WMP10 incompatible with XP? error

WMP quit working. When WMP is started, only get small window with "Error" in
blue title bar, yellow ! warning triangle and OK button. Previous exe may
have been moved or deleted. No good restore point available. Trying to reload
WMP10, not sure if that is version of previous player or not. Get error while
downloading "This version of Windows Media Technologies is incompatible with
this version of Windows." OS is XP Home 2002 SP2 on a Sony VIAO. Run XP Video
Decoder Checkup and get warning that Intervideo Video Decoder is not
compatible with WMP10. Any help appreciated, teenage daughter upset see can't
watch music videos! Also have issues with Windows auto update. It is turned
off and greyed out, can't enable it. Security Center can't turn it on and
Manage Settings shows it off and greyed out.

You've deleted wmploc.dll from your system32 directory. Copy it back to
there (should also be available in your dllcache directory) and you should
be good to reinstall again. =\

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"twistedturbo" <twistedturbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34247949-6822-4DE3-A8D6-CBBE0C5E487A@microsoft.com...
> WMP quit working. When WMP is started, only get small window with "Error"
> in
> blue title bar, yellow ! warning triangle and OK button. Previous exe may
> have been moved or deleted. No good restore point available. Trying to
> reload
> WMP10, not sure if that is version of previous player or not. Get error
> while
> downloading "This version of Windows Media Technologies is incompatible
> with
> this version of Windows." OS is XP Home 2002 SP2 on a Sony VIAO. Run XP
> Video
> Decoder Checkup and get warning that Intervideo Video Decoder is not
> compatible with WMP10. Any help appreciated, teenage daughter upset see
> can't
> watch music videos! Also have issues with Windows auto update. It is
> turned
> off and greyed out, can't enable it. Security Center can't turn it on and
> Manage Settings shows it off and greyed out.

Bada Bing ... you da man. While you're on a roll, any ideas on the disabled
auto update issue?

"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> You've deleted wmploc.dll from your system32 directory. Copy it back to
> there (should also be available in your dllcache directory) and you should
> be good to reinstall again. =\
>
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "twistedturbo" <twistedturbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:34247949-6822-4DE3-A8D6-CBBE0C5E487A@microsoft.com...
> > WMP quit working. When WMP is started, only get small window with "Error"
> > in
> > blue title bar, yellow ! warning triangle and OK button. Previous exe may
> > have been moved or deleted. No good restore point available. Trying to
> > reload
> > WMP10, not sure if that is version of previous player or not. Get error
> > while
> > downloading "This version of Windows Media Technologies is incompatible
> > with
> > this version of Windows." OS is XP Home 2002 SP2 on a Sony VIAO. Run XP
> > Video
> > Decoder Checkup and get warning that Intervideo Video Decoder is not
> > compatible with WMP10. Any help appreciated, teenage daughter upset see
> > can't
> > watch music videos! Also have issues with Windows auto update. It is
> > turned
> > off and greyed out, can't enable it. Security Center can't turn it on and
> > Manage Settings shows it off and greyed out.
>
>
>

Either you're not an admin on the system, you have it disabled via system
policy, or you've had it disabled via virus/trojan that's trying to cloak
itself. You should be able to manually go to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
, but that may or may not be enabled.

I believe there's .windowsupdate newsgroup that might have more information
than I would have, though.

--
(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"twistedturbo" <twistedturbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:82E13BFF-925D-4A7C-992F-E210DC527638@microsoft.com...
> Bada Bing ... you da man. While you're on a roll, any ideas on the
> disabled
> auto update issue?
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
>>
>> You've deleted wmploc.dll from your system32 directory. Copy it back to
>> there (should also be available in your dllcache directory) and you
>> should
>> be good to reinstall again. =\
>>
>> --
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>>
>> "twistedturbo" <twistedturbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:34247949-6822-4DE3-A8D6-CBBE0C5E487A@microsoft.com...
>> > WMP quit working. When WMP is started, only get small window with
>> > "Error"
>> > in
>> > blue title bar, yellow ! warning triangle and OK button. Previous exe
>> > may
>> > have been moved or deleted. No good restore point available. Trying to
>> > reload
>> > WMP10, not sure if that is version of previous player or not. Get error
>> > while
>> > downloading "This version of Windows Media Technologies is incompatible
>> > with
>> > this version of Windows." OS is XP Home 2002 SP2 on a Sony VIAO. Run XP
>> > Video
>> > Decoder Checkup and get warning that Intervideo Video Decoder is not
>> > compatible with WMP10. Any help appreciated, teenage daughter upset see
>> > can't
>> > watch music videos! Also have issues with Windows auto update. It is
>> > turned
>> > off and greyed out, can't enable it. Security Center can't turn it on
>> > and
>> > Manage Settings shows it off and greyed out.
>>
>>
>>

Thanks...I'll look into those suggestions and repost at updates group.

"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> Either you're not an admin on the system, you have it disabled via system
> policy, or you've had it disabled via virus/trojan that's trying to cloak
> itself. You should be able to manually go to
> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> , but that may or may not be enabled.
>
> I believe there's .windowsupdate newsgroup that might have more information
> than I would have, though.
>
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "twistedturbo" <twistedturbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:82E13BFF-925D-4A7C-992F-E210DC527638@microsoft.com...
> > Bada Bing ... you da man. While you're on a roll, any ideas on the
> > disabled
> > auto update issue?
> >
> > "zachd [ms]" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> You've deleted wmploc.dll from your system32 directory. Copy it back to
> >> there (should also be available in your dllcache directory) and you
> >> should
> >> be good to reinstall again. =\
> >>
> >> --
> >> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "twistedturbo" <twistedturbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:34247949-6822-4DE3-A8D6-CBBE0C5E487A@microsoft.com...
> >> > WMP quit working. When WMP is started, only get small window with
> >> > "Error"
> >> > in
> >> > blue title bar, yellow ! warning triangle and OK button. Previous exe
> >> > may
> >> > have been moved or deleted. No good restore point available. Trying to
> >> > reload
> >> > WMP10, not sure if that is version of previous player or not. Get error
> >> > while
> >> > downloading "This version of Windows Media Technologies is incompatible
> >> > with
> >> > this version of Windows." OS is XP Home 2002 SP2 on a Sony VIAO. Run XP
> >> > Video
> >> > Decoder Checkup and get warning that Intervideo Video Decoder is not
> >> > compatible with WMP10. Any help appreciated, teenage daughter upset see
> >> > can't
> >> > watch music videos! Also have issues with Windows auto update. It is
> >> > turned
> >> > off and greyed out, can't enable it. Security Center can't turn it on
> >> > and
> >> > Manage Settings shows it off and greyed out.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>