im getting pretty ****ed at wmp10. it started giving me yellow exclamation errors "this application failed to start" or w/e and then i tried to deleted it thru "add or remove programs" and it always says "rollback failed, plz restart. Ive restarted at least 7 times, and tried reinstalling different versions of wmp10 and wmp9, sometimes it goes thru sometimes it doesnt, when it does it says the "application failed to start" error, and still cant delete it, i get "rolling back failed". So im basically stuck and cant watch jack *****. Im so sick of windows, the other day it gave me BSOD on bootup i spent 6 hours fixing it now this.
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Windows Media Player 10
- Thread starter GTac02
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I'm guesing spyware. I would Dl and run microsoft antispyware from www.microsoft.com . WMP is a pretty flawed program that has many vunerabilities targeted by spyware authors.
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try media player classic.
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Just about anything is better. There are a ton of programs out there including Real Player, Quicktime and WinAmp. Even if it's spyware and you fix it you are better off using a different media player. Good luck.
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I use Zoom player for all my video files. Alot of options and customization available.
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anything is better...really...
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Give this one a try.
http://foobar2000.com/
It's not gonna help you for video though. I liked it and it really has a lot of customization built right in. Good stuff. I use...wait for it...wait for it...Windows Media Player 10 and love it. It works for most of my needs and I have soooooooo many alternatives in my boxes, that if it gives me any crap, I just open whatever in something else. These days it seems you have to have alternatives anyhow.
http://foobar2000.com/
It's not gonna help you for video though. I liked it and it really has a lot of customization built right in. Good stuff. I use...wait for it...wait for it...Windows Media Player 10 and love it. It works for most of my needs and I have soooooooo many alternatives in my boxes, that if it gives me any crap, I just open whatever in something else. These days it seems you have to have alternatives anyhow.
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Good gawd...they must have really fixed up Real Player if people are willing to recommend it as a media play. Last time I used that thing it ****ed me off so bad I formatted my computer.
I hear nothing but good about Media Player Classic, but I've never had any issues with WMP (8,9, or 10) so I've never needed to try it. I use WMP for video and foobar2k for my audio.
At work I have a crippled version of WMP so I had to install VLC -- Video Lan Client -- I don't remember the full title but it has DivX, XviD, etc codecs integrated so you dont need to install that type of stuff.
I hear nothing but good about Media Player Classic, but I've never had any issues with WMP (8,9, or 10) so I've never needed to try it. I use WMP for video and foobar2k for my audio.
At work I have a crippled version of WMP so I had to install VLC -- Video Lan Client -- I don't remember the full title but it has DivX, XviD, etc codecs integrated so you dont need to install that type of stuff.
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i like Mediaplyer -real player i will never trust due to the million law suits they have had for spying on their customers
if not media player i use PowerDVD.
if not media player i use PowerDVD.
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I cant believe no one mentioned VLC Media Player. This is the only player I use for video. It will play everything cept realmedia format (surprise). For music or streaming media, winamp kicks the llama's ***. no pun intended.
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I knew i wasnt the only one 
I saw that VLC could be used in linux, and with my frustration increasing with M$, maybe now is the time to explore my options with linux.
I saw that VLC could be used in linux, and with my frustration increasing with M$, maybe now is the time to explore my options with linux.
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Well I'm looking into switching completely away from WMP10... winamp looked to be my first choice, but it looks as though you can't rip CD's with it using the free version. Are there other 'all in one' media players that will rip cd's too like WMP10 does?
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Know Nuttin said:
That is what I use...
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