Re: Reinstalling Windows Media Player 11



On Aug 27, 8:45 pm, Bob <B...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I finally got some smarts and went to Dell support, found a Sound device for
my PC , DL it and installed same.  It now works.  It proves there is a way to
fix stuff if you are persistent.

I am glad to hear that your problem now is solved back at XP. My guess
now is that some software was not reinstalled when you went to Vista.
I also have a Dell that is a few years old. It came with many CDs of
programs that you often have to reinstall if you do a clean install of
the OS. Not all computers these days supply backup CDs, but use other
methods. Some of the software comes from Microsoft, and much from Dell
and others. So do not be surprised if something else will not work now
that you are back at XP. If so, brush up on how to reinstall Dell and
other programs and hope you saved all of the CDs if that is the way
Dell provided for backup on your computer. My guess is that you had
the same problem when you went from XP to Vista. I did not think of
that then, because I was not aware you had just updated to Vista. If
you go back to Vista, it is quite likely you will have to install some
programs again. At least on my Dell computer, there was a backup CD or
two for various drivers needed for many things to operate properly.
.



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