Problem with Windows XP Video Powertoy

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Ralph E. Brown

It will not work when using the WMP 10 Series... only the
9 Series. What can we do to correct the problem??

I am anxious to try out the Screen Saver.
 
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Rehan

Ralph said:
It will not work when using the WMP 10 Series... only the
9 Series. What can we do to correct the problem??

I am anxious to try out the Screen Saver.
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If you had WMP9 before installing 10 one option you might like to consider
is to downgrade your WMP10 to 9.

From Control Panel -> Add remove programs select Show Updates on the top and
locate WMP10 to uninstall.
 
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Ralph E. Brown

I won't down-grade my media player 10 series to a 9
series... I never look back, only go forward. I was
hoping there was a patch or maybe a modification I could
make in a text file or other... I do know computers
extremely well, I've been working on computers and
(experimented) writing software for BASIC and DOS long
before Microsoft ever launched Windows.

Thanks for your help.
 
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Rehan

Ralph said:
I won't down-grade my media player 10 series to a 9
series...
Click to expand...

Fair enough.
I do know computers
extremely well, I've been working on computers and
(experimented) writing software for BASIC and DOS long
before Microsoft ever launched Windows.
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It seems MS developers hard coded the version number check into their
screensaver code to be something like (psuedo code):

if(wmp_version != 9)
show_error...

all they need to do to fix it is to re write the above as:

if(wmp_version < 9)
show_error...

However since you are a software developer too, how about a little fun
project of developing the screensaver yourself? It shouldnt be too hard.

Please post back any progress you make :)
 
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Ralph E. Brown

i'll try that... just didn't want to do anything to
infringe or step over the line where copyrights were
concerned.

thanks again for your help... you're doing a super fine
job!!

Ralph
 
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Graham Hughes

We have many who would like this, so if you can do it that would be great.
Although MS are aware of the problem, I doubt it is very high on their list
to sort, as aren't the power toys external?

Graham

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
 
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Ralph E. Brown

yes it is supported by Microsoft and no the PowerToys I am
referring to is a program... not a piece of hardware.

Windows XP Powertoy co-joins Windows XP Creativity Fun
Packs. (used to create screensavers and wallpaper with
the full use of sound and video) the only problem is,
only Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 series is supported
on the system... not the 10 series.

ok?? hope you guys understand the problem now.
 
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Guest

If anyone has figured a way for folks who don't write code to get around this
incompatability, please let me know - I'd like to be able to use the XP Video
screensaver with my WMP10.
Thx
 
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Rehan

The video screensaver powertoy has been silently updated recently and I
beleive it now works with WMP10. Let us know if you can verify this?
 
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Guest

Thx for the links! Unfortunately, I'm having the same problem no matter where
I d/l it from. The installer is being interrupted by the validation process
and keeps prompting me to restart the install, only to repeat the same flaw.
Why is the validation stopping the install?
 

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