Installing Windows Media Player 10 on Windows Vista 32/64-bit

Thanx to Doom9 member CademiaX it is now possible to install Windows Media Player 10 on Windows Vista 32/64-bit.

WARNING: We do not offer any guarantee. You may use the following instuctions at your own risk.

*1.* Boot Into *SAFE MODE! (http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...spx?mfr=true)* - This won't work if you don't!

*2.* Disable Application Compatibility - This won't work if you don't!

Code:
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*A.* Click Start, type "gpedit.msc" in the Start Search bar, press enter.

*B.* Expand "Administrative Templates", then expand "Windows Components",
find "Application Compatibility" (2nd one under Windows Components).

*C.* Double click "Remove Program Compatibility Property Page", Select enable, then click "Next Setting" at the bottom.

*D.* Repeat Untill all settings are enabled.
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*3.* Download Windows Media Player 10 With auto batch installer! - Created by doom9 member called CademiaX.

Code:
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*A.* Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/28846725/321.rar.html

*B.* Extract the archive and right click on "Install.bat", click edit. Then click
Edit > Replace, Find what: Bobby | Replace with: *Your Vista User Name!*,
click replace all, save and exit.

*C.* Then run the included batch file "Install.bat"! (This is all automated,
if it askes you if you want to overwrite something, then the file is being used
by another process and cant be accessed, if it does happen, exit, make sure
you are in safe mode and that no other programs are running and run the
Install.bat again)

*D.* Follow the WMP10 installer instructions. (If it says wmp10 is already installed, browse to \program files (x86)\Windows Media Player\ and run wmplayer.exe, and if that tells you file xxxx is version 10.xx, expecting version 11.xx, arrange icons by name, select all the .inf files, right click > install, one wont work, it will tell you and the rest will continue, after that run \program files (x86)\Windows Media Player\setup_wm.exe)
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*4.* Security component upgrade

Code:
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*A.* Visit (IE ONLY): http://services.wmdrm.windowsmedia.c...en/indivit.asp
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I am running vista home basic and it does not have gpedit.msc is there another way to do this hack and install mp10?

I would be glad to help, but unfortunately I don't have Vista.

Why do you need WMP10?

I don't need mp10, I just prefer it and if there is a way to install it on vista then why not?

If you don't need it to remove DRM or for whatever other reason you can always use free alternative players like Media Player Classic, Winamp, Foobar,...

Home versions of Windows Vista and XP don't have gpedit.msc.

You should change registry settings instead.

Microsoft.com: Group Policy Settings Reference

[Deleauvive]

Thanks for this great package. WMP10 is so much better than v11. (more advanced options, support for audio devices...)

Once installed, you get more chances to run WMP10 from Vista if you right-click a video and choose open with... instead of simply launching the player.

Oh, by the way, you need to 'take ownership' of dlls which refuse to be overwritten. There is a script somewhere that permits this operation via right-click.

Plz, keep posting tips about tweaking Vista the way WE want it to behave !

[Freak4Dell]

I can't get this to work. Half the time I get the message that a newer version is installed already, and the other half I get some random error saying setup cannot continue.

When I extract the rar file, I'm getting a whole bunch of corrupt file warnings...is this normal? Does anybody have a known good version of the rar file that I can use?

[Deleauvive]

I've noticed the following error message after a few reboots:
"The file wmp.dll version number is 11.0.6001.7000 but 10.0.3802 was expected".
Forcing me to go through the install procedure again (no workaround I know of worked).

@Freak4Dell : check your download manager, the package should be OK. I can put it on my web site, if you still have problems.

Also, make sure you don't miss any install step.

[Freak4Dell]

Okay, the package works now, but I still can't get this thing to work. At first I was getting a whole bunch of Access Denied reports in the Install.bat process, and it would ask me to overwrite a file (seemed to be a different one every time). After hitting yes a few times and realizing that it wasn't working, I went through every file and changed the permissions in order to allow it to overwrite it. I wasn't able to change 2 files. Anyway, now I run it and I get this:

An unexpected error has occurred. Setup was not able to detect any Windows Media updates. Please try again later.

I tried the trick with the inf files, and the one that won't work is wpdmtp.inf. Then I run setup_wm.exe, and run that through, but at the very end, it gives me this:

The file wmploc.dll has a version number of 10.0.0.3802 where 11.0.6001.7000 was expected.

Windows Media Player is not installed properly and must be reinstalled.

Do you want to install the Player from the Microsoft Web site?

This is driving me nuts. I'm about to just go back to XP to get my WMP back.