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Old 03-07-2007, 04:15 PM
Dean-Dean
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Re: wmp vista lack of visualisations

Correction. One more time, and then I'm giving up.

To UNregister, type:

regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Visualizations\nullvis.dll"


"dean-dean" wrote:
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> Correction (I got an extra space in the command to unregister a
> visualization). To UNregister, type:
>
> regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\Windows Media
> Player\Visualizations\nullvis.dll"
>
> where nullvis.dll is the name of of the visualization's dll you are
> unregistering.
>
> These steps, noted in my previous post, are only nececessary if you no
> longer have the installer for the visualization, which would normally do the
> registering for you, or if you wish to get rid of a visualization in Windows
> Media Player, and there's no option to do so.
>
>
>
> "dean-dean" <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49E31399-18DF-4945-9EC4-1C9702219C5D@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > Copying and pasting to the Visualizations folder is fine, but the dll's
> > also have to be registered. E.g., run Command Prompt as Administrator (by
> > right-clicking on the Command Prompt shortcut), and type:
> >
> > regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Media
> > Player\Visualizations\nullvis.dll"
> >
> > (the quotes are necessary, as shown).
> >
> > where nullvis.dll is the name of the particular visualization's dll
> > (substitute nullvis.dll for the actual name of the dll you are
> > registering). Press enter on you keyboard.
> >
> >
> > Not all visualizations may work, in which case, to remove it from the
> > Media Player, run Command Prompt as Administrator, and type:
> >
> > regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\Windows Media
> > Player\Visualizations\nullvis.dll"
> >
> > Press enter on you keyboard.
> >
> >
> > "richardman" <richardman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:74682B3D-22FA-48D7-A462-FC03C14D3202@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> >> anyone know how to import/copy visualisations from wmp in winxp to wmp in
> >> win
> >> vista ultimate please? vista has an appaulingly small number of visuals,
> >> i
> >> have tried copy/paste from the visualisation folder from one o/s to the
> >> other, but that didnt work. are there hidden dll files somewhere?
> >> help please!! :([/color]
> >[/color]
>
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Old 03-07-2007, 04:15 PM