Re: Need to install wmp 9 after wmp10 beta was deleted, how?

From: Chris Lanier [MVP] (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:17:03 -0500

Cool, one last thing, lose the CAPS when posting. It kind of hard to read.
:) 

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"aaronlev" <aaronlev@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> TO CHRIS AND ZACHD:  THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND, COURTEOUS RESPONSES TO
MY PREDICAMENT. I RESEARCHED THE SITES YOU SUGGESTED AND REINSTALLED WMP10,
GOT ANOTHER ERROR, THEN REBOOTED AND REINSTALLED AND REBOOTED AND REMOVED
CODEC APPLICATION PRIOR TO THE LAST DDWNLOAD AND REBOOT.  AND IT
WORKED!!!!!!!!  THANKS AGAIN AND BLESS YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND KINDNESS
AND BRILLIANT INTELLECT!!!!
>                                 AARON LEV
>
> "Chris Lanier [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Okay, first please see...
> > http://www.zachd.com/pss/pss.html#wmp10rollback
> >
> > Second, their was/still is a *disclaimer* on the WMP 10 beta Download
Site.
> > I'm guessing you missed it.
> > http://msmvps.com/chrisl/archive/2004/07/04/9553.aspx
> >
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> > "aaronlev" <aaronlev@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:29296294-A7A6-46E6-A1D0-F6E23D194F7A@microsoft.com...
> > > \`
> > > OK, THANKS FOR THE INFO.  NOW THAT I PREVENTED ROLLBACK FROM WORKING,
IS
> > THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO TO GET WMP 9 ?  I SUPPOSE I COULD REINSTALL
> > WINDOWS XP ANEW AND LOSE MY STORED INFO.  I'VE BACKED UP MY FILES USING
> > BACKITUP, BUT THAT WAS AFTER I SCREWED UP BY USING REGEDIT. THE BACKUP
> > PROGRAM THROUGH NERO RESTORED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
> > > I TRIED TO UPGRADE WIN XP PRO BY UPGRADING USING THE CD, HOWEVER, THAT
> > IGNORED THE DAMAGED WMP PROGRAM.
> > >  I ALSO TRIED TO DOWNLOAD WMP 10 BETA AGAIN, BUT MICROSOFT GAVE AN
ERROR
> > MESSAGE AND EXITED.
> > >  SURELY, MICROSOFT MUST HAVE SOME WORK-AROUND PROCEDURE, AFTER ALL
THERE
> > WERE NO CAVEATS PROVIDED TO ALERT USERS TO THIS PREDICAMENT.
> > > ANY BRILLIANT THOUGHTS ON THE PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
> > >
> > > "zachd [ms]" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > WMP10 contains code to rollback.  If you "deleted" WMP by hand
yourself,
> > > > you've just totally broken rollback via deleting the key rollback
files.
> > > >
> > > > DON'T MUNGE THE FILES YOURSELF.  THIS IS A BAD IDEA.  =)
> > > >
> > > > I respect where you're coming from, but it's a tricky world to
> > negotiate:
> > > > while the insanities that you the user have to put up with get
hellishly
> > > > confusing, there's reasons behind those insanities.
> > > >
> > > > Take WMP10-beta issues to the microsoft.public.windowsmedia.beta
> > newsgroup
> > > > anyways - they're being tracked there.  =)
> > > >
> > > > -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*.
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> > > > "aaronlev" <aaronlev@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:72ABC6E9-D735-4DCC-955F-262DE4F534AF@microsoft.com...
> > > > >
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > aaronlev
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >

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