XP sp2.... can't install ... .can't uninstall........

Now it's screwing up other programs using WMP....
So much for the thorough testing of products before they go out....

Why do they have to make it freakin' impossible to uninstall?
I just kicked the dog I'm so pissed...(sorry pooch!)

Its the microsoft new tradition.. look at IE7 and Vista and Office 2007...

anyway.. do a system restore to a time before you installed WMP11
and your computer will be reverted back to WMP10

and then download and use www.gomplayer.com that is a superior player
than WMP11


"CreateMedia123" <CreateMedia123@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A3FB9AC0-7BEC-4809-AA43-D4920C66CB26@microsoft.com...
> XP sp2.... can't install ... .can't uninstall........
>
> Now it's screwing up other programs using WMP....
> So much for the thorough testing of products before they go out....
>
> Why do they have to make it freakin' impossible to uninstall?
> I just kicked the dog I'm so pissed...(sorry pooch!)
>

Good tip... MicroFox...

However, it's not letting me rollback at all.... no System Restore .. no
nothin'
There's some other crap going on ...and nothing from the board is helping....

I'm just so pissed at this crap right now... :-(


"MicroFox" wrote:

> Its the microsoft new tradition.. look at IE7 and Vista and Office 2007...
>
> anyway.. do a system restore to a time before you installed WMP11
> and your computer will be reverted back to WMP10
>
> and then download and use www.gomplayer.com that is a superior player
> than WMP11
>
>
> "CreateMedia123" <CreateMedia123@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A3FB9AC0-7BEC-4809-AA43-D4920C66CB26@microsoft.com...
> > XP sp2.... can't install ... .can't uninstall........
> >
> > Now it's screwing up other programs using WMP....
> > So much for the thorough testing of products before they go out....
> >
> > Why do they have to make it freakin' impossible to uninstall?
> > I just kicked the dog I'm so pissed...(sorry pooch!)
> >
>
>
>

http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#setup11
should be a good starting point here. Given the wmfdist11.log / wmp11.log ,
that should point to a particular problem with your system. Are there any
errors indicated there? I can try to parse them all for you, but there
should typically be pretty clear indicates at the end of those logs.

There's two uninstall mechanisms provides - System Restore and the normal
uninstall . If neither works, that should indicate something being pretty
horribly wrong with your system that no software would have much ability to
do much about. The calls to System Restore as documented on MSDN really are
pretty straight-forward - if System Restore isn't functional... something's
wrong, and that's not something wrong in WMP. =\

--
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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"CreateMedia123" <CreateMedia123@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A3FB9AC0-7BEC-4809-AA43-D4920C66CB26@microsoft.com...
> XP sp2.... can't install ... .can't uninstall........
>
> Now it's screwing up other programs using WMP....
> So much for the thorough testing of products before they go out....
>
> Why do they have to make it freakin' impossible to uninstall?
> I just kicked the dog I'm so pissed...(sorry pooch!)
>

That's funny... the only problem I've had began with WMP 11.....

WMP 10 was fine... and no other machine issues....Now at 87% install for
WMP11 the install dies.... I can't uninstall.... System Restore won't
restore.....ADD/Remove programs won't remove it.....and change OCX filenames
in registry is useless.....

Oh yeah, easy answer ... Something must be wrong with your machine....
Funny thing is, I see other people having the same freakin' problem......
But oh yeah, must be a personal machine issue... Couldn't be the POS
player....
MS would never do that.....

If nothing else... they need to make it "NOT" so much part of the freakin'
system so that you can't get rid of it......

But you're right... there is something wrong with my machine
................. WMP11!

:-)




"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#setup11
> should be a good starting point here. Given the wmfdist11.log / wmp11.log ,
> that should point to a particular problem with your system. Are there any
> errors indicated there? I can try to parse them all for you, but there
> should typically be pretty clear indicates at the end of those logs.
>
> There's two uninstall mechanisms provides - System Restore and the normal
> uninstall . If neither works, that should indicate something being pretty
> horribly wrong with your system that no software would have much ability to
> do much about. The calls to System Restore as documented on MSDN really are
> pretty straight-forward - if System Restore isn't functional... something's
> wrong, and that's not something wrong in WMP. =\
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "CreateMedia123" <CreateMedia123@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A3FB9AC0-7BEC-4809-AA43-D4920C66CB26@microsoft.com...
> > XP sp2.... can't install ... .can't uninstall........
> >
> > Now it's screwing up other programs using WMP....
> > So much for the thorough testing of products before they go out....
> >
> > Why do they have to make it freakin' impossible to uninstall?
> > I just kicked the dog I'm so pissed...(sorry pooch!)
> >
>
>
>

System Restore isn't anything from the WMP team. If it's not working,
something is wrong with your system. This may tie in to why a program newly
installed to your potentially corrupt system would not function effectively.
=) But speculation on the source is pretty irrelevant at this point--

It sounds like you really really need to refer to:
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#setup11
as pointed out. If it's failing at 87% or whatever, then hopefully your
setup log files should indicate that.

Given the wmfdist11.log / wmp11.log , that should point to a particular
problem with your system. Are there any
errors indicated there? I can try to parse them all for you, but there
should typically be pretty clear indicates at the end of those logs.


I'm probably the best person available to help you interpret those logs. So
let's focus on those. =)

-Zach
--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"CreateMedia123" <CreateMedia123@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3D2DBE32-FAF6-4E89-BE3A-69E55DB6C65A@microsoft.com...
> That's funny... the only problem I've had began with WMP 11.....
>
> WMP 10 was fine... and no other machine issues....Now at 87% install for
> WMP11 the install dies.... I can't uninstall.... System Restore won't
> restore.....ADD/Remove programs won't remove it.....and change OCX
> filenames
> in registry is useless.....
>
> Oh yeah, easy answer ... Something must be wrong with your machine....
> Funny thing is, I see other people having the same freakin' problem......
> But oh yeah, must be a personal machine issue... Couldn't be the POS
> player....
> MS would never do that.....
>
> If nothing else... they need to make it "NOT" so much part of the freakin'
> system so that you can't get rid of it......
>
> But you're right... there is something wrong with my machine
> ................ WMP11!
>
> :-)
>
>
>
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
>>
>> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#setup11
>> should be a good starting point here. Given the wmfdist11.log /
>> wmp11.log ,
>> that should point to a particular problem with your system. Are there
>> any
>> errors indicated there? I can try to parse them all for you, but there
>> should typically be pretty clear indicates at the end of those logs.
>>
>> There's two uninstall mechanisms provides - System Restore and the normal
>> uninstall . If neither works, that should indicate something being
>> pretty
>> horribly wrong with your system that no software would have much ability
>> to
>> do much about. The calls to System Restore as documented on MSDN really
>> are
>> pretty straight-forward - if System Restore isn't functional...
>> something's
>> wrong, and that's not something wrong in WMP. =\
>>
>> --
>> Speaking for myself only.
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>>
>> "CreateMedia123" <CreateMedia123@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:A3FB9AC0-7BEC-4809-AA43-D4920C66CB26@microsoft.com...
>> > XP sp2.... can't install ... .can't uninstall........
>> >
>> > Now it's screwing up other programs using WMP....
>> > So much for the thorough testing of products before they go out....
>> >
>> > Why do they have to make it freakin' impossible to uninstall?
>> > I just kicked the dog I'm so pissed...(sorry pooch!)
>> >
>>
>>
>>