[jimbo79]

Originally Posted by Dalmane98

If you reinstalled WMP11 does open?

Try looking under Updates:

Add/Remove programs check 'Show Updates'

It might be under Windows - XP Software Updates.

I do not know if this will work with WMP11, but you could try uninstalling it with "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\windows\inf\wmp.inf,Uninstall" command.

Then try installing WMP10.

You could also try reinstalling SP2 for XP.

IMHO, you are about out of things to try...

Edit 1: Here is the uninstall string from the Registry Hash for Add or Remove programs:

WMP:

"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Setup_wm.exe" /Uninstall

Windows Media Player 11:

"C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallwmp11$\spuninst\spuninst.e xe"

Windows Media Format 11 runtime:

"C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallWMFDist11$\spuninst\spunin st.exe"

You could check and see if they are present or even try running them, if the files are present.

EDIT 2:

Look in C:\Windows and check for these 2 hidden folders:

$NtUninstallwmp11$
$NtUninstallWMFDist11$

If they are not present you can not uninstall WMP11 or Windows Media Format 11 runtime and rollback to WMP10

Have had success with edit 1 and has now rolled back to wmp10!

Woohoo!!!

now what, reinstall wmp11?