well now im having problems with windows media player i cant uninstall it anymore cuz its not in the add/remove section...its cuz i wanted to completely take out windows media player and reinstall it cuz it wouldnt work...also i deleted its registry keys in the windows media player folder...now when i try to reinstall it says this error message: "This version of Windows Media Technologies is incompatible with this version of Windows. For more information, view the information at the Microsoft web site." i wonder why it is not compatible with it cuz i downloaded the right one, xp version, and when i view the website it just says to download a fresh one and reinstall but i cant reinstall cuz it keeps on saying that error...when i try to click on the windows media player icon that is still in my comp it says:"one of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found"...hope you guys figure out a way of my problem...thanks in advance
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Jump to PostThe simple answer would seem to be a refresh install of Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341&Product=winxpfollowed by updating WMP.
Jump to PostA refresh install will leave programs and data files in place. Ensure that you precisely follow the instructions in the linked Knowledge base article. You WILL need to reinstall some Windows updates afterwards, unfortunately.
Jump to PostIf you have Broadband internet I'd recommend downloading and saving to CD the full developers packs for Service pack 2:
It saves quite a bit of downloading time afterwards if you need to perform a refresh install or clean install of Windows XP
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