I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
Vista" but there is no download link. How can I get it on my system?

Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
and the WMP icon will magically appear. Then right-click on the icon
and select "Pin to Start Menu".


Mike W wrote:[color=blue]
> I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
> Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
> Vista" but there is no download link. How can I get it on my system?[/color]

On Sep 27, 5:17*pm, Leroy <le...@earthlink.net> wrote:[color=blue]
> Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
> and the WMP icon will magically appear. *Then right-click on the icon
> and select "Pin to Start Menu".
>
>
>
> MikeWwrote:[color=green]
> > I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
> > Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
> > Vista" but there is no download link. *How can I get it on my system?[/color][/color]

Nope. Not there. I wonder if I disabled it somehow. XP used to have
an "add windows components" thing where you could pull off programs
from the installation disc. Would something like that be possible?

On Sep 27, 5:17*pm, Leroy <le...@earthlink.net> wrote:[color=blue]
> Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
> and the WMP icon will magically appear. *Then right-click on the icon
> and select "Pin to Start Menu".
>
>
>
> MikeWwrote:[color=green]
> > I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
> > Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
> > Vista" but there is no download link. *How can I get it on my system?[/color][/color]

Check out this page:

[url]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/thread/22ce1aa9-f997-4e99-9f47-19e1a1fe11a9[/url]

There is a HUGE number of people with this problem.

Just go on line and re-download the program and re-install the program back
onto your computer.
Steve

"Mike W" <gmichaelw******.com> wrote in message
news:fd93c8df-4143-44b6-8821-74276e7e6429@c3g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> On Sep 27, 5:17 pm, Leroy <le...@earthlink.net> wrote:[color=green]
>> Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
>> and the WMP icon will magically appear. Then right-click on the icon
>> and select "Pin to Start Menu".
>>
>>
>>
>> MikeWwrote:[color=darkred]
>> > I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
>> > Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
>> > Vista" but there is no download link. How can I get it on my system?[/color][/color]
>
> Nope. Not there. I wonder if I disabled it somehow. XP used to have
> an "add windows components" thing where you could pull off programs
> from the installation disc. Would something like that be possible?[/color]

"Mike W" <gmichaelw******.com> wrote in message
news:e7207291-4451-4893-81b9-87b1b954650d@o21g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> On Sep 27, 5:17 pm, Leroy <le...@earthlink.net> wrote:[color=green]
>> Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
>> and the WMP icon will magically appear. Then right-click on the icon
>> and select "Pin to Start Menu".
>>
>>
>>
>> MikeWwrote:[color=darkred]
>> > I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
>> > Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
>> > Vista" but there is no download link. How can I get it on my system?[/color][/color]
>
> Check out this page:
>
> [url]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/thread/22ce1aa9-f997-4e99-9f47-19e1a1fe11a9[/url]
>
> There is a HUGE number of people with this problem.[/color]

That's a long thread about people having trouble running
Windows Media Player whereas you say you can't find Windows
Media Player - two different problems.

Are you running 32bit or 64bit Vista?

The 32bit version has it here:
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player

(I don't know about the path in 64bit versions.)

On 9/30/09, Dave-UK posted:[color=blue]
> "Mike W" <gmichaelw******.com> wrote in message
> news:e7207291-4451-4893-81b9-87b1b954650d@o21g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>> On Sep 27, 5:17 pm, Leroy <le...@earthlink.net> wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
>>> and the WMP icon will magically appear. Then right-click on the icon
>>> and select "Pin to Start Menu".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> MikeWwrote:
>>> > I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
>>> > Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
>>> > Vista" but there is no download link. How can I get it on my system?[/color]
>>
>> Check out this page:
>>
>> [url]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/thread/22ce1aa9-f997-4e99-9f47-19e1a1fe11a9[/url]
>>
>> There is a HUGE number of people with this problem.[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> That's a long thread about people having trouble running
> Windows Media Player whereas you say you can't find Windows
> Media Player - two different problems.[/color]
[color=blue]
> Are you running 32bit or 64bit Vista?[/color]
[color=blue]
> The 32bit version has it here:
> C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player[/color]
[color=blue]
> (I don't know about the path in 64bit versions.)[/color]

"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" on my 64-bit Home
Premium.

But oddly enough, I also have
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe".

I got both strings by navigating to them, copying as path, and pasting
here.

