install of Vista, any way to just reinstall/repair WMP 11? I tried the WMP11 for XP download, however it will not install, saying a newer version is already installed. I've tried w/ Firefox as well, and the WMP ActiveX plugin for it, but that also does the same thing, as well as the Sirius Internet Radio player at I'm 99% sure it's not a networking issue, since I can see the TCP connections Open, and stay open while attempting to play - the player will say 'connecting', then 'ready', and never actually start playing. I've tried the 'reset' function in IE7, with no luck - although it does seem to cause a reinstall of the ActiveX control for Sirius/WMP. Is it possible to reinstall WMP without doing a complete reinstall/repair install of Vista? I'm having a problem streaming Sirius Satellite Radio online, which started about a week ago - it was working fine until then. Just give me the bare-bone OS if you can't make applications work reliably Redmond assholes ! So one good reason Microsoft shouldn't embed any applications in its OS is that when they fell to work, which is all the time, the user got to reinstall the whole OS or wait for an upgrade. So now I actually have to waste my time reinstalling the whole OS just to get that stupid application work.Īnd of course, having my Vista OS for a little more than 90 days, requires me to pay $59 just to speak with their Indian customer service whom they pay a fraction what they charge. But hey, what am I to do ? Can I use Vista to repair WMP11 ? I don't think so, since I've tried looking for repair option in the Vista Premium disk.
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In fact when I download this WMP11 for XP it actually tells me that your version is newer and you cannot install or repair it.
#Windows media player 11 reinstall vista windows#
The only reason I need Windows Media Player is to transfer DRM audio-books onto my Zen, but no the Windows Media Player is completely and utterly corrupted, it opens, but everything is blank with lines like - instead of text, and there is no way to reinstall this stupid application. I am SICK and TIRED of Microsoft products. I'm not sure why the User Account Control would prevent WMP from working properly, but like I said, it worked for me. Even my plugins work! If anyone else attempts this "fix," please report the results in this forum. Since doing this WMP has worked flawlessly. Disable the User Account Control feature.
So, this is what I tried and it worked for me.
For some reason, WMP's failure to open reminded me of the delay that occurs when trying to open a new program or install something and the security feature pops up asking you to verify the action. My plugins STILL didn't work and I couldn't use the "Open with WMP" command. I rebooted, then right-clicked on WMP 11 and selected "Run as Administrator." WMP 11 actually opened! However, it only worked if I tried to run as administrator. When I clicked on WMP 11 in the Start menu (in Vista) it looked as though the computer would try to open it, but fail. I was having a similar problem and I searched the Internet for an answer, but to no avail.