Win media Player 11 Setup fails

[emailaatif786]

I have Windows XP Home SP2.
My Windows Media Player 11 Setup fails at 80% and says that "Setup cannot continue. Press OK to exit Setup." I tried again, after restart, but problem continues. I contacted someone, who told me to delete Media player 9.5 KEY< DWORD etc from registry. Where can i find it?
Is it an another problem?
What can be the problem!

[Ramakrishnan]

You have genuine windows xp?. WMP 11 will validate your windows.

[shantanu]

he says on 80%... means his player is VALIDATED...... so you need to use a registry cleaner tool and clean your registry with that.. then uninstall any beta ver. if you installed it before... then try to install.. if not then some system files might be hampered.. if you have system restore enabled the restore your system to an earlier time

[intelomkar]

Try different installer.

Originally Posted by intelomkar

Try different installer.

What do you mean by different installer?.

[ravi_9793]

hey...I dont think U need to remove wmp10 before installing wmp11.

And when ur installation has completed upto 80%..it means U have passed genuine validation.But let me ask some question..........

Do u have latest setup from microsoft site.???
R u using any cracked setup.???

[intelomkar]

Originally Posted by thunderbird.117

What do you mean by different installer?.

duh!

Originally Posted by intelomkar

duh!

That is the only word you can type without giving a proper answer for the question i have asked?.

[intelomkar]

whats wrong with you dude?
it means- Download it again from diff site like softpedia.

[Shasanka_Gogoi]

U don't need to remove any previous versions of WMP to install WMP 11 however if u have a pirated version of Windows XP than the installation fails but I thing ur setup file is corrupted, get it replaced.

[Sridhar_Rao]

I successfully updated to media player 11. During setup, it was clearly mentioned that this update was only for genuine XP users. It is possible that the setup may fail if genuineness is not found. If your OS is geniune and you still have the problem, contact microsoft, they should help you.

[intelomkar]

Originally Posted by Sridhar_Rao

I successfully updated to media player 11. During setup, it was clearly mentioned that this update was only for genuine XP users. It is possible that the setup may fail if genuineness is not found. If your OS is geniune and you still have the problem, contact microsoft, they should help you.

I bet you havent read the whole thread before posting!

[ApoorvKhatreja]

Ya, when he is saying that it gets stuck at 80%, means the validation has been passed, and the problem is related to corrupt installation files, or is a registry problem.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Just try to download it again and reinstall.It should do the job.

[appu]

Originally Posted by vimal_mehrotra

Just try to download it again and reinstall.It should do the job.

yup i think u have to download it again
i also had this problem while installing window media player 11
after 2 tries finally i tasted sucess so keep trying

[emailaatif786]

!> My XP is Genuine.
!> I had got it in DIGIT DVD.
!> Installer is OK
!> Setup is'NT corrupt
!!> I has installed 10 before, did'nt remove it.


Now when I install it, stucks at 56%. When i go to c:\program files\windows media player\ and open wmplayer.exe, it opens setup again, and stuvks at 56%.
There is some way to del it first from Registry. I don't remember, but that question was also in DIGIT Q/A previous year ( ANYBODY REMEMBER THAT).
What was there the solution!

[s18000rpm]

ok try this-

1- Clean your PC with CCleaner.
2- Run a Registry Scan (TuneUp Utilities 2007. its safest way & trial version will do)
3- Download a fresh copy of WMP11 from MS Website.
4- Install & tell us how it went.

Download link-> Windows Media Player 11 [Total Size: 25MB]

[ravi_9793]

^^^^^..no need to remove wmp 10.
I will suggest U to download tha latest version of wmp11 from here

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...1/default.aspx

I m sure,If u have genuine XP..than I wont fail this time.

[s18000rpm]

^dude then what link did i provide him

i provided him download page link

[drsethi]

Try this method
# Extract (unrar or unzip) wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe by using extraction tool such as WinRAR.
# Go to the extracted folder, and execute (run) wmfdist11.exe.
# Restart the computer.
# Execute wmp11.exe.
# Restart the computer.

[emailaatif786]

Originally Posted by drsethi

Try this method
# Extract (unrar or unzip) wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe by using extraction tool such as WinRAR.
# Go to the extracted folder, and execute (run) wmfdist11.exe.
# Restart the computer.
# Execute wmp11.exe.
# Restart the computer.

Yeh, it worked... used 7-Zip File Manager... extracted. ... thanks