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just upgraded from vista to windows 7 on my laptop - windows media player will not work

Submitted: 30 days and 23 hours ago.
Category: Computer
Value: $17
Status: CLOSED
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Computer OS: Windows 7
Browser: IE

Already Tried:
windows runs a self diagnostic but does not find a solution

Posted by PC Specialist 30 days and 23 hours ago.

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what happens when you open it does it give you an error message?

30 days and 23 hours ago.

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a message comes up saying windows media player has stopped working - fairly quickly - below it says a problem caused the programme to stop working - windows 7 does a search for a solution to the problem but cannot find an answer.

 

windows media player 11 worked fine on the laptop under vista

Posted by PC Specialist 30 days and 23 hours ago.

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Please update windows using microsoft update in start>all programs
Windows 7 uses the new windows media player 12 which should install when doing that

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30 days and 23 hours ago.

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hello - i did this and it has had no effect

Posted by PC Specialist 30 days and 23 hours ago.

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OK was it working when windows 7 was first installed or is this the first time you have tried to use it?
Which version of media player is on the machine now 11 or 12?

30 days and 23 hours ago.

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windows media player 12 now - not worked at all

Posted by PC Specialist 30 days and 23 hours ago.

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ok i am going to have to opt out and open this to all experts

30 days and 23 hours ago.

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ok thank you

Posted by Jerry 30 days and 23 hours ago.

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Can you please tell me if the problem happens with anything you try playing in windows media player or are you just trying to open one specific file and if so where did the fiel come from?

Jerry

30 days and 23 hours ago.

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i can't play any files - the library has populated itself with music files from my data but crashes before i can play anything

Posted by Jerry 30 days and 23 hours ago.

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are these MP3 files or what type of files are they?

30 days and 23 hours ago.

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yes mp3 files

Posted by Jerry 30 days and 22 hours ago.

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OK where did you aquire these from did you download them from a P2P program or did you rip them directly from CDs?

Jerry

30 days and 22 hours ago.

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mainly ripped from cd's but some were downloaded - there aren't a lot so i could save them to a usb stick and clear the library

Posted by Jerry 30 days and 22 hours ago.

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If you try and open up windows media playr without selecting any files does it ipen up with no issues?

Jerry

30 days and 22 hours ago.

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no it opens then the message comes up as detailed before

Posted by Jerry 30 days and 22 hours ago.

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Is this a release control version of windows 7 or the full blown version that was release recently for people to test for a couple of months?

Jerry

30 days and 22 hours ago.

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no its a full release version - i purchased from amazon and it arrived today - 32 bit home premium version

Posted by Jerry 30 days and 22 hours ago.

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so you installed this for the first time on a laptop you owned that was prreviously running another operating system?

Jerry

30 days and 22 hours ago.

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yes the laptop was running vista and windows media player 11 which worked ok

Accepted Answer

OK my guess is that there are still bugs in version 12 and you might better off to down grade to version 11 or try another media player such as GOM or VLC

Here are instructions on how to down grade.

How to Downgrade Windows Media Player 12 to Windows Media Player 11 on Windows 7

1. Download Windows Media Player 11 Installer for Windows 7

2. Now Type services.msc on windows 7 search bar

3. Stop Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.

4. Take Ownership of following files

All files in “Program Files\Windows Media Player\” folder
All files starting with “wmp” in System32 folder
wmploc.dll.mui in “Sytem32\en-us\” folder

5. Now Run Windows Media Player 11 Installer

6. Now type Regedit on Start Menu Search bar

7. Delete following Registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup\Installed Versions“

(Don’t forget to take Backup of Registry before modifying/editing/deleting any registry key)

8. Reboot your Windows 7

Good luck,

Jerry

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30 days and 22 hours ago.

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ok i'll try that and if that doesn't work i will do a back up and do a clean install and see if that works

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