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re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Friday, June 27, 2003 at 12:57 pm Posted by jbs (1010 messages posted) Unless you can do it with a successful system restore you are stuck with it. Restore back to a time before you downloaded it. On Friday, June 27, 2003 at 11:58 am, Fredrik Blomberg wrote: >Hi > >How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? I made the mistake and installed >Windows Media Player 9 on my computer not knowing it is XP optimized. In other words, >i dont work well...crap... > >I want to install Windows Media Player 7 again but first i have to get rid of this >crap first.... > >Please help me! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Friday, June 27, 2003 at 12:57 pm Posted by Steve (21643 messages posted) On Win ME only way to remove it is thru system restore, or reinstall OS. WMP9 is loaded with "digital rights management", it will not play media that it can not associate a license with. Even many XP users are not going to like it. On Friday, June 27, 2003 at 11:58 am, Fredrik Blomberg wrote: >Hi > >How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? I made the mistake and installed >Windows Media Player 9 on my computer not knowing it is XP optimized. In other words, >i dont work well...crap... > >I want to install Windows Media Player 7 again but first i have to get rid of this >crap first.... > >Please help me! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at 7:19 pm Posted by T Lim (1 messages posted) It seems you cannot. Refer to this article. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-957704.html Lim On Friday, June 27, 2003 at 12:57 pm, jbs wrote: >Unless you can do it with a successful system restore you are stuck with it. Restore >back to a time before you downloaded it. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 12:20 am Posted by alfred gibson (1 messages posted) RE FORMAT THE HARD DRIVE TO GET IT ALL... On Friday, June 27, 2003 at 12:57 pm, jbs wrote: >Unless you can do it with a successful system restore you are stuck with it. Restore >back to a time before you downloaded it. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 1:40 pm Posted by Frank (1 messages posted) I have XP pro and i hate this wmp9 shit, it has less than half of the activex controls wmp7 had! i need to get rid of this shit! there has got to be a way to get rid of it on XP other than a system restore or a format, HELP! On Friday, June 27, 2003 at 12:57 pm, sTeve wrote: >On Win ME only way to remove it is thru system restore, or reinstall OS. WMP9 is >loaded with "digital >rights management", it will not play media that it >can not associate a license with. Even many XP users >are not going to like it. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Friday, August 1, 2003 at 5:58 am Posted by Soledad (1 messages posted) I couldn't uninstall it but what I did was uncheck all the file extensions that were automatically set for the Windows Me to play (tools/options) so that my system automatically searched for another soft to play the music. Worked for me! On Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 1:40 pm, Frank wrote: >I have XP pro and i hate this wmp9 shit, it has less than half of the activex controls >wmp7 had! i need to get rid of this shit! there has got to be a way to get rid of >it on XP other than a system restore or a format, HELP! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Friday, August 1, 2003 at 1:31 pm Posted by aut0mat0n (2 messages posted) How to disable System File Checker in XP: [overclockersclub] Hope this helps! On Friday, August 1, 2003 at 5:58 am, Soledad wrote: >I couldn't uninstall it but what I did was uncheck all the file extensions that were >automatically set for the Windows Me to play (tools/options) so that my system automatically >searched for another soft to play the music. >Worked for me! > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Friday, August 1, 2003 at 4:16 pm Posted by Steveo (1 messages posted) actually you can uninstall windows media player 9. I found this on the net so I can't take credit for it, but it really does work. Just type in the run cmd box found in the start menu: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\WINDOWS\INF\wmp.inf,Uninstall (no spaces after the commas) That should be the directory or else alter it to point to your Windows directory. After typing that in and hitting the enter key it will uninstall. On Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at 7:19 pm, T Lim wrote: >It seems you cannot. Refer to this article. > >http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-957704.html > >Lim > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Sunday, August 10, 2003 at 7:01 am Posted by Simon (1 messages posted) You seem to have overlooked what Steveo had said. "Actually you can uninstall windows media player 9. I found this on the net so I can't take credit for it, but it really does work. Just type in the run cmd box found in the start menu: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\WINDOWS\INF\wmp.inf,Uninstall (no spaces after the commas) That should be the directory or else alter it to point to your Windows directory. After typing that in and hitting the enter key it will uninstall." THIS DOES WORK IN WINDOWS ME AND 98! