Windows Media Player 11 beta uninstall troubles

clamchowder01 · 06-25-2006, 02:03 AM

i can't uninstall windows media player 11 beta. I dloaded and it's giving me troubles. When use menus, it's all messed up. I tried rolling back, but that never works. Can never get rollback to work. I uninstalled WMP 11 beta from add/remove programs. Did it. But when i launch WMP, it still is WMP 11 beta. Now the profile in the add/remove programs is gone and I can't uninstall it. I can't seem to get back WMP 10. I'm stuck. Last resort is reformatting and I don't want to do that again.

Thanks

BatBoy · 06-25-2006, 02:11 AM

Try this:

1. Download and reinstall WMP11 http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...xp-x86-enu.exe
2. Reboot, Uninstall WMP 11 via ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS
3. Reboot
4. Download WMP 10 via http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../MP10Setup.exe and install
5. Reboot

See if that works

ikovac · 06-25-2006, 04:07 AM

I tried the Batboy procedure, and I had no luck either. But restore point solved my problem.

Cheers,

Ivan

Lil Mayz · 06-25-2006, 05:25 AM

this is just a guess, but is WMP 11 constantly running in the backgorund? Press ALT + CTRL + DEL to launch the task manager and click on the processes tab.

If WMP11 is there, can't you just end the process?

WMP11 is still running after the un-install, so try that.

qhn · 06-25-2006, 07:23 AM

start -> run-> RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\windows\inf\wmp.inf,Uninstall

cheers ...

Budding · 06-25-2006, 08:22 AM

Err...this has already been asked plenty of times. Just uninstall the WMP11 runtime files, which is in Add/Remove Programs with the Show updates box checked at the top. You do not need to re-install WMP as it is a rollback.

Try using the Search function located at the top of this forum next time. You should be able to find the following post:

Back to WMP 10

kingcrowing · 06-25-2006, 10:19 AM

Is this really buggy? Sounds liek a lot of people want to get rid of it, does it look like it could be cool though?

Budding · 06-25-2006, 10:36 AM

I personally don't find it buggy, it's just a bit more complex to navigate around and uses up more computer resources than WMP10.

clamchowder01 · 06-26-2006, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Budding

Err...this has already been asked plenty of times. Just uninstall the WMP11 runtime files, which is in Add/Remove Programs with the Show updates box checked at the top. You do not need to re-install WMP as it is a rollback.

Try using the Search function located at the top of this forum next time. You should be able to find the following post:

Back to WMP 10

Thanks. THis thread helped me out. Just needed to check show updates at the top of the add/remove programs window. Then select windows media player 11 remove and it rolled back to WMP 10 Perfectly! Thanks!

Geistasche · 02-13-2007, 08:38 PM

I've read your quotes, but my real trouble is, the application asks me for a validation of the f..... product. So, it doesn't let me uninstall the runtime update.

Any idea?