The properties panels show the same version IDs, but slightly different
lengths.

--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com

On Sep 30, 11:59*pm, Gene E. Bloch <lett...@someplace.invalid> wrote:[color=blue]
> On 9/30/09, Dave-UK posted:
>
>
>[color=green]
> > "Mike W" <gmicha...******.com> wrote in message
> >news:e7207291-4451-4893-81b9-87b1b954650d@o21g2000vbl.googlegroups.com....[color=darkred]
> >> On Sep 27, 5:17 pm, Leroy <le...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>> Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
> >>> and the WMP icon will magically appear. *Then right-click on the icon
> >>> and select "Pin to Start Menu".[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>> MikeWwrote:
> >>> > I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
> >>> > Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
> >>> > Vista" but there is no download link. *How can I get it on my system?[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> Check out this page:[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>[url]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/threa[/url]....[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> There is a HUGE number of people with this problem.[/color]
> > That's a long thread about people having trouble running
> > Windows Media Player whereas you say you can't find Windows
> > Media Player - two different problems.
> > Are you running 32bit or 64bit Vista?
> > The 32bit version has it here:
> > C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player
> > (I don't know about the path in 64bit versions.)[/color]
>
> "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" on my 64-bit Home
> Premium.
>
> But oddly enough, I also have
> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe".
>
> I got both strings by navigating to them, copying as path, and pasting
> here.
>
> The properties panels show the same version IDs, but slightly different
> lengths.
>
> --
> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com[/color]

It seems that any programs / applications that install themselves into
"C:\Program Files (x86)\" folder are the 32 bit versions. 32 bit
versions seem to be smaller than their 64 bit "equivalent."

On 10/01/09, smlunatick posted:[color=blue]
> On Sep 30, 11:59špm, Gene E. Bloch <lett...@someplace.invalid> wrote:[color=green]
>> On 9/30/09, Dave-UK posted:
>>
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>> "Mike W" <gmicha...******.com> wrote in message
>>> news:e7207291-4451-4893-81b9-87b1b954650d@o21g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
>>>> On Sep 27, 5:17 pm, Leroy <le...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>> Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
>>>>> and the WMP icon will magically appear. šThen right-click on the icon
>>>>> and select "Pin to Start Menu".[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>>> MikeWwrote:
>>>>>> I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
>>>>>> Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
>>>>>> Vista" but there is no download link. šHow can I get it on my system?
>>>> Check out this page:[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>> [url]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/threa[/url]...
>>>> There is a HUGE number of people with this problem.
>>> That's a long thread about people having trouble running
>>> Windows Media Player whereas you say you can't find Windows
>>> Media Player - two different problems.
>>> Are you running 32bit or 64bit Vista?
>>> The 32bit version has it here:
>>> C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player
>>> (I don't know about the path in 64bit versions.)[/color]
>>
>> "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" on my 64-bit Home
>> Premium.
>>
>> But oddly enough, I also have
>> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe".
>>
>> I got both strings by navigating to them, copying as path, and pasting
>> here.
>>
>> The properties panels show the same version IDs, but slightly different
>> lengths.
>>
>> --
>> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> It seems that any programs / applications that install themselves into
> "C:\Program Files (x86)\" folder are the 32 bit versions. 32 bit
> versions seem to be smaller than their 64 bit "equivalent."[/color]

I'm not sure why both versions are needed on an x64 system, however.

Maybe it's for 32-bit programs that need to spawn or call media player
functions.

My programming skills are very out of date, so that's just a guess.

