Windows Media Player won't open...

WMP starts to open, but quits before it opens all the way. I am using OSX
10.4 and it used to work fine. I re-installed a new version, same thing
happens.

Al TKO wrote:
> WMP starts to open, but quits before it opens all the way. I am using OSX
> 10.4 and it used to work fine. I re-installed a new version, same thing
> happens.

Try the dedicated Mac newsgroup for the player.

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:32:01 -0800, Al TKO
<AlTKO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>WMP starts to open, but quits before it opens all the way. I am using OSX
>10.4 and it used to work fine. I re-installed a new version, same thing
>happens.

Apparently on a Mac, the first thing to do is to delete the .prefs
file for WMP (I've heard it fixes nearly everything, including world
peace ;-)

HTH
Cheers - Neil

How do you delete the WMP prefs file?

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:32:01 -0800, Al TKO
> <AlTKO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >WMP starts to open, but quits before it opens all the way. I am using OSX
> >10.4 and it used to work fine. I re-installed a new version, same thing
> >happens.
>
> Apparently on a Mac, the first thing to do is to delete the .prefs
> file for WMP (I've heard it fixes nearly everything, including world
> peace ;-)
>
> HTH
> Cheers - Neil
>
>

Hello again Neil, how do you delete the prefs file?
Thank you!
"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:32:01 -0800, Al TKO
> <AlTKO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >WMP starts to open, but quits before it opens all the way. I am using OSX
> >10.4 and it used to work fine. I re-installed a new version, same thing
> >happens.
>
> Apparently on a Mac, the first thing to do is to delete the .prefs
> file for WMP (I've heard it fixes nearly everything, including world
> peace ;-)
>
> HTH
> Cheers - Neil
>
>

where do you find the dedicated Mac newsgroup for the player?
"Mike Williams" wrote:

> Al TKO wrote:
> > WMP starts to open, but quits before it opens all the way. I am using OSX
> > 10.4 and it used to work fine. I re-installed a new version, same thing
> > happens.
>
> Try the dedicated Mac newsgroup for the player.
>

Where do you find the dedicated mac newsgroup for the player?
Thank you!

"Mike Williams" wrote:

> Al TKO wrote:
> > WMP starts to open, but quits before it opens all the way. I am using OSX
> > 10.4 and it used to work fine. I re-installed a new version, same thing
> > happens.
>
> Try the dedicated Mac newsgroup for the player.
>

dalia wrote:
> where do you find the dedicated Mac newsgroup for the player?
> "Mike Williams" wrote:
>
>
>>Al TKO wrote:
>>
>>>WMP starts to open, but quits before it opens all the way. I am using OSX
>>>10.4 and it used to work fine. I re-installed a new version, same thing
>>>happens.
>>
>>Try the dedicated Mac newsgroup for the player.
>>

Same place you looked for this one: microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player.mac

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 23:42:02 -0800, "dalia"
<dalia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>Hello again Neil, how do you delete the prefs file?
>Thank you!

According to the WMP7.1 FAQ for Mac OSX, you can do it like this :

"Double-click the System folder, double-click the Preferences folder,
and then drag the Windows Media Player Prefs file to the Trash."

Probably you don't want Media Player running at all when you do that,
so make sure to Quit the program from the dock.

Maybe just maybe I'd empty the trash can and restart the system after
you've done that to mitigate any side effects.

HTH
Cheers - Neil





>"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:32:01 -0800, Al TKO
>> <AlTKO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >WMP starts to open, but quits before it opens all the way. I am using OSX
>> >10.4 and it used to work fine. I re-installed a new version, same thing
>> >happens.
>>
>> Apparently on a Mac, the first thing to do is to delete the .prefs
>> file for WMP (I've heard it fixes nearly everything, including world
>> peace ;-)
>>
>> HTH
>> Cheers - Neil
>>
>>

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 23:45:02 -0800, "dalia"
<dalia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>where do you find the dedicated Mac newsgroup for the player?
>"Mike Williams" wrote:

microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player.mac

Ask for "Corentin" I'm sure he'll have some better ideas too.

Cheers - Neil