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

[Tim.T]

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

 

[sgopus]

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.

 

[Tim Meddick]

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.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Patient (demonstrating): "Doctor, it hurts when I do this!"
Doctor: "Don't do that."

Don't do that!

 

[Tim.T]

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

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.

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