Re-Install WMP 10 from WMP 11

Hope you can help…I’m running in the Windows XP Home format….Installed in my
computer is your InterVideo WinDVD Version 4.0-B11.386….I ran the Window
Media Player 10 for years with no problem and then “upgraded” to Version
11…This was more confusing to use than Version 10 and I followed Microsoft’s
instructions for rolling back to Version 10…If it helps, my problem is trying
to sync radio podcasts that I listen to…I get a Windows Error Message
#80010105 that reads “Server threw an exception”. It says this message comes
up “ when you try to synchronize a file that cannot be converted to the
format required by the devise. In this sceanerio, the file you are trying to
synchonize was encoded(compressed) by using an MPEG-2 codec and your devise
cannot play files in this format. Windows Media Player cannot convert the
file from the MPEG-2 format to the required format because a compatible
MPEG-2 decoder (also known as a DVD decoder) is not installed on your
computer. To solve the problem, you must install a compatible decoder..
It then lists “InterVideo WinDVD” as a compatible decoder…I’m pretty much
a novice at this, so I’m trying to find if the InterVideo WinDVD decoder is
still in my computer and if it is, how to “start” it or get it to work…It is
listed in my “Add/Delete Programs” in my “Control Panel” showing the version
# as previously mentioned…What is strange is that I can “sync” a podcast from
one radio station, but not one from another ( I only listen to these 2
different programs each day).

Thanks....Ron

Mailman Ron wrote:
> Hope you can help…I’m running in the Windows XP Home format….Installed in my
> computer is your InterVideo WinDVD Version 4.0-B11.386….I ran the Window
> Media Player 10 for years with no problem and then “upgraded” to Version
> 11…This was more confusing to use than Version 10 and I followed Microsoft’s
> instructions for rolling back to Version 10…If it helps, my problem is trying
> to sync radio podcasts that I listen to…I get a Windows Error Message
> #80010105 that reads “Server threw an exception”. It says this message comes
> up “ when you try to synchronize a file that cannot be converted to the
> format required by the devise. In this sceanerio, the file you are trying to
> synchonize was encoded(compressed) by using an MPEG-2 codec and your devise
> cannot play files in this format. Windows Media Player cannot convert the
> file from the MPEG-2 format to the required format because a compatible
> MPEG-2 decoder (also known as a DVD decoder) is not installed on your
> computer. To solve the problem, you must install a compatible decoder..
> It then lists “InterVideo WinDVD” as a compatible decoder…I’m pretty much
> a novice at this, so I’m trying to find if the InterVideo WinDVD decoder is
> still in my computer and if it is, how to “start” it or get it to work…It is
> listed in my “Add/Delete Programs” in my “Control Panel” showing the version
> # as previously mentioned…What is strange is that I can “sync” a podcast from
> one radio station, but not one from another ( I only listen to these 2
> different programs each day).
>
> Thanks....Ron
>
>
>
>

I just did this. If I remember, when I went to add/remove to uninstall
11, it asked if I wanted it to roll back to 10 and it did just that.

Burris,
It all worked fine according to all the "roll back"
instructions...but the error happens when I tried to sync on the new/old
Version 10...

"burris" wrote:

> Mailman Ron wrote:
> > Hope you can help…I’m running in the Windows XP Home format….Installed in my
> > computer is your InterVideo WinDVD Version 4.0-B11.386….I ran the Window
> > Media Player 10 for years with no problem and then “upgraded” to Version
> > 11…This was more confusing to use than Version 10 and I followed Microsoft’s
> > instructions for rolling back to Version 10…If it helps, my problem is trying
> > to sync radio podcasts that I listen to…I get a Windows Error Message
> > #80010105 that reads “Server threw an exception”. It says this message comes
> > up “ when you try to synchronize a file that cannot be converted to the
> > format required by the devise. In this sceanerio, the file you are trying to
> > synchonize was encoded(compressed) by using an MPEG-2 codec and your devise
> > cannot play files in this format. Windows Media Player cannot convert the
> > file from the MPEG-2 format to the required format because a compatible
> > MPEG-2 decoder (also known as a DVD decoder) is not installed on your
> > computer. To solve the problem, you must install a compatible decoder..
> > It then lists “InterVideo WinDVD” as a compatible decoder…I’m pretty much
> > a novice at this, so I’m trying to find if the InterVideo WinDVD decoder is
> > still in my computer and if it is, how to “start” it or get it to work…It is
> > listed in my “Add/Delete Programs” in my “Control Panel” showing the version
> > # as previously mentioned…What is strange is that I can “sync” a podcast from
> > one radio station, but not one from another ( I only listen to these 2
> > different programs each day).
> >
> > Thanks....Ron
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> I just did this. If I remember, when I went to add/remove to uninstall
> 11, it asked if I wanted it to roll back to 10 and it did just that.
>

Mailman Ron <MailmanRon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Burris,
> It all worked fine according to all the "roll back"
> instructions...but the error happens when I tried to sync on the new/old
> Version 10...

acquire the full WMP 10 installer and reinstall WMP 10 (on top of itself);
that usually always fixes it.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/wi...lDownloads.aspx

scroll down and choose _10_ explicitly, and then double check that that's
what it's actually sending. They seem to like forcing 11 on people even
when you (try to) ask for 10.

good luck...

You're right...I reinstalled WMP 10 and it seems to be working fine...Mailman
Ron

"frodo@theshire.net" wrote:

> Mailman Ron <MailmanRon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Burris,
> > It all worked fine according to all the "roll back"
> > instructions...but the error happens when I tried to sync on the new/old
> > Version 10...
>
> acquire the full WMP 10 installer and reinstall WMP 10 (on top of itself);
> that usually always fixes it.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/wi...lDownloads.aspx
>
> scroll down and choose _10_ explicitly, and then double check that that's
> what it's actually sending. They seem to like forcing 11 on people even
> when you (try to) ask for 10.
>
> good luck...
>
>

yep..when in doubt..first reinstall a fresh copy

On Feb 1, 7:35 pm, Mailman Ron <Mailman...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> You're right...I reinstalled WMP 10 and it seems to be working fine...Mailman
> Ron
>
>
>
> "f...@theshire.net" wrote:
> > Mailman Ron <Mailman...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > Burris,
> > > It all worked fine according to all the "roll back"
> > > instructions...but the error happens when I tried to sync on the new/old
> > > Version 10...
>
> > acquire the full WMP 10 installer and reinstall WMP 10 (on top of itself);
> > that usually always fixes it.
>
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/wi...lDownloads.aspx
>
> > scroll down and choose _10_ explicitly, and then double check that that's
> > what it's actually sending. They seem to like forcing 11 on people even
> > when you (try to) ask for 10.
>
> > good luck...- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

SmoothNinjaGirl <SmoothNinjaGirl@gmail.com> wrote:
> yep..when in doubt..first reinstall a fresh copy

and note that any hotfixes you HAD will be un-done; revisit WinUpdate
again after a reboot and do a Custom check for WMP 10 updates. [I'd
verify that the reinstall fixed all problems before getting the updates
tho, as it may be an update that "breaks" it again, and if you determine
this it true then you can use Add/Remove Programs to reverse specific that
update].