How do I reinstall Windows Media Player 11 for Vista?

Hi,

Did you recently install another player?

Right Click Taskbar - Task Manager - Processes and see if WMPlayer.exe is already running hidden.
If so end process on it.

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Do these to clear corruption and repair/replace damaged/missing system files.

Run DiskCleanup - Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Cleanup

Start - type in Search box -  COMMAND   find at top of list -  RIGHT CLICK  -  RUN AS ADMIN

sfc /scannow

How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228


Then run checkdisk - schedule it to run at next start and then Apply OK your way out then restart.

How to