Re: WMP repeated need for critical update KB828026

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

From: zachd [ms] (zachdms_at_nomailplz.online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/09/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:55:20 -0800

Or you can send it to zachd at microsoft.com , but change the file extension
to ".txt" first so that it doesn't get blocked. =) 

-- 
(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
See http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
Following up to your post with the resolution is good netiquette.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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I'm currently listening to "Feel U Up" by "Prince" in Windows Media Player 9
Series.
--
"V.A. Schoepf" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0c2b01c403f9$6599e120$3501280a@phx.gbl...
> Zach, I keep trying to send you the file, but the only
> way I find your messages is by using the search function
> (They don't seem to come up when I choose the newsgroup).
> When the message is highlighted, I try to use the reply
> (e-MAIL) button but it doesn't work.  And posting a reply
> doesn't seem to allow me to attach a file.  I am
> frustrated!  V.A. Schoepf
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >Oh - actually, 0x1 is correct.
> >"0x10001,1" just means that the value is REG_DWORD and
> should be set to 0x1.
> >
> >Does everything else match up?  Hm.
> >
> >Export out
> > HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media Player"
> >and post or attach that to your post, and then save the
> attached update.inf
> >to c:\update.inf, and then run
> > rundll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection c:\update.inf
> >and that *should* get rid of the repeated update
> prompts.  :\
> >
> >-Zach
> >-- 
> >(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> >See http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html for some
> helpful WMP info.
> >Following up to your post with the resolution is good
> netiquette.
> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> >All e-mail to this account will bounce or be deleted -
> *use the newsgroups*.
> >--
> >"V. A. Schoepf" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message
> >news:089f01c400d8$afb9c5a0$3a01280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Zach, I'm having a problem with changing
> >> HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026,"Installed",0x10001,1.
> >> Mine has "Installed",0x00000001(1), but I can't change
> it
> >> to match what you have.  The only value I can change is
> >> one of the 1's in regedit.  Any way to change the
> entire
> >> string?  Or am I missing a step here?  Sorry to be a
> >> pest.  Virginia A. Schoepf
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>
> >>>:)  I could build the registry file for you, but then
> >> we'd miss out on
> >>>knowing what was wrong here.  Sorry.  ;\
> >>>
> >>>-- 
> >>>(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> >>>See http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html for some
> >> helpful WMP info.
> >>>Following up to your post with the resolution is good
> >> netiquette.
> >>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
> and
> >> confers no rights.
> >>>All e-mail to this account will bounce or be deleted -
> >> *use the newsgroups*.
> >>>--
> >>>"V. A. Schoepf" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >> wrote in message
> >>>news:046101c3fd9a$aae59770$7d02280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>> Gee, Zach, thanks for the homework assignment!
> >>>> Appreciate what you've done, and as soon as I finish
> >>>> crawling through the registry I'll let you know.  Now
> >> why
> >>>> didn't this happen to my husband's machine so he
> could
> >>>> have all the fun?  V. A. Schoepf
> >>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Excellent, that's what I like to hear.
> >>>>>So that's good to go, so let's move on to the
> registry-
> >>>> these registry
> >>>>>keys/value should be set:
> >>>>>===
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>>>NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026,"Installed",0x10001,
> 1
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>>>NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026,"Comments",0,Windows
> >>>> Media Player Hotfix
> >>>>>[See Q828026 for more information]
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026,"Backup
> >>>>>Dir",0,""
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026,"Fix
> >>>>>Description",0,Windows Media Player Hotfix [See
> Q828026
> >>>> for more
> >>>>>information]
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026,"Installed
> >>>>>By",0,""
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026,"Installed
> >>>>>On",0,""
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026,"Service
> >>>>>Pack",0x10001,0
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>>>NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026,"Valid",0x10001,1
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026\File
> >>>>>1\,"Flags",0,""
