Hi all of you,

haven't write a lot here but reading much as nice people are located here
here is the issue , maybe already described, but too lazy to "wireshark" everything :
my preferred and beloved wife has got a Zen MP3 , loaded the s/w for the WMP look like tool , no way to make it working.
Made some (a lot ) researches , come to the MS workaround indicating to rollback from WMP11 (as we are) to earlier.
No way, the WMP11 uninstaller is gone maybe by CCleaner, or whatever, but where ? i don't know . But obviously outside of the HDD.
Then, the question is, does anybody here knows a way to make it working ?
It will not reconsider our loving life or regress the fact i was the "man who knows" , no it's just a utilility sold with the device she'd like to use.
tirol

Bonjour Tirol!

Reinstall WMP11 (??) then try solution.

Bonsoir Fran' ,

yep ! did it before but no way.
but i'm sure somebody here will give the clue !

Issues updating firmware on Creative ZEN portable devices after installing Windows Media Player 11
If you have a Creative ZEN device, make sure the device has the latest firmware before you install Windows Media Player 11. To download the latest firmware, go to Creative Worldwide.
http://www.creative.com/language.asp?sDest...pport/downloads

If you try to upgrade the firmware on your Creative ZEN after you install Windows Media Player 11, the Creative firmware upgrade software might not recognize your device.

In this case, remove Windows Media Player 11, update the Creative firmware, and then reinstall Windows Media Player 11. Creative plans to address this issue in future firmware updates.

For information about removing Windows Media Player 11, see Rolling back to a previous version of the Player.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsme...portabledevices

Rolling back to a previous version of the Player

Windows Media Player is a feature of the Windows operating system and cannot be removed entirely. However, in Windows XP, you can roll back to the version of the Player that was previously on your computer.

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to perform the following procedure.
Disconnect any portable music or video devices that might be attached to your computer.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In the Category View of Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.
Click Windows Media Player 11, and then click Remove.
If Windows Media Player 11 is not displayed in the list of currently installed programs, then try the following:
At the top of the list, select the Show updates check box.
In the Windows XP - Software Updates section, click Windows Media Player 11, and then click Change/Remove.
In each of the two confirmation dialog boxes that appear, click OK.
When the rollback process is complete (it might take several minutes), click Restart.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In the Category View of Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.
Click Windows Media Format 11 Runtime, and then click Remove.
If Windows Media Format 11 Runtime is not displayed in the list of currently installed programs, then try the following:
At the top of the list, select the Show updates check box.
In the Windows XP - Software Updates section, click Windows Media Format 11 Runtime, and then click Change/Remove.
If you installed a non-US English version of Windows Media Player 11, the instructions in the dialog boxes that are mentioned in steps 9, 10, and 11 might appear in English.
In the first confirmation dialog box that appears, click OK.
In the second confirmation dialog box that appears, select the Do you want to continue with the rollback? check box, and then click OK.
When the rollback process is complete (it might take several minutes to complete), click Restart.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In the Category View of Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.
Click Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0.0, and then click Remove.
Follow the instructions that appear in the Software Update Removal Wizard.
If the Wudf01000 confirmation dialog box appears, click Yes to continue. When the software removal process is complete (it might take several minutes to complete), click Finish.

Note If you remove Windows Media Player 11 and the Windows Media Format 11 Runtime, and then encounter error C00D271D ("A problem has occurred in the Digital Rights Management component. Contact Microsoft product support."), you might be able to resolve the problem by installing the Windows Media Format 9.5 Runtime. For information about installing the Runtime, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, see article 891122, "Update for Windows Media Digital Rights Management-enabled players."
You might not be able to roll back to a previous version of the Player if the hidden folder $NtUninstallwmp11$ is deleted from your computer. Some non-Microsoft programs (such as CCleaner) delete this folder in an attempt to remove unwanted files from your computer.

hi John,
upper quoted is what i get, so no way to roll-back to any previous version.
Even after re-install $NtUninstallwmp11$ not found.
here an excerpt from the install log (vmsetup.log)
Setup commandlines are "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmsetsdk.exe" /UninstallAll.
Uninstall For Setup Launched.
ERROR: Back-up files may not be available for rollback.
UnInstall denied: Blocking dependencies found. ???????

hi,

after made a "rude" registry cleaning by regseeker, now i do not have anymore the message from removal of WMP11 stating the unistall is not found , but just : rollback to WMP11 is OK after just few seonds time. so nothing done => conclude to a registry connection ?
We bought just right now a mini-acer PC. Cool device with XP Home on a proc 1,6Mhz, 1 Go RAM and 120 Go HDD. Cleaned all rubish (McAfee, Office...) install mine ;-) .
Will try on this to check ! or wait from Creative new release .
Anyway, thanks to Fran' and John for answering. Will let you know the issue's correction, if any.
Rol.

I wonder if this site can help you, since you can get version 11 of the Windows Media Player from them in a download and try to install it.

http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=wmp

I know they are good copies.


Windows Media Player

Overview of Windows Media Player

Official Web Site - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/
Company - Microsoft Corp.
Current Version - 11



Description of Windows Media Player

Microsoft Windows Media Player is based on the DirectShow architecture and designed to provide the most extensible, flexible, and convenient player for accessing multimedia content. You can play most file formats, including Windows Media (formerly NetShow), all from one easy-to-use application.


Old Versions Available of Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player 5.1 (0.2 MB)
Windows Media Player 6.4 (3.5 MB)
Windows Media Player 7.0 (9.1 MB)
Windows Media Player 7.1 (9.9 MB)
Windows Media Player 9 (NT) (13.3 MB)
Windows Media Player 9 (98/2K) (13.3 MB)
Windows Media Player 9 (XP) (9.7 MB)
Windows Media Player 10 (12.2 MB)
Windows Media Player 11 (23 MB)

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Then also these sites..
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsme...evicepicks.mspx

Top Portable Media Devices

The following devices also work well with Windows Media Player 11.

• Creative Zen Vision:M
• iriver clix
• SanDisk Sansa e200



Creative Zen Vision:M
http://us.creative.com/products/product.as...p;product=14331



So BTW..which Zen MP3 player does she have..there are many models and types ?

Merci John,

as expected the Zen Media Player, installed and running well on the mini Acer (WMP 9 )
Had set a LAN wifi/infra/wep through my ADSL box acting also as router.
Will pass music from this way via shared folder. Printing works fine as well.
Considered now in family as a guru (as if any doubts still there...)
ZMP is rather intuitive to use, and offers a transcoding tool from let's say .mov
Not tested deeply, but seems a bit lite (pixellized movies).

Stop seaching for a workaround on HP main.
Hopefully, fallback to WMP previous version didn't work, as i fell would have lost all licenses granted through regular payments to MSN store (wife and children usage)

She's happy, isn't the most important ? as my happiness will follow too

hello to H. , and
rol