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Window Medias player a b!tch to get rid of???
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I'm having an AWFUL time trying to rid my mac of a faulty Windows Media file. I have tried deleting it by putting it in the trash but that doesn't work because it is supposedly 'locked' (whatever that means!). When I do try and open the file I get; 'The application WindowsMediaPlayer has unexpectedly quit' The System and other applications have not been affected. Would you like to submit a bug report to Apple? - Yeah I know what I'd like to submit to Apple :mad:
I have downloaded a newer version of Windows Media which is working fine. However the older version has overridden it so to speak. My Windows Media Files no longer open for instance even though I have a installed a healthy Windows Media Player. As I'm a new user with mac it would be generous if someone could find it in their heart to help me with this problem by explaining in PLAIN ENGLISH. I'm not clued up with that computer gibbirish just yet. If I'm not helped I might just wallow in despair for eternity. Poor me, my happiness lay in your hands.
I have downloaded a newer version of Windows Media which is working fine. However the older version has overridden it so to speak. My Windows Media Files no longer open for instance even though I have a installed a healthy Windows Media Player. As I'm a new user with mac it would be generous if someone could find it in their heart to help me with this problem by explaining in PLAIN ENGLISH. I'm not clued up with that computer gibbirish just yet. If I'm not helped I might just wallow in despair for eternity. Poor me, my happiness lay in your hands.
To delete the problem file: Empty the trash while holding down the Option key.
To fix WMP, delete the file com.microsoft.mediaplayer.plist.
To find it, open your home directory (the one with the little house on it in the Users folder). Go to Library. Go to Preferences. Trash the file called "com.microsoft.mediaplayer.plist".
Try starting WMP. Does it work now?
To fix WMP, delete the file com.microsoft.mediaplayer.plist.
To find it, open your home directory (the one with the little house on it in the Users folder). Go to Library. Go to Preferences. Trash the file called "com.microsoft.mediaplayer.plist".
Try starting WMP. Does it work now?
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To delete the problem file: Empty the trash while holding down the Option key.
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To fix WMP, delete the file com.microsoft.mediaplayer.plist.
To find it, open your home directory (the one with the little house on it in the Users folder). Go to Library. Go to Preferences. Trash the file called "com.microsoft.mediaplayer.plist".
Try starting WMP. Does it work now?
Just to make sure..
You held down the Option button before choosing "Empty Trash" from the Finder pull-down menu, and kept holding it until the trash was emptied (or not emptied)?
You held down the Option button before choosing "Empty Trash" from the Finder pull-down menu, and kept holding it until the trash was emptied (or not emptied)?
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Originally Posted by yellow
Just to make sure..
You held down the Option button before choosing "Empty Trash" from the Finder pull-down menu, and kept holding it until the trash was emptied (or not emptied)?
Open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal, type in:
sudo rm
(Note, there's a space after "rm"), now drag the WM file into the Terminal window, it should automatically complete the path to the file. Now hit Return and type in your admin password.
The file should be gone from your Trash.
sudo rm
(Note, there's a space after "rm"), now drag the WM file into the Terminal window, it should automatically complete the path to the file. Now hit Return and type in your admin password.
The file should be gone from your Trash.
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Originally Posted by yellow
Open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal, type in:
sudo rm
(Note, there's a space after "rm"), now drag the WM file into the Terminal window, it should automatically complete the path to the file. Now hit Return and type in your admin password.
The file should be gone from your Trash.
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Originally Posted by Gandalfs_beard
I tried that and got 'sudo: rm/Users/jaspreetkaurshokar/.Trash/Windows Media Player.app: command not found' aaaargh!
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Originally Posted by ME
(Note, there's a space after "rm")
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Originally Posted by yellow
I'll tell you why..
As in, press the space bar after typing in rm and before dragging the file to the Terminal window.
I did as you said and I got 'rm: /Users/jaspreetkaurshokar/.Trash/Windows Media Player.app: is a directory Jaspreet-Kaur-Shokars-Computer:'
So it's clearly not working this 'terminal' business... how awful
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