Windows media play is missing from AutoPlay

G

Guest

After upgrading from XP Home to Vista Home Premium, the machine is missing
all of the choices in AutoPlay that deal with aspects of Windows Media Player.

Gone are:
Play audio CD using Windows Media Player
Rip music from CD using Windows Media Player

So far we have tried:
sfc/scannow which report no integrity problems
download / reinstall WMP which will not install an older version over the
installed version

Also, Windows Media Player icons did not automatically setup after the
install, so I went into the directory and ran the setup_wm.exe file

How can I get the Window Media Player functionality back?
 
G

Guest

The CD player is there, can be seen, and indeed works. It is the AutoRun
menu that has no Microsoft Media Player listings.
 
R

Rick Rogers

Hi,

I only asked because those options would be missing if the system didn't see
an optical drive installed. Have you gone into the autoplay options in the
control panel and checked setting there yet?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
G

Guest

Opening AutoPlay in the control panel gives no choice for Windows Media
Player, just Windows Media Center.
 
G

Guest

WMP is missing from the choices in AutoPlay for audio CDs, strange perhaps,
but true.

Bruce
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Bruce,

Download wmp_handlers_vista.reg from this link:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/wmp_handlers_vista.reg

Save the file to Desktop. Right-click on the file and choose "Merge". Answer the prompts.

See if the WMP entries are restored in the AutoPlay dialog.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



WMP is missing from the choices in AutoPlay for audio CDs, strange perhaps,
but true.

Bruce
 
G

Guest

Perfect, that set of registry entries was exactly what was missing, and now
the settings are there and Media Player works as on other Vista machines.

Any thoughts on what might have happened to miss the registry entries during
the XP Home to Vista Home Premium upgrade?

Bruce
-----------

Ramesh said:
Bruce,

Download wmp_handlers_vista.reg from this link:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/wmp_handlers_vista.reg

Save the file to Desktop. Right-click on the file and choose "Merge". Answer the prompts.

See if the WMP entries are restored in the AutoPlay dialog.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



WMP is missing from the choices in AutoPlay for audio CDs, strange perhaps,
but true.

Bruce



Rick Rogers said:
Hi,

Under Audio CD? WMP is not listed?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
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R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Excellent! No idea why the entries were missing during the upgrade though.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Perfect, that set of registry entries was exactly what was missing, and now
the settings are there and Media Player works as on other Vista machines.

Any thoughts on what might have happened to miss the registry entries during
the XP Home to Vista Home Premium upgrade?

Bruce
-----------

Ramesh said:
Bruce,

Download wmp_handlers_vista.reg from this link:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/wmp_handlers_vista.reg

Save the file to Desktop. Right-click on the file and choose "Merge". Answer the prompts.

See if the WMP entries are restored in the AutoPlay dialog.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



WMP is missing from the choices in AutoPlay for audio CDs, strange perhaps,
but true.

Bruce



Rick Rogers said:
Hi,

Under Audio CD? WMP is not listed?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
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Z

zachd [MSFT]

You probably got put into a Hide mode for WMP - the Set Program Access and
Defaults allows you to Hide/Show the player, and if you do Hide WMP, it
Hides the AutoPlay handlers. Re-Showing WMP would have brought them back
too. =)

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

BDF said:
Perfect, that set of registry entries was exactly what was missing, and
now
the settings are there and Media Player works as on other Vista machines.

Any thoughts on what might have happened to miss the registry entries
during
the XP Home to Vista Home Premium upgrade?

Bruce
-----------

Ramesh said:
Bruce,

Download wmp_handlers_vista.reg from this link:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/wmp_handlers_vista.reg

Save the file to Desktop. Right-click on the file and choose "Merge".
Answer the prompts.

See if the WMP entries are restored in the AutoPlay dialog.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



WMP is missing from the choices in AutoPlay for audio CDs, strange
perhaps,
but true.

Bruce



Rick Rogers said:
Hi,

Under Audio CD? WMP is not listed?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

Opening AutoPlay in the control panel gives no choice for Windows
Media
Player, just Windows Media Center.

:

Hi,

I only asked because those options would be missing if the system
didn't
see
an optical drive installed. Have you gone into the autoplay options
in
the
control panel and checked setting there yet?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

The CD player is there, can be seen, and indeed works. It is the
AutoRun
menu that has no Microsoft Media Player listings.

:

Hi,

Is the CD drive seen in Windows Explorer and/or Device Manager?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

After upgrading from XP Home to Vista Home Premium, the machine
is
missing
all of the choices in AutoPlay that deal with aspects of
Windows
Media
Player.

Gone are:
Play audio CD using Windows Media Player
Rip music from CD using Windows Media Player

So far we have tried:
sfc/scannow which report no integrity problems
download / reinstall WMP which will not install an older
version
over
the
installed version

Also, Windows Media Player icons did not automatically setup
after
the
install, so I went into the directory and ran the setup_wm.exe
file

How can I get the Window Media Player functionality back?
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