How do I repair WMP8 on Windows XP?
Assuming you have exhausted all other options, the following steps will partially repair WMP8. These steps are wholly unsupported by Microsoft, and only mentioned by me because it *is* the only way you’d be able to reinstall WMP8 – note that this will likely not fix many/any bugs, but if you’re desperate… Run: rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection InstallWMP64 132 c:\windows\inf\mplayer2.inf (Point it to the Windows XP CD) rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection InstallWMP7 132 c:\windows\inf\wmp.inf (Point it to the Windows XP CD) and then Restart your machine (absolutely mandatory: almost every action done internally here is delayed until reboot). [Note that “c:\windows” should be replaced with your windows directory – it will be “c:\winnt” on computers upgraded from Windows 2000 or NT4. Note also that all command lines are case-sensitive.] As an alternative, you may be better off using Windows XP’s cool System Restore functionality.
Assuming you have exhausted all other options, the following steps will partially repair WMP8. These steps are wholly unsupported by Microsoft, and only mentioned by me because it *is* the only way you’d be able to reinstall WMP8 – note that this will likely not fix many/any bugs, but if you’re desperate… Run: rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection InstallWMP64 132 c:\windows\inf\mplayer2.inf (Point it to the Windows XP CD) rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection InstallWMP7 132 c:\windows\inf\wmp.inf (Point it to the Windows XP CD) and then Restart your machine (absolutely mandatory: almost every action done internally here is delayed until reboot). [Note that “c:\windows” should be replaced with your windows directory – it will be “c:\winnt” on computers upgraded from Windows 2000 or NT4. Note also that all command lines are case-sensitive.] As an alternative, you may be better off using Windows XP’s cool System Restore functionality. It’s on the Start Menu under “Help and Suppo