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Sunday, August 17, 2003 at 3:49 am Posted by Dustin (1 messages posted) Confirmed, this works for WindowsXP as well. Thank god. On Sunday, August 10, 2003 at 7:01 am, Simon wrote: >You seem to have overlooked what Steveo had said. > >"Actually you can uninstall windows media player 9. I found this on the net so I >can't take credit for it, but it really does work. Just type in the run cmd box found >in the start menu: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\WINDOWS\INF\wmp.inf,Uninstall >(no spaces after the commas) That should be the directory or else alter it to point >to your Windows directory. After typing that in and hitting the enter key it will >uninstall." >THIS DOES WORK IN WINDOWS ME AND 98! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Sunday, August 17, 2003 at 12:19 pm Posted by Thomas Norrman (1 messages posted) You could try installing Tenebril Uninstaller, from www.tenebril.com. I had the same problem but this program solved it all. It is a trial version though, but I think you'll make before it runs out. :) On Friday, June 27, 2003 at 11:58 am, Fredrik Blomberg wrote: >Hi > >How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? I made the mistake and installed >Windows Media Player 9 on my computer not knowing it is XP optimized. In other words, >i dont work well...crap... > >I want to install Windows Media Player 7 again but first i have to get rid of this >crap first.... > >Please help me! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at 10:45 pm Posted by Bill V (4 messages posted) ditto - what a nightmare Media Player 9 was causing my video device drivers to fail - updating drivers didn't help. What sh!t. rollback worked on XP for me too On Sunday, August 17, 2003 at 3:49 am, Dustin wrote: >Confirmed, this works for WindowsXP as well. Thank god. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 4:13 am Posted by Bill V (4 messages posted) I spoke too soon. I followde the above instructions by Steveo. It *looked* like it work - pop-up about successfull rollback to version 7 appeared. But it didn't work. I tried manually deleting the files in the Windows media player directory, and they deleted, then a few seconds later they reappear. I think it's hopeless. On Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at 10:45 pm, Bill V wrote: > >ditto - what a nightmare > >Media Player 9 was causing my video device drivers to fail - updating drivers didn't >help. What sh!t. > >rollback worked on XP for me too > [Reply or follow-up to this message] This worked on XP Professional Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 4:37 am Posted by Bill V (4 messages posted) OK, finally got it uninstalled. Instructions by Steveo did not work for me on XP - at first I thought they did - dialog boxes popped up saying I had successfully rolled back to previously installed version of Media Player, but it wasn't there, and it couldn't be re-installed. What worked was what Microsoft recommended (puzzling, but true): Open Help and Support, search for System Restore, and select "Run the System Restore Wizard". Select "Restore my computer to an earlier time" and click 'next'. Look for the restore point "Installed Windows Media Player 9 Series", select it and click next. Follow few simple steps from there. On Friday, June 27, 2003 at 11:58 am, Fredrik Blomberg wrote: >Hi > >How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? I made the mistake and installed >Windows Media Player 9 on my computer not knowing it is XP optimized. In other words, >i dont work well...crap... > >I want to install Windows Media Player 7 again but first i have to get rid of this >crap first.... > >Please help me! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: This worked on XP Professional Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 4:55 am Posted by Bill V (4 messages posted) However ..... This restored me to version 6.4, and I can't seem to install version 7 - I get a Windows Media Component Setup dialog box with an empty list of components that will be installed, and the 'next' button disabled. Description reads "You have the latest version of the Windows Media Player and all its components. No upgrade is available at this time." Well, at least 6.4 is functional and doesn't crash XP. On Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 4:37 am, Bill V wrote: > >OK, finally got it uninstalled. > >Instructions by Steveo did not work for me on XP - at first I thought they did - >dialog boxes popped up saying I had successfully rolled back to previously installed >version of Media Player, but it wasn't there, and it couldn't be re-installed. > >What worked was what Microsoft recommended (puzzling, but true): Open Help and Support, >search for System Restore, and select "Run the System Restore Wizard". Select "Restore >my computer to an earlier time" and click 'next'. Look for the restore point "Installed >Windows Media Player 9 Series", select it and click next. Follow few simple steps >from there. