Windows ME: KB885492 update continually tries to install -- Solution

I have tried to install KB885492 repeatedly over the past work or so
(this is a patch for the Windows Media Player)..

What finally worked was this:

Using regedit, delete the following key from the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Wind ows Media
Player\wm885492

Unregister the following file: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wmp.dll as follows:
regsvr32 /u C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wmp.dll

Delete c:\WINDOWS\S\SYSTEM\wmp.dll to the recycle bin.

DO NOT RESTART THE COMPUTER!!

Install the patch again from the Microsoft Website. I tried this
initially using the manually downloaded patch and it did not work.

Check the properties of wmp.dll to make sure that the version number
matches the registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Wind ows Media
Player\wm885492\FileList\File1 == Version = 9.0.0.3250

This should take care of the problem.

Barbara

Thank you for sharing...twice.

The Moose wrote:
> I have tried to install KB885492 repeatedly over the past work or so
> (this is a patch for the Windows Media Player)..
>
> What finally worked was this:
>
> Using regedit, delete the following key from the registry:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Wind ows Media
> Player\wm885492
>
> Unregister the following file: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wmp.dll as follows:
> regsvr32 /u C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\wmp.dll
>
> Delete c:\WINDOWS\S\SYSTEM\wmp.dll to the recycle bin.
>
> DO NOT RESTART THE COMPUTER!!
>
> Install the patch again from the Microsoft Website. I tried this
> initially using the manually downloaded patch and it did not work.
>
> Check the properties of wmp.dll to make sure that the version number
> matches the registry entry:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Wind ows Media
> Player\wm885492\FileList\File1 == Version = 9.0.0.3250
>
> This should take care of the problem.
>
> Barbara