Lost WMP...cannot reinstall...

"S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_.RemoveThis@msn.com> wrote in message
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 > You have a myriad of problems.
 > you can't install any previous version of Windows media player as you
 > have the latest one in your system.
 > Moreover IrfanView is not a media player it's a fast and simple image
 > viewer and editor that supports all major graphic formats.
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx</font" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx</font</a>>
 >
 > regards,
 > ssg MS-MVP

IrfanView has a media player plugin available.

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TF9006888 wrote:

 >
 >I was recently knocked off line for about 4 days due to a storm. When my
 >computer came back up, I lost my Windows Media Player 10. I am running a
 >Windows XP home system. When I try to reinstall any of the Windows Media
 >Players, I am told that my version of Windows is incompatible with the mediay
 >system. I am also unable to download alternate media player versions such as
 >IrFan View.


Try looking in Program Files for the Windows Media Player folder, and
*move* everything in it out to somewhere else. That might be enough;

 >In addition, I am unable to create a restore point earlier than when my
 >computer went down, which is something that has never happened before.

You can't *create* restore points earlier than the current time. But
the stored points may be damaged, preventing your returning to one, in
which case the only sensible thing is to Disable it (in Control Panel -
System - System Restore) shut down, reboot and start it up again


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