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 11:37 pm Posted by Zach (2 messages posted) Err, no, that wouldn't make sense. People at MS have to use the player too. DRM only applies to files that the content provider put DRM on. That's it, that's all. So if you don't like DRM, you never have to use it. :) == speaking solely for myself. == On Friday, June 27, 2003 at 12:57 pm, sTeve wrote: >WMP9 is loaded with "digital >rights management", it will not play media that it >can not associate a license with. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: This worked on XP Professional Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 11:41 pm Posted by Zach (2 messages posted) WMP7 will never install on XP. The Roxio plug-in it would install would leave XP unbootable, and no one wants that. Both the OS and the WMP7 installer will thus block any attempts to install WMP7 on XP. WMP8 is your minimum/baseline install of WMP on Windows XP. == speaking solely for myself == On Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 4:55 am, Bill V wrote: >However ..... > >This restored me to version 6.4, and I can't seem to install version 7 - I get a >Windows Media Component Setup dialog box with an empty list of components that will >be installed, and the 'next' button disabled. Description reads "You have the latest >version of the Windows Media Player and all its components. No upgrade is available >at this time." > >Well, at least 6.4 is functional and doesn't crash XP. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 5:43 pm Posted by rebootd (118 messages posted) You can also do this: Open the file C:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf (assuming C: is the drive Windows XP is installed on) in Notepad. The list will look similar to this: [Components] NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4 WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,,7 Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7 Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7 NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7 iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7 com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,,7 dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,,7 IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7 TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,,2 ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7 fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7 AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,,7 msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7 WMAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wmaccess.inf,,7 RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7 IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7 OEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,oeaccess.inf,,7 WMPOCM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wmpocm.inf,,7 This lists all the components installed. I believe if you edit the msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7 line, you will be able to see the Media Player option in Add/Remove Programs > Windows Components list and will now have the option to uncheck it, which will keep it from bothering you. Where you see the word 'hide' - this is the string that tells Windows not to display the component Delete the word 'hide': msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7 and change to this: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7 Restart and you should be able to see these in Windows Components so you can uncheck them now. It was a long time ago when I did this, but I think I remember taking out 'hide' from a lot of things just to see what I could see afterwards. HTH. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 7:12 pm Posted by JP Paz Soldan (2 messages posted) ... and it works in Windows 98 even though I was not able to find (see?) the INF directory mentioned. Received a message to confirm if I wanted to revert to the original Windows media player, answered yes and it did the trick. JP On Sunday, August 17, 2003 at 3:49 am, Dustin wrote: >Confirmed, this works for WindowsXP as well. Thank god. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Saturday, August 7, 2004 at 5:46 pm Posted by LeAnne Weber (1 messages posted) Thank you... Thank you... Thank you!!!.... I am a novice.. and your resolution worked!!! I was driving myself nutz! Thank you for providing a simple solution to a pain in the @ss problem!! lol On Friday, August 1, 2003 at 4:16 pm, Steveo wrote: >actually you can uninstall windows media player 9. I found this on the net so I can't >take credit for it, but it really does work. Just type in the run cmd box found in >the start menu: > > >RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\WINDOWS\INF\wmp.inf,Uninstall > >(no spaces after the commas) >That should be the directory or else alter it to point to your Windows directory. >After typing that in and hitting the enter key it will uninstall. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Series? Thursday, November 18, 2004 at 8:13 pm Posted by sandy (1 messages posted) Thank you, Steveo for posting the information you found over the Internet. If typed in correctly it does work. It deletes wmp 9 and rollsback to it's original version. Then you can install a newer version replacing the old. :) '-) :) [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum