WMP 10 on Win2K3 R2 AFTER SP2 having problems...

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i just installed this service pack 2 for win2k3 r2 and i don't know if this
is the reason or something else but i now have this strange playback problem
on windows media player 10 (which is also weird, cause i thought sp2
installed wmp 11). i am trying to view a microsoft webcast (.wmv file) and
it sound HORRIBLE (like its in a tunnel, echoing, and faint etc.).

also, i tried uninstalling sp2 but it keeps saying it can't find a file
(event log shows error id=4375 spmsg.dll). i also tried reinstalling and it
succeeded but still wmv playback problems and uninstall does not work. anyway
to 'force' an sp2 uninstall with some little known utility?

the .wmv files do playback fine on WMP on another pc and i downloaded
quicktime and played music video and it worked fine thats how i have figured
it to be WMP. also, reinstalled soundmax drivers but since the quicktime
worked i figured it wasnt that and it wasnt. could it be a codec or
something? very weird!!

any ideas?
.

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