Re: media toolbar is inactive

From: Chris Lanier [MVP] (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 12/02/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 20:08:45 -0600

I do hope you will take the needed steps for them to address this as a bug.
This means calling Product Support. 

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"defiance" <defiance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:4154E699-317C-4F23-BBD5-6ED4F80F2A35@microsoft.com...
> As a note, I've tried the following:
> -Turn off media toolbar
> -reboot
> -redownload mp from the mp site
> -install
> -reboot again
> -turn on toolbar
> -tried
>
> Still same results.  Still greyed out buttons, still keeps playing after 
> it
> closes.  Don't mind the playing, whatever; but those buttons are annoying.
> Given the amount of posts regarding this topic, I do hope MS has 
> acknowleged
> that this is in fact a real bug, and are working to resolve it...  A
> workaround would be nice too...
>
> "defiance" wrote:
>
>> I'm having the exact same problem (both aspects) as well, myself.  I've
>> rebooted many times since this started; it's been a week or two. 
>> Actually,
>> for me this started a while after I updated to 10, not immediately 
>> after...
>>
>> "GinaG [ms]" wrote:
>>
>> > Have you rebooted the computer after installing WMP10?
>> >
>> > -- 
>> > thanks,
>> > ginag [MS]
>> >
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>> > "kenbo" <kenbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:0F11C768-E91B-4536-B1FD-A0ACA600F5C9@microsoft.com...
>> > > I have enjoyed using the windows media player toolbar in the past, 
>> > > but it
>> > all
>> > > the buttons are now grayed out after I installed MP10.
>> > >
>> > > also, which might be related, if I close the player, it keeps playing
>> > music
>> > > until I reopen the player and specifically stop the music (from CD)
>> > >
>> > > have tried reinstalling but have the same behaviour
>> > > -- 
>> > > kenbo
>> >
>> >
>> >