--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com

On Oct 2, 1:07Â*am, Gene E. Bloch <lett...@someplace.invalid> wrote:[color=blue]
> On 10/01/09, smlunatick posted:
>
>
>[color=green]
> > On Sep 30, 11:59Å¡pm, Gene E. Bloch <lett...@someplace.invalid> wrote:[color=darkred]
> >> On 9/30/09, Dave-UK posted:[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>> "Mike W" <gmicha...******.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:e7207291-4451-4893-81b9-87b1b954650d@o21g2000vbl.googlegroups.com....
> >>>> On Sep 27, 5:17 pm, Leroy <le...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>>>> Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
> >>>>> and the WMP icon will magically appear. Å¡Then right-click on the icon
> >>>>> and select "Pin to Start Menu".[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>> MikeWwrote:
> >>>>>> I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
> >>>>>> Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
> >>>>>> Vista" but there is no download link. Å¡How can I get it on mysystem?
> >>>> Check out this page:[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>>[url]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/threa[/url]....
> >>>> There is a HUGE number of people with this problem.
> >>> That's a long thread about people having trouble running
> >>> Windows Media Player whereas you say you can't find Windows
> >>> Media Player - two different problems.
> >>> Are you running 32bit or 64bit Vista?
> >>> The 32bit version has it here:
> >>> C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player
> >>> (I don't know about the path in 64bit versions.)[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" on my 64-bit Home
> >> Premium.[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> But oddly enough, I also have
> >> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe".[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> I got both strings by navigating to them, copying as path, and pasting
> >> here.[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> The properties panels show the same version IDs, but slightly different
> >> lengths.[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> --
> >> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com[/color]
> > It seems that any programs / applications that install themselves into
> > "C:\Program Files (x86)\" folder are the 32 bit versions. Â*32 bit
> > versions seem to be smaller than their 64 bit "equivalent."[/color]
>
> I'm not sure why both versions are needed on an x64 system, however.
>
> Maybe it's for 32-bit programs that need to spawn or call media player
> functions.
>
> My programming skills are very out of date, so that's just a guess.
>
> --
> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com[/color]

I have checked the reason why the 32 bit version must also be on the
64 bit version of Vista. I was testing the IE 8 64bit and was told
that the Adobe Flash is only available in the 32 bit version.
Therefore, I "could" assume that the "plug ins" for the Windows Media
Player, and others, do not exist in 64 bit, so far. To use the
"available" plug-ins, you need to use the 32 bit version.

On 10/05/09, smlunatick posted:[color=blue]
> On Oct 2, 1:07*am, Gene E. Bloch <lett...@someplace.invalid> wrote:[color=green]
>> On 10/01/09, smlunatick posted:
>>
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>> On Sep 30, 11:59¨pm, Gene E. Bloch <lett...@someplace.invalid> wrote:
>>>> On 9/30/09, Dave-UK posted:[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>>> "Mike W" <gmicha...******.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:e7207291-4451-4893-81b9-87b1b954650d@o21g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>> On Sep 27, 5:17 pm, Leroy <le...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> Type: Windows Media Player in Vista's "Search programs and files" box
>>>>>>> and the WMP icon will magically appear. ¨Then right-click on the icon
>>>>>>> and select "Pin to Start Menu".[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>>>>> MikeWwrote:
>>>>>>>> I'm running Vista Home Premium and I can't find Windows Media Player.
>>>>>>>> Microsoft has a page with a banner for "Windows Media Player 11 for
>>>>>>>> Vista" but there is no download link. ¨How can I get it on my system?
>>>>>> Check out this page:[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>>>> [url]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/threa[/url]...
>>>>>> There is a HUGE number of people with this problem.
>>>>> That's a long thread about people having trouble running
>>>>> Windows Media Player whereas you say you can't find Windows
>>>>> Media Player - two different problems.
>>>>> Are you running 32bit or 64bit Vista?
>>>>> The 32bit version has it here:
>>>>> C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player
>>>>> (I don't know about the path in 64bit versions.)
>>>> "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" on my 64-bit Home
>>>> Premium.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>> But oddly enough, I also have
>>>> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe".
>>>> I got both strings by navigating to them, copying as path, and pasting
>>>> here.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>> The properties panels show the same version IDs, but slightly different
>>>> lengths.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>> --
>>>> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
>>> It seems that any programs / applications that install themselves into
>>> "C:\Program Files (x86)\" folder are the 32 bit versions. *32 bit
>>> versions seem to be smaller than their 64 bit "equivalent."[/color]
>>
>> I'm not sure why both versions are needed on an x64 system, however.
>>
>> Maybe it's for 32-bit programs that need to spawn or call media player
>> functions.
>>
>> My programming skills are very out of date, so that's just a guess.
>>
>> --
>> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> I have checked the reason why the 32 bit version must also be on the
> 64 bit version of Vista. I was testing the IE 8 64bit and was told
> that the Adobe Flash is only available in the 32 bit version.
> Therefore, I "could" assume that the "plug ins" for the Windows Media
> Player, and others, do not exist in 64 bit, so far. To use the
> "available" plug-ins, you need to use the 32 bit version.[/color]

Thanks, that makes sense.

--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com