how do I delete and/or move Windows Media Player?

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I have Windows Media Player installed in two places: C: and V: drives. I
prefer the V: location, so when I tried to delete the WMP files in C:, the
Windows File Protection restored them immediately (is it supposed to do
that? I thought it only did that for important files...).

So how do I remove WMP from C: drive completely without the damn Windows
File Protection from kicking in and restoring them again? Deleting the files
isn't the problem; it's the WFP that reverses any changes I make which is
the problem.

Cheers,
Tim
 
Yes it's supposed to do that, WMP is part of the operating system.
I'm suprised you have two different installs of WMP, how did you manage that?
I would think it would cause conflicts.
 
If you have a "Windows Media Player" folder on drive [V:]

Even though it is quite possible to 'start' WMPlayer by [clicking on] going to the
wmplayer.exe in the [V:] drive.

It is very doubtfull (nay impossible) that WMP is registered [installed] to that
drive.

All the WMP files will be registered to the "Windows Media Player" folder on drive
[C:] and NOT on drive [V:]

If it were installed to drive [V:] it would be THOSE files to which Windows File
Protection would replace and you would be able to delete the [other] ones it did not
recognize.

Since Win File Protect IS in operation on the [C:] files - it is THOSE files that are
the ones currently being used.

You will find that you can copy the file 'wmplayer.exe' to ANY folder and
double-click on it and WMP will start - but it will be using the files in the
"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player" folder.

You can double check all of this by searching the registry for "wmplayer.exe" and you
will come up with the full path of C:\.....\.. and not V:\.....\.. for it every
time...

DO NOT TRY TO DELETE ANYTHING IN THE WMP FOLDER ON [C:] DRIVE AGAIN

You will end up loosing it and having to reinstall - if it's not too messed up by
then!

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
 
Patient (demonstrating): "Doctor, it hurts when I do this!"
Doctor: "Don't do that."

Don't do that!
 
If I recall, it doesn't really give you an option to where you want WMP
installed during the installation process; it seems to go to C: directly. So
what you're all saying is it can't be done? Okey dokey.

Why are people freaking out that I'm deleting files in the WMP folder? It's
just a media player. It's not like I'm trying to remove files from Windows,
System, System32. I'm dumb but not that dumb, heh.

BTW: I've tried changing the default registry keys for the WMP location and
they too get changed back to the original keys automatically.

Tim
Tim Meddick said:
If you have a "Windows Media Player" folder on drive [V:]

Even though it is quite possible to 'start' WMPlayer by [clicking on] going to the
wmplayer.exe in the [V:] drive.

It is very doubtfull (nay impossible) that WMP is registered [installed] to that
drive.

All the WMP files will be registered to the "Windows Media Player" folder on drive
[C:] and NOT on drive [V:]

If it were installed to drive [V:] it would be THOSE files to which Windows File
Protection would replace and you would be able to delete the [other] ones it did not
recognize.

Since Win File Protect IS in operation on the [C:] files - it is THOSE files that are
the ones currently being used.

You will find that you can copy the file 'wmplayer.exe' to ANY folder and
double-click on it and WMP will start - but it will be using the files in the
"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player" folder.

You can double check all of this by searching the registry for "wmplayer.exe" and you
will come up with the full path of C:\.....\.. and not V:\.....\.. for it every
time...

DO NOT TRY TO DELETE ANYTHING IN THE WMP FOLDER ON [C:] DRIVE AGAIN

You will end up loosing it and having to reinstall - if it's not too messed up by
then!

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




Tim.T said:
I have Windows Media Player installed in two places: C: and V: drives. I
prefer the V: location, so when I tried to delete the WMP files in C:, the
Windows File Protection restored them immediately (is it supposed to do
that? I thought it only did that for important files...).

So how do I remove WMP from C: drive completely without the damn Windows
File Protection from kicking in and restoring them again? Deleting the files
isn't the problem; it's the WFP that reverses any changes I make which is
the problem.

Cheers,
Tim
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