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Subject: Re: Uninstall WM9
From: Gary Schare <gschare () MICROSOFT ! COM>
Date: 2002-09-26 23:17:35
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Rich,
Removing the player is different on various versions of the OS. You can
uninstall using Add/Remove Programs on Windows 98 and 2000. You need to
use System Restore on Windows Me and XP. Details on all of this are in
the Release
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/player/relnotes.a
sp> Notes.
If you're on Windows XP or Me, System Restore "should" already be turned
on and Windows Media Player 9 Series automatically creates a restore
point when it's installed. So you may be able to remove it without much
trouble. If you turned off System Restore somewhere along the way or it
was never turned on when you upgraded your OS, then you can get back to
the old player by doing an OS Repair. This will install Windows XP (or
Me) over the current installation. You'll need to reinstall any
security patches and other system updates that you had installed before,
but that can be done by one visit to Windows Update.
I hope this helps you get your system back to where you want it to be.
Gary Schare
Microsoft
-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Mavro [mailto:rmavro@SNET.NET]
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:44 PM
To: WMTalk@DISCUSS.MICROSOFT.COM
Subject: Re: Uninstall WM9
Thanks, Ben. This is what I was afraid of!
Dear Microsoft: this version is mostly inconpatible with prior versions
(scripts, captions, etc.) It should not be called version 9, but
something-
else version 1. It is pretty lame to offer a beta with no way to remove
it. I didn't save before the install, so I guess I must reinstall the
OS.
Wow.
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Rich,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Removing
the player is different on various versions of the OS. You can uninstall using
Add/Remove Programs on Windows 98 and 2000. You need to use System
Restore on Windows Me and XP. Details on all of this are in the <a
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/player/relnotes.asp">Release
Notes</a>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>If
you’re on Windows XP or Me, System Restore “should” already
be turned on and Windows Media Player 9 Series automatically creates a restore
point when it’s installed. So you may be able to remove it without
much trouble. If you turned off System Restore somewhere along the way or it
was never turned on when you upgraded your OS, then you can get back to the old
player by doing an OS Repair. This will install Windows XP (or Me) over the
current installation. You’ll need to reinstall any security patches
and other system updates that you had installed before, but that can be done by
one visit to Windows Update.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I
hope this helps you get your system back to where you want it to \
be.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Gary
Schare</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Microsoft</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Rich Mavro [mailto:rmavro@SNET.NET] <br>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:44 PM<br>
To: WMTalk@DISCUSS.MICROSOFT.COM<br>
Subject: Re: Uninstall WM9</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks,
Ben. This is what I was afraid of!</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear
Microsoft: this version is mostly inconpatible with prior versions</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'>(scripts, captions, etc.) It should not be called version 9, \
but something-</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>else
version 1. It is pretty lame to offer a beta with no way to \
remove</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'>it. I didn't save before the install, so I guess I \
must reinstall the OS.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Wow.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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