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026\File
> >>>>>1\,"New File",0,""
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026\File
> >>>>>1\,"New Link Date",0,""
> >>>>>HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q828026\File
> >>>>>1\,"Old Link Date",0,""
> >>>>>
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>> Player\Q828026",
> >>>>>"Description",, Windows Media Player Hotfix [See
> >> Q828026
> >>>> for more
> >>>>>information]
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>> Player\Q828026", "Locale",,
> >>>>>"ENU"
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>> Player\Q828026",
> >>>>>"IsInstalled",0x00010001, 01
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>> Player\Q828026",
> >>>>>"BuildDate",, "12/22/03"
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>> Player\Q828026",
> >>>>>"PlayerVersion",, "6.4"
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>>>Player\Q828026
> >> \FileList\File1", "FileName",, "msdxm.ocx"
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>>>Player\Q828026
> >> \FileList\File1", "Version",, "6.4.9.1128"
> >>>>>
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>> Player\Q828026",
> >>>>>"PlayerVersion",, "9"
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>>>Player\Q828026
> \FileList\File2", "FileName",, "wmp.dll"
> >>>>>HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media
> >>>>>Player\Q828026
> >> \FileList\File2", "Version",, "9.0.0.3075"
> >>>>>===
> >>>>>.... are they?  [Oh yeah - HKLM is shorthand for
> >>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, if you
> >>>>>weren't aware, and 0x10001 means that the value is a
> >>>> REG_DWORD value.]
> >>>>>
> >>>>>(And yes, that's a little bit of checking, but I had
> to
> >>>> hand-parse that out
> >>>>>of the QFE's INF for you, so I did a some work here
> >>>> too.  You do your side
> >>>>>and we'll call it even.  :)  )
> >>>>>
> >>>>>-Zach
> >>>>>-- 
> >>>>>(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> >>>>>See http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html for
> some
> >>>> helpful WMP info.
> >>>>>Following up to your post with the resolution is good
> >>>> netiquette.
> >>>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
> >> and
> >>>> confers no rights.
> >>>>>All e-mail to this account will bounce or be
> deleted -
> >>>> *use the newsgroups*.
> >>>>>--
> >>>>>"V. A. Schoepf" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >>>> wrote in message
> >>>>>news:020b01c3fbbf$c06621f0$3501280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>>>> My wpm.dll version is 9.0.0.3075 and msdxm.ocx is
> >>>>>> 6.4.9.1128.  V.A. Schoepf
> >>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>What are the version numbers of wmp.dll and
> msdxm.ocx
> >>>> on
> >>>>>> your system?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>-- 
> >>>>>>>(speaking for myself and doing this in my free
> time)
> >>>>>>>See http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html for
> >> some
> >>>>>> helpful WMP info.
> >>>>>>>Following up to your post with the resolution is
> good
> >>>>>> netiquette.
> >>>>>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no
> warranties,
> >>>> and
> >>>>>> confers no rights.
> >>>>>>>All e-mail to this account will bounce or be
> >> deleted -
> >>>>>> *use the newsgroups*.
> >>>>>>>--
> >>>>>>><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >>>>>>>news:11ad01c3f974$01640300$3a01280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>>>>>>I have Media Player 9 and am using XP.  Virginia
> A.
> >>>>>>>> Schoepf
> >>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>What version of WMP are you using on what OS?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>-- 
> >>>>>>>>>(speaking for myself and doing this in my free
> >> time)
> >>>>>>>>>See http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html for
> >>>> some
> >>>>>>>> helpful WMP info.
> >>>>>>>>>Following up to your post with the resolution is
> >> good
> >>>>>>>> netiquette.
> >>>>>>>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no
> >> warranties,
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>> confers no rights.
> >>>>>>>>>All e-mail to this account will bounce or be
> >>>> deleted -
> >>>>>>>> *use the newsgroups*.
> >>>>>>>>>--
> >>>>>>>>>"schoepfrw@msn.com"
> >>>>>>>> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >>>> message
> >>>>>>>>>news:1403301c3f836$87c6a1d0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>>>>>>>>I am having to re-download critical update KB
> >> 828026
> >>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>> Windows Media Player again and again.  I sse
> >> that a
> >>>>>> few
> >>>>>>>>>> others have had the same problem, but there
> seems
> >>>> to
> >>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>> no ansers at the web site.  Anyone have any
> >> ideas?
> >>>>>>>> V.A.
> >>>>>>>>>> Schoepf
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>.
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>.
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
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