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TC
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:30 am Post subject:
Windows Update Caused Media Player to Stop Working |
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Every day, I listen to a streaming radio program with the Windows Media
Player. Yesterday, I let Windows Update upgrade me to version 10 of the
Media Player. Now it doesn't work any more. When I try to listen to my
radio program, I get the message "Windows Media Player cannot play the
file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support
the codec that was used to compress the file."
Is there any way I can uninstall Windows Media Player 10 and restore
the version I had before? I've tried going to Add/Remove Programs, but
it isn't listed there.
-TC
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Rachel
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:40 am Post subject:
RE: Windows Update Caused Media Player to Stop Working |
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well i don't know if this will help you, but i just figured out that on the
radio website i listen to (npr) you can change your preference to use real
player. hit the 'contact us' button and at the bottom of the page hit 'NPR
help center'. On the next page, click on 'download players...' at the top of
the page and you'll get a page that allows you to select from WMP or Real
Player. Yay!!
"TC" wrote:
| Quote: | Every day, I listen to a streaming radio program with the Windows Media
Player. Yesterday, I let Windows Update upgrade me to version 10 of the
Media Player. Now it doesn't work any more. When I try to listen to my
radio program, I get the message "Windows Media Player cannot play the
file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support
the codec that was used to compress the file."
Is there any way I can uninstall Windows Media Player 10 and restore
the version I had before? I've tried going to Add/Remove Programs, but
it isn't listed there.
-TC
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zachd [ms]
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:30 am Post subject:
Re: Windows Update Caused Media Player to Stop Working |
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Check "Show Updates" in the Add/Remove Programs control panel. =)
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(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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| Quote: | Every day, I listen to a streaming radio program with the Windows Media
Player. Yesterday, I let Windows Update upgrade me to version 10 of the
Media Player. Now it doesn't work any more. When I try to listen to my
radio program, I get the message "Windows Media Player cannot play the
file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support
the codec that was used to compress the file."
Is there any way I can uninstall Windows Media Player 10 and restore
the version I had before? I've tried going to Add/Remove Programs, but
it isn't listed there.
-TC
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