I was promted to download the new Windows Media Player 10 late last year eary
this year. I did this and it never worked and I could never play ANYTHING on
it. I finally just decided to only run Windows Media Player 9 and now it's
running just fine. Why did I have a problem with Windows Media Player 10 and
is there anything I can do to fix the problem so I can run and use the
"Player 10" ?

"...it never worked and I could never play ANYTHING on it" doesn't provide
any details on your problem(s).

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"Jai" <Jai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08051AB5-CC78-4597-9452-38D73DBA463D@microsoft.com...
> I was promted to download the new Windows Media Player 10 late last year
eary
> this year. I did this and it never worked and I could never play ANYTHING
on
> it. I finally just decided to only run Windows Media Player 9 and now it's
> running just fine. Why did I have a problem with Windows Media Player 10
and
> is there anything I can do to fix the problem so I can run and use the
> "Player 10" ?

i could never play anything that required my media player, no music cds, no
dvds, nothing online, like a movie clip or the sort, nothing... i always got
and error message but i cant tell you what it was because i never wrote it
down nor did i remember it... i recall it being just one lline long with just
a few words... oh it said something like, there was no media player found or
installed (or something like that)... i never understood it and was upset
that i could never use it

"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

> "...it never worked and I could never play ANYTHING on it" doesn't provide
> any details on your problem(s).
>
> --
> Ted Zieglar
> "You can do it if you try."
>
> "Jai" <Jai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:08051AB5-CC78-4597-9452-38D73DBA463D@microsoft.com...
> > I was promted to download the new Windows Media Player 10 late last year
> eary
> > this year. I did this and it never worked and I could never play ANYTHING
> on
> > it. I finally just decided to only run Windows Media Player 9 and now it's
> > running just fine. Why did I have a problem with Windows Media Player 10
> and
> > is there anything I can do to fix the problem so I can run and use the
> > "Player 10" ?
>
>

Jai wrote:
> i could never play anything that required my media player, no music cds, no
> dvds, nothing online, like a movie clip or the sort, nothing... i always got
> and error message but i cant tell you what it was because i never wrote it
> down nor did i remember it... i recall it being just one lline long with just
> a few words... oh it said something like, there was no media player found or
> installed (or something like that)... i never understood it and was upset
> that i could never use it

That is also completely unhelpful. Imagine trying to have a conversation
like this with your doctor: "I had this pain..somewhere..don't remember
where...but it hurt! maybe it was in my leg ... or my head..."

But I said what it couldn't do... how hard is it to see it just wouldnt work
for me... and any GOOD doctor could pin point the pain with some COMPASSION,
LISTENING skills, and KNOWLEGDGE of what their doing (I know, I have a GOOD
doctor and no problem COMMUNICATING to her any problems) and besides "MIKE"
you are NOT a doctor nor is this a doctor's office. If YOU can't help me,
than fine, forget about my concern and never again respond to any of my
problems, and I thank you very much for doing so!

"Mike Williams" wrote:

> Jai wrote:
> > i could never play anything that required my media player, no music cds, no
> > dvds, nothing online, like a movie clip or the sort, nothing... i always got
> > and error message but i cant tell you what it was because i never wrote it
> > down nor did i remember it... i recall it being just one lline long with just
> > a few words... oh it said something like, there was no media player found or
> > installed (or something like that)... i never understood it and was upset
> > that i could never use it
>
> That is also completely unhelpful. Imagine trying to have a conversation
> like this with your doctor: "I had this pain..somewhere..don't remember
> where...but it hurt! maybe it was in my leg ... or my head..."
>

Strangely, I actually am a doctor.....
[Looks at 'wall of certificates and awards lovingly....]
Let's take it from the top....:

Hm. No one here would be able to say why the v10 player doesn't work for
you based upon the information you supplied. Why don't you try it again and
let us know exactly what happens? That way there will be concrete
information for other people to assess. =)

http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#isolate
is the "Patient Checklist That You Fill Out Before You Get To See the
Doctor".

