Windows Media Player Porblems....

[Tom Massfeller]

Good morning - I have a Dell desktop computer, a few years old, Windows XP.

For a while now when I try to play a video using Windows Media Player, I get
an error saying, "Windows Media Player is not installed properly and must be
reinstalled." But most of the way thru the install I get another error
saying it "Failed to initialize properly(0x80000003)"

I've tried this a few times; always the same errors. Can I completely
uninstall Media Player, and then try reinstalling again, or is it an
integral part of Windows? If I can uninstall it, where do I go to do it?

Any suggestions would be appreciated............ Thanks & Best
Regards.................<TOM>

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please see if the following helps:

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?lnk=hpsg&hl=en&q=0x80000003+windows+media+player

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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[Guest]

Download a new/fresh copy of WMP10 and install it overtop of your
present copy, it is designed to be reinstalled overtop itself.
WMP10 Download (12.07Mb)
http://www.download.com/Windows-Media-Player/3000-2139_4-10315037.html?tag=stbc.gp

 

[Tom Massfeller]

Thanks, guys, it worked........... Best Regards.......... <TOM>

 

[Tom Massfeller]

I've tried twice to re-install WMP10 over what is already on my computer.
but get an error saying
"A more recent version of Windows Media Player is already installed.
A more recent version of Windows Media Player is running on your computer.
Setup cannot continue"
Does that mean that I may have by mistake downloaded a newer prototype, and
my computer is having trouble with it??

Thanks........................... <TOM>

(Another question: When I begin File Download, and get the question, "Do You
want to run of save this file?", what does that really mean, what's the
difference?? In this instance I clicked on "run").............. Thanks
again!!