WMP 11 - Not loading

Ryan_Fpv

Ryan_Fpv

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I have not been able to start up Windows Media player 11. Whenever I try to open the program (through shortcut, quick launch, by opening a file set to default open with WMP {mp3, mpeg, etc}) it simply won't start. For a second it will appear in task manager > Processes, but then it will disappear as if something else is killing the program whenever it tries to run.
Last night I installed Avira AntiVir, and before that I had no problems running WMP11. So I'm assuming it might be something in Avira terminating WMP11. I uninstalled Avira through add/remove, but WMP11 still doesn't load.
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling WMP11, but I'm still getting the same problem.
I can still run other programs such as quicktime and iTunes without any issues.

Any help in getting this fixed will be appreciated.
 
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Try reregistering this dll file. Click on start, click run and type this in the run box.

regsvr32 wmp.dll

Then click on ok. That command will reregister that file. Now try using windows media player.
 
I would suggest try running safe mode see if you can get in this should determine if the antivirus is blocking it or not.
 
Came up that DllRegisterServer in wmp.dll succeeded, but still no luck with windows media player.

Tried running it in safe mode but it still didn't start.
 
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Thought I would run a scan in case it was some sort of virus causing this.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.41
Database version: 3174
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

11/24/2009 4:12:47 PM
mbam-log-2009-11-24 (16-12-47).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (H:\|)
Objects scanned: 236817
Time elapsed: 32 minute(s), 34 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
 
Fixed it. I ran the following and it seemed to have done the trick.

regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 vbscript.dll
 
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