Cheers,
-Zach
--
(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.
--

"Jai" <Jai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A256ADEB-CC15-4FE7-AF96-498D6F1ACD83@microsoft.com...
> But I said what it couldn't do... how hard is it to see it just wouldnt
> work
> for me... and any GOOD doctor could pin point the pain with some
> COMPASSION,
> LISTENING skills, and KNOWLEGDGE of what their doing (I know, I have a
> GOOD
> doctor and no problem COMMUNICATING to her any problems) and besides
> "MIKE"
> you are NOT a doctor nor is this a doctor's office. If YOU can't help me,
> than fine, forget about my concern and never again respond to any of my
> problems, and I thank you very much for doing so!
>
> "Mike Williams" wrote:
>
>> Jai wrote:
>> > i could never play anything that required my media player, no music
>> > cds, no
>> > dvds, nothing online, like a movie clip or the sort, nothing... i
>> > always got
>> > and error message but i cant tell you what it was because i never wrote
>> > it
>> > down nor did i remember it... i recall it being just one lline long
>> > with just
>> > a few words... oh it said something like, there was no media player
>> > found or
>> > installed (or something like that)... i never understood it and was
>> > upset
>> > that i could never use it
>>
>> That is also completely unhelpful. Imagine trying to have a conversation
>> like this with your doctor: "I had this pain..somewhere..don't remember
>> where...but it hurt! maybe it was in my leg ... or my head..."
>>

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:46:02 -0800, Jai
<Jai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>But I said what it couldn't do... how hard is it to see it just wouldnt work
>for me... and any GOOD doctor could pin point the pain with some COMPASSION,

<Yawn> This is a technical support group, *not* an ego massaging
group. If you want compassion, please go hang around a church.

>LISTENING skills, and KNOWLEGDGE of what their doing (I know, I have a GOOD
>doctor and no problem COMMUNICATING to her any problems)

Do you *pay* for your doctors services (directly or indeirectly ?)
Cause this newsgroup is operated by volunteers like Mike, who give
freely of their spare time to help solve users problems. And sometimes
that investment in time is wasted by being met with responses from
posters such as yourself which do nobody any justice

Without providing structured information about the steps to reproduce
a problem report, you're simply in danger of becoming another "wtf,
let' move on" post.

Nobody, myself included, has the time to decipher vague posts to
determine the root of your problem - so you have to learn to post
concise, accurate problem reports if you want any useful responses.

For example : What are we to make of this ?

"i always got and error message but i cant tell you what it was
because i never wrote it down nor did i remember it... i recall it
being just one lline long with just a few words... oh it said
something like, there was no media player found or installed (or
something like that)."

> and besides "MIKE"
>you are NOT a doctor nor is this a doctor's office. If YOU can't help me,
>than fine, forget about my concern and never again respond to any of my
>problems, and I thank you very much for doing so!

Mike does not "owe you a living". Read here all about "how to post a
useful newsgroup problem report" before posting again :

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-....html#explicit
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-...ns.html#volume
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-...tml#chronology
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-...tml#not_losing
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-....html#keepcool

HTH
Cheers - Neil

thank you dr zachd
i dont feel so defensive with the tone of your reply
and i will try downloading it again i was just a bit apprehensive about that
not knowing if it would do the same thing or cause another problem
thanks again

