Mediaplayer Won't run - Vista

Mediaplayer suddenly won't run. Trying to run setup I get an error

'There is a more recent version of WMP (11.0.6002.18065) already installed
.... not possible to install over (11.0.6002.18065) ....

Attempting to download any other player version results in a msg that the
update/version is not suitable for my PC.

Is there a mediaplayer 11 for 32 bit Vista?

thanks for any assistance

I have exact same issue.

"Dr Buzzard" wrote:

> Mediaplayer suddenly won't run. Trying to run setup I get an error
>
> 'There is a more recent version of WMP (11.0.6002.18065) already installed
> ... not possible to install over (11.0.6002.18065) ....
>
> Attempting to download any other player version results in a msg that the
> update/version is not suitable for my PC.
>
> Is there a mediaplayer 11 for 32 bit Vista?
>
> thanks for any assistance

Hi Neil,

The initial problem was attempting to run mediaplayer via any means resulted
in nothing happening. Nothing.

But presto - this morning, it all now works??? I haven't checked for any
auto Windows updates.

By the by, when you follow the link to download the mediaplayer 11 for
Vista, there is a splash page describing all its great features, but no
button or link to download it. Bizzare.

Thanks for the reply and I hope it continues to work. Come on Windows 7 !!!

Cheers,
Rodger
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"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:28:01 -0700, Dr Buzzard <Dr
> > wrote:
>
> >Mediaplayer suddenly won't run. Trying to run setup I get an error
> >
> >'There is a more recent version of WMP (11.0.6002.18065) already installed
> >... not possible to install over (11.0.6002.18065) ....
> >
> >Attempting to download any other player version results in a msg that the
> >update/version is not suitable for my PC.
> >
> >Is there a mediaplayer 11 for 32 bit Vista?
>
> It's already installed, and you cannot overwrite it (there's no
> standalone WMP download for Vista)
>
> What actual problem are you having, and what exact steps are needed to
> reproduce your issue ?
>
> Cheers - Neil
> ------------------------------------------------
> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2009
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>

You cannot install a standalone version of the *XP* Media Player upon Vista.

Why can't it be killed using Task Manager?

Rebooting should stop it. If it's starting up again, something is telling
it to. Is there a device attached to the system... ?

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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"Vezquex" <> wrote in message
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Same. Media Player does not open and no error is shown. But there is a
wmplayer.exe process with 10,180 K of memory that cannot be killed.
Any ideas?

On Oct 11, 8:45 pm, CompuPlus Computers
<CompuPlusComput...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have exact same issue.
>
>
>
> "Dr Buzzard" wrote:
> > Mediaplayer suddenly won't run. Trying to run setup I get an error
>
> > 'There is a more recent version of WMP (11.0.6002.18065) already
> > installed
> > ... not possible to install over (11.0.6002.18065) ....
>
> > Attempting to download any other player version results in a msg that
> > the
> > update/version is not suitable for my PC.
>
> > Is there a mediaplayer 11 for 32 bit Vista?
>
> > thanks for any assistance

Are you using Windows N? That's the only version where it's not found under
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player .

--
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.
--
"rcgreg" <> wrote in message
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>
> CompuPlus Computers;4647971 Wrote:
>> It's already installed, and you cannot overwrite it (there's no
>> standalone WMP download for Vista)
>>
>> What actual problem are you having, and what exact steps are needed to
>> reproduce your issue ?
>
> But apparently it is NOT in Windows 7 Ultimate - at least not in mine
> !
> How do I get it there?
>
>
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