Windows Media Player 11 - Options Tab

[Guest]

When I open WMP11 and click TOOLS - OPTIONS, I only have one tab: BURN.

So... what happened to the RIP tab, so I can select a RIP location and format?

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

What happened to your system, what was installed, before this started
happening?

What you're seeing means that something is wrong with your system. It is
not normal.

 

[Guest]

It has been this way since my Vista Ultimate clean install. I reloaded on a
formatted drive last week.

Vista doesn't allow an uninstall/reinstall of WMP, so I think Iw ill have to
reinstall Vista completely! (Great planning there.)

Any way around a complete reinstall?

I am just glad I built the system myself. My friend's brand new $2000 Sony
Vaio doesn't get the OS disk with it... so every Vista glitch that requires a
reinstall he has to take it back to the store for a few days. nice.

I am attaching a link to the screencap of my TOOL - OPTIONS display.

SCREENCAP: http://www.scott-adams.com/images/WMP11Options.jpg

 

[Guest]

OK... it seems that Windows is defaulting to using the x32 version of Media
Player that is on my system instead of the x64 version. The 64-bit version
has everything appearing correctly.

But, I cannot uninstall, remove or delete the x32 version. So, I have to
manually reassociate evry file type.

Why would Vista64 install both versions? I reformatted the drive before the
Vista install.

 

[Frank]

OK... it seems that Windows is defaulting to using the x32 version of Media
Player that is on my system instead of the x64 version. The 64-bit version
has everything appearing correctly.

But, I cannot uninstall, remove or delete the x32 version. So, I have to
manually reassociate evry file type.

Why would Vista64 install both versions? I reformatted the drive before the
Vista install.

That doesn't make any sense.
Are you dual booting?
Where are the two versions located (each .exe)?
Frank

 

[Jane C]

Frank, 64 bit Vista always contains both a 64 bit and a 32 bit version of
Media Player, as well as IE. The 32 bit versions are usually set as
default. 64 bit ones are in Program Files, 32 bit ones in Program Files
(x86).

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Vista doesn't allow an uninstall/reinstall of WMP, so I think Iw ill have
to
reinstall Vista completely! (Great planning there.)

The system is designed to make that unnecessary, much like you shouldn't
ever need to reinstall Media Center or Sound Recorder.

Any way around a complete reinstall?

Will follow up to your other post...

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

That's quite interesting. That sounds as if you potentially have incorrect
DLL registration. You wouldn't want to put a dump of your registry in some
place I can get at it, would you? I would like to look at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
and examine some stuff.

 

[Frank]

Frank, 64 bit Vista always contains both a 64 bit and a 32 bit version
of Media Player, as well as IE. The 32 bit versions are usually set as
default. 64 bit ones are in Program Files, 32 bit ones in Program Files
(x86).

Thanks Jane, I did not know that! So if the default is the 32bit and you
delete the .exe what will happen?
frank

 

[Frank]

Frank, 64 bit Vista always contains both a 64 bit and a 32 bit version
of Media Player, as well as IE. The 32 bit versions are usually set as
default. 64 bit ones are in Program Files, 32 bit ones in Program Files
(x86).

Question:
How can I tell which is which...other than location?
THX
Frank

 

[Guest]

Not sure which other post, so I will continue the chat here.

I don't have an FTP server to share the reg file, but if you tell me where
to send it, I would share it.

My problem is that Vista tends to default tothe 32 version and you do not
seem to be able to change that in the system. When I open "default
programs," I can change the settings, etc., for Internet Exploer, but I
cannot change all IE onter to go to IE64. The same for WMP. I suppose I
cculd manually go through and reassociate every file extrnsion, but that will
take me HOURS.

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

System file protection should prevent you from deleting that file, since
that would not be a good thing to do. If you do hack your way to deleting
that file, it will just break things. If you're trying to set 64bit as
default, that's possible (at least for WMP) and does not require deleting
anything.

 

[Frank]

System file protection should prevent you from deleting that file, since
that would not be a good thing to do. If you do hack your way to deleting
that file, it will just break things. If you're trying to set 64bit as
default, that's possible (at least for WMP) and does not require deleting
anything.

Thanks Zach:
BTW, how can I identify the x32 from the x64? Which files will have a
different build number...the exe's?
Frank

 

[Guest]

Frank:
Press Shift/Ctrl/Esc to bring up Task Manager.
Go to the processes Tab.
32-bit app's have an *32 to the right of the process name.
That way you can tell which WMP is running.
Carlos

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

A: Either you can use something like FileFront, MegaUpload, etc , or you can
send the file to at zachdms at hotmail dotty com (over Messenger or Hotmail
if you'd like).

B: You could do it that way, but why? =)

If you want to use the 64bit version of WMP as the default player on Vista
64-bit, run "unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:64" from an ELEVATED (admin) cmd.exe
prompt and then set registry value
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\wmplayer.exe, "Path" to be "%Programfiles%\Windows Media Player". To
undo that, reset the "Path" value and then run "unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:32"
from an elevated cmd.exe prompt.

I'm not certain about how to do this within IE....

The big caveat:
* Most third party vendors don't have 64bit versions of their components
ready yet. So while your drivers are probably available now, most 3rd party
codecs (and filters) won't be available yet.

-Zach

 

[Frank]

Frank:
Press Shift/Ctrl/Esc to bring up Task Manager.
Go to the processes Tab.
32-bit app's have an *32 to the right of the process name.
That way you can tell which WMP is running.
Carlos

:

Thanks Carlos!
Frank

 

[Guest]

Emailed you a link to the reg file

 

[Guest]

So if I have a junked-up registry, I guess my options are:

1.) Roll back to a very old restore point -- as I have been having problems
for a while. But, as a bonus, this may leave me with hundreds of orphaned
programs out there that will no longer function -- or so I would assume.

2.) Scrap it all and reinstall Vista.

The full back-up solution in Vista -- I am guessing-- would just back up my
bad registry and then reinstall it when I restored the back-up file. Correct?

Scott

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

I never got that link, sorry. You may want to resend... ?

 

[Guest]

Just resent it.... my email is scott at scott [dash] adams dotty com. In
case your spam filter catches me!

I would post it here... but I am not sure if it contains anything I should
keep secure.