can't uninstall Windows Media Player 11

I can't uninstall -- a box comes up and says "This may affect other programs;
are you sure you want to continue?" And the only option is to CANCEL. So I
can't continue to remove it. It says "Rollback status" or something like
that. I don't even HAVE Windows 10, so the rollback is irrelevant. My
computer won't take 10, and I was advised to download the Service Pack 2 --
wouldn't take it, I have 3. Also, was advised to uninstall 11 before getting
10. Nothing is working :-{

Its going to rollback regardless - there is no true "scorched earth"
uninstall. It'll rollback to WMP9, WMP10, whatever - it's not picky.

Go to uninstall it-
after this point, what are the last 30 lines or so in c:\windows\wmsetup.log
?

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"musikmaker" <> wrote in message
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>I can't uninstall -- a box comes up and says "This may affect other
>programs;
> are you sure you want to continue?" And the only option is to CANCEL. So
> I
> can't continue to remove it. It says "Rollback status" or something like
> that. I don't even HAVE Windows 10, so the rollback is irrelevant. My
> computer won't take 10, and I was advised to download the Service Pack
> 2 --
> wouldn't take it, I have 3. Also, was advised to uninstall 11 before
> getting
> 10. Nothing is working :-{

Zachd: Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, it won't let me even GET
to uninstall. When the "rollback" message comes on, it says, "Are you sure
you want to continue?" but it doesn't let me say yes, lol! It just has a
"cancel" button. And the uninstall WPM 11 Runtime says it can't uninstall
because WPM 11 is dependent on it. EEK!
I went to the site, and have now uninstalled SP3 (it wouldn't take 2,
because I had 3); and I'm going to try to install SP1, and then SP 2.
What you said about what does it say after install -- well, I don't know, it
never gets that far.... Thanks for the dialogue. Hope you have some more
input.

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> Its going to rollback regardless - there is no true "scorched earth"
> uninstall. It'll rollback to WMP9, WMP10, whatever - it's not picky.
>
> Go to uninstall it-
> after this point, what are the last 30 lines or so in c:\windows\wmsetup.log
> ?
>
> --
> 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.
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> "musikmaker" <> wrote in message
> news:542415F5-13A0-488E-83AB-...
> >I can't uninstall -- a box comes up and says "This may affect other
> >programs;
> > are you sure you want to continue?" And the only option is to CANCEL. So
> > I
> > can't continue to remove it. It says "Rollback status" or something like
> > that. I don't even HAVE Windows 10, so the rollback is irrelevant. My
> > computer won't take 10, and I was advised to download the Service Pack
> > 2 --
> > wouldn't take it, I have 3. Also, was advised to uninstall 11 before
> > getting
> > 10. Nothing is working :-{
>
>
>

Why are you trying to install SP1 or SP2 here? Note that those will only
confuse this particular matter. If you are attempting to move between
Service Packs as an attempt to adjust WMP's uninstall/rollback patterns, you
will fail and actually make the matter worse. If this is what you are
trying to do, please stop.

What's the registry value for "uninstallstring" at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstal l\
Windows Media Player
?

Can you post (via flickr or something maybe) a screenshot of the "are you
sure you want to continue" dialog?

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"musikmaker" <> wrote in message
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> Zachd: Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, it won't let me even
> GET
> to uninstall. When the "rollback" message comes on, it says, "Are you
> sure
> you want to continue?" but it doesn't let me say yes, lol! It just has a
> "cancel" button. And the uninstall WPM 11 Runtime says it can't uninstall
> because WPM 11 is dependent on it. EEK!
> I went to the site, and have now uninstalled SP3 (it wouldn't take 2,
> because I had 3); and I'm going to try to install SP1, and then SP 2.
> What you said about what does it say after install -- well, I don't know,
> it
> never gets that far.... Thanks for the dialogue. Hope you have some
> more
> input.
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>>
>> Its going to rollback regardless - there is no true "scorched earth"
>> uninstall. It'll rollback to WMP9, WMP10, whatever - it's not picky.
>>
>> Go to uninstall it-
>> after this point, what are the last 30 lines or so in
>> c:\windows\wmsetup.log
>> ?
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> --
>> "musikmaker" <> wrote in message
>> news:542415F5-13A0-488E-83AB-...
>> >I can't uninstall -- a box comes up and says "This may affect other
>> >programs;
>> > are you sure you want to continue?" And the only option is to CANCEL.
>> > So
>> > I
>> > can't continue to remove it. It says "Rollback status" or something
>> > like
>> > that. I don't even HAVE Windows 10, so the rollback is irrelevant. My
>> > computer won't take 10, and I was advised to download the Service Pack
>> > 2 --
>> > wouldn't take it, I have 3. Also, was advised to uninstall 11 before
>> > getting
>> > 10. Nothing is working :-{
>>
>>
>>

There are a couple key errors here...

"arpeggio" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> To uninstall Windows Media Player 11 and rollback to the native Windows
> media player 9 under Windows XP, try the following procedure:
>
> 1. Open control panel, click on the Add or Remove Programs icon and
> click on the Add/Remove Windows components button (in the right pane).

> 2. Scroll the list of programs, uncheck Windows Media Player check
> mark, click next then finish (this will temporarily disable Windows
> Media Player)

That doesn't do anything other than hide some icons and autoplay elements.

> 3. Click Start, click Run, type
> %windir%\$ntUninstallwmp11$\spuninst\spuninst.exe, and then click OK.

You are aware that doing this can result in data loss because you're
bypassing a data migration step?

If you HAVE to do this this way, whatever. But you'd be far better off by
actually using the rollback/uninstall tool found in Add/Remove Programs for
WMP. =)

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