How to downgrade Window Media Player?

[sesame_street98]

Does anyone know how to do that?
I want to watch NUSCAST in NUS and it doesnt support WMP 9
and Windows doesnt allow me to uninstall
Any computer savvy ppl around?

 

[caseytan]

maybe you would like to provide more info, what version of windows ? win2k ? winxp ? what are the requirements of NUSCAST ?? etc etc

 

[sesame_street98]

Using WINXP
NUSCast does NOT support Windows Media Player Beta version and 9 series.
Thus the need to downgrade...
Funnily some ppl can play with WMP 9 but i see the error as "interface not registered" What does that mean???

 

[caseytan]

no idea on the err msg.

try reinstalling WMP9 and do a windowsupdate to get the latest patches

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp

or refer the following discussion link (no guarantee, try at your own risk)

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1038747146

 

[sesame_street98]

The run thing works !!
But now how can I get WMP 8?
Hmm... coz the one given cannot be used for WINXP...

 

[zonoyono]

Look for a software called Window Media Player Classic in google... it is a small file less than 1mb.

Should be able to solve all your problem.

zonoyono

 

[sesame_street98]

Thanks for all your help!!
Apparently the RUN program suppose to rollback to my WMP8 originally in my XP. However when i try to open WMP it says that the installation is incomplete. Thus i Need WMP 8... the window media player classic apparently is for WMP 6 i think which doesnt work... :S

Windows have this funny thing that you cannot downgrade.. it checks that I have "parts of WMP 8" and says that i have the later WMP version thsu cannot install WMP 7.1 or any before 8...

Funny how they force you to use their software...

 

[zonoyono]

Thanks for all your help!!
Apparently the RUN program suppose to rollback to my WMP8 originally in my XP. However when i try to open WMP it says that the installation is incomplete. Thus i Need WMP 8... the window media player classic apparently is for WMP 6 i think which doesnt work... :S

Windows have this funny thing that you cannot downgrade.. it checks that I have "parts of WMP 8" and says that i have the later WMP version thsu cannot install WMP 7.1 or any before 8...

Funny how they force you to use their software...

It should work, give it a try.. It is WMP 6, the file is a stand alone. doesn't need to install..

Yap microsoft always have such incompatiblity problem..

 

[rahjinoh]

just type

mplayer2

from Start -> Run

and you will be running Media Player 6.4