Great news Joseph! I'll add this solution to the bag of tricks then!
Thanks for posting!
Jimmy.
| thanks so much jimmy! you were right on! uninstalled wmp,
| then reinstalled as default, reinstalled millionaire, now
| i've got my regis back! thanks so much!
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Joseph,
| >
| >Just in case you missed my 2nd reply ;-) ....
| >
| >Hi JP,
| >
| >Perhaps you installed a 3rd party media player and it
| mixed
| >up the associations. Uninstall Windows Media Player,
| then
| >download and install the latest one from Microsoft and
| allow
| >it to create the default file associations during
| installation. If
| >you still have problems download and install DX 9.0b as
| well.
| >
| >Keep your antivirus shut down while installed trusted
| products!
| >
| >--
| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| Shell / User
| >Jimmy S.
|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| >Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| >"JOSEPH PERRY" <
[email protected]>
| wrote in message |
[email protected]...
| >| i've tried system restore...the first thing i did was
| >| uninstall and then reinstalled so i have no saved game
| >| files...it's the "unable to use DirectShow" popup
| that's
| >| got stupmed...i'd never heard of directshow before
| seeing
| >| that...i'm to top it all off, i'm CLUELESS and a pc
| >| newbie! i appreciate the ideas though...anyhoo, what
| the
| >| heck is directshow anyway and why has it done this to
| me?
| >| i miss my regis!!!!
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Hi Joseph,
| >| >
| >| >Do you have a recent restore point you can go back to?
| >| >
| >| >Try Win XP's System Restore to return your system to a
| >| previously stable date:
| >| >
| >|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp
| >| /systemrestore.asp
| >| >
| >| >--
| >| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| >| Shell / User
| >| >Jimmy S.
| >|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >| >
| >| >Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
| >|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >| >MS Support at:
|
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor
| do I
| >| confer any rights.
| >|
| >_________________________________________________________
| >| >
| >| >"JOSEPH PERRY" <
[email protected]>
| >| wrote in message | >|
[email protected]...
| >| >| hi there!
| >| >| i had been playing this game for weeks w/o any
| >| >| problem...then, this morning, i start getting a
| popup
| >| >| saying "unable to use DirectShow"...HELP! i've got
| xp
| >| >| pro, 1 gig of ram, an amd athlon xp 2100+ pocessor,
| >| >| geforce 5200 ultra videocard (with directx 9),
| >| >| soundblaster audigy mpg+ soundcard...i'm stumped!
| HELP!
| >| >| thanks guys!
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