"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> Strangely, I actually am a doctor.....
> [Looks at 'wall of certificates and awards lovingly....]
> Let's take it from the top....:
>
> Hm. No one here would be able to say why the v10 player doesn't work for
> you based upon the information you supplied. Why don't you try it again and
> let us know exactly what happens? That way there will be concrete
> information for other people to assess. =)
>
> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#isolate
> is the "Patient Checklist That You Fill Out Before You Get To See the
> Doctor".
>
> Cheers,
> -Zach
> --
> (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.
> --
>
> "Jai" <Jai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A256ADEB-CC15-4FE7-AF96-498D6F1ACD83@microsoft.com...
> > But I said what it couldn't do... how hard is it to see it just wouldnt
> > work
> > for me... and any GOOD doctor could pin point the pain with some
> > COMPASSION,
> > LISTENING skills, and KNOWLEGDGE of what their doing (I know, I have a
> > GOOD
> > doctor and no problem COMMUNICATING to her any problems) and besides
> > "MIKE"
> > you are NOT a doctor nor is this a doctor's office. If YOU can't help me,
> > than fine, forget about my concern and never again respond to any of my
> > problems, and I thank you very much for doing so!
> >
> > "Mike Williams" wrote:
> >
> >> Jai wrote:
> >> > i could never play anything that required my media player, no music
> >> > cds, no
> >> > dvds, nothing online, like a movie clip or the sort, nothing... i
> >> > always got
> >> > and error message but i cant tell you what it was because i never wrote
> >> > it
> >> > down nor did i remember it... i recall it being just one lline long
> >> > with just
> >> > a few words... oh it said something like, there was no media player
> >> > found or
> >> > installed (or something like that)... i never understood it and was
> >> > upset
> >> > that i could never use it
> >>
> >> That is also completely unhelpful. Imagine trying to have a conversation
> >> like this with your doctor: "I had this pain..somewhere..don't remember
> >> where...but it hurt! maybe it was in my leg ... or my head..."
> >>
>
>
>

neil, as a Christian woman i know church isn't the only place where
compassion is (or should be for that matter). i am fully aware of the fact
that this is a "technial support group" and that is why i said what i did to
"mike". his reply wasn't a "technical" one nor was yours or my reply to you.
and your right this "not an ego masssing group", so if my discription is
vague KEEP THE OUTSIDE COMMENTS in your head and just state, "jai, your
discription was vague, and i didnt understand it. can you provide more
detial?" you cant "help solve a problem" when your making unnecessary
comments such as these reply post between us three, mike, you, and myself. i
am not "wasting" anybody's time if i describe what i experience (but this is
a waste of time). and like i said to mike, i'll say to you, if you cant help
and you dont want to be professional and/or technical, then fine "move on".
you and mike are not the only people in this group (or any other group) that
can help me. i am the one who needs help, obviously i'm not knowledgeable to
the techinal aspect of the software i use, and thats why i came here, to get
help (if i can) but i am not going to let anyone talk to me in a manner i
dont like. i would rather you or anyone else compelled to reply with an
unnecessary, non technical reply to just "move on" like you said.
and we will all save each other time.
thank you
"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:46:02 -0800, Jai
> <Jai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >But I said what it couldn't do... how hard is it to see it just wouldnt work
> >for me... and any GOOD doctor could pin point the pain with some COMPASSION,
>
> <Yawn> This is a technical support group, *not* an ego massaging
> group. If you want compassion, please go hang around a church.
>
> >LISTENING skills, and KNOWLEGDGE of what their doing (I know, I have a GOOD
> >doctor and no problem COMMUNICATING to her any problems)
>
> Do you *pay* for your doctors services (directly or indeirectly ?)
> Cause this newsgroup is operated by volunteers like Mike, who give
> freely of their spare time to help solve users problems. And sometimes
> that investment in time is wasted by being met with responses from
> posters such as yourself which do nobody any justice
>
> Without providing structured information about the steps to reproduce
> a problem report, you're simply in danger of becoming another "wtf,
> let' move on" post.
>
> Nobody, myself included, has the time to decipher vague posts to
> determine the root of your problem - so you have to learn to post
> concise, accurate problem reports if you want any useful responses.
>
> For example : What are we to make of this ?
>
> "i always got and error message but i cant tell you what it was
> because i never wrote it down nor did i remember it... i recall it
> being just one lline long with just a few words... oh it said
> something like, there was no media player found or installed (or
> something like that)."
>
> > and besides "MIKE"
> >you are NOT a doctor nor is this a doctor's office. If YOU can't help me,
> >than fine, forget about my concern and never again respond to any of my
> >problems, and I thank you very much for doing so!
>
> Mike does not "owe you a living". Read here all about "how to post a
> useful newsgroup problem report" before posting again :
>
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-....html#explicit
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-...ns.html#volume
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-...tml#chronology
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-...tml#not_losing
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-....html#keepcool
>
> HTH
> Cheers - Neil
>