I recently installed Windows Media Player 9 Beta and am having problems with it (too many to list). The problem is that I want to uninstall it and go back to the version 8 that comes with XP Pro. I didn't use system restore before upgrading to the Beta 9 version, so can't go back to the previous state. Also, I tried to add windows components from my XP Pro disk, but the media player option isn't there. So, does anyone have any ideas on how I can un-install version 9 and re-install the default XP Pro version 8? Any advice would be much appreciated.
Windows Media Player Problem
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Thanks Cadfael for the suggestion - I am hoping there is an easier way. I know now to keep system restore activated. I can't uninstall WMP Beta 9 through the "add.remove programs" option. I was thinking of deleting everything in my c:/program files/windows media player folder, then visiting a friend of mine who has XP Pro, copying his WMP folder and then copying his stuff back to my wmp folder. Make sense? I dunno if it'll work, cause I'm worried that there may be a lot of leftover "rubbish" in other folders and the registry. I guess this is probably a good excuse to format and re-install XP Pro as a stand-alone, instead of over Windows 98, as it currently is. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
The main problem seems to be that when, for example, I double-click on an mp3 in explorer, it takes longer to actually access windows media player 9. Thge song then starts to play, but with no sound. If I hit "stop" and then hit "play", the song starts with sound and no problem. I can live with the slow start-up process, but the re-clicking is a pain. Maybe Cadfael's answer is the only solution, but I'm loathe to re-install windows xp pro back over itself - will this cause me any problems? Thanks in advance for any advice.
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