How to get older IBX like 11.0.5000 if you have IBX version 11.6000.7000 (Windows XP)

Originally Posted by milOtis

FYI - everyone...my current setup: Apple iMac 24" 2.4ghz, running 10.5 Leopard, with VMWare and XP Pro installed w/WMP v10, so my IBX is well buffered with a version of something like 11.0.5000+. (not even close to the 6000.7000 release that is currently blocked), and using FairUse4WM 1.3 (not FIX2, just the original 1.3) works fine.

Please note that the following instructions will DELETE all your existing licenses, so you will have to redownload anything that isn't already unDRM'ed.

For all those running Windows XP, here's how you get it to work TODAY:

Uninstalling everything you can find on your system that has to do with WMP11, yes that even means manually deleting specific DLL and EXE files in your 'system32' and 'dllcache' directory, but ONLY the ones that pertain to WMP.

You will notice that when you delete the files out of the WMP program files folder, they will auto-regenerate. They will do this until you remove all the right v11 DLL and EXE files (namely wmpcore.dll and wmploc.dll, etc...). You will get the "Windows File Protection" box many times probbably, just tell it you want to keep the unrecognized versions.

Anyway, once that is done, download WMP10 from Microsoft's site. Do NOT run the EXE, but extract it with WinRar or any tool that can expand archives. Running "setup_wm.exe" will not work, it will say "not compatible" with this version of Windows or something to that effect, so run the file "wmsetsdk.exe" to install.

Then go to the individualization site, and you will get an old 11.0.5000+ IBX, which can be used with the first release of v1.3 of FairUse4WM (make sure you find this exact release...the updated 1.3 FIX2 will not work for you).

Just remember, IBX is downloaded and based on your installed version of WMP! If you download IBX and it gets the 6000.7000 one, just delete the DRM folder in "Documents and Settings\All Users" and do it again after you install WMP10...nothing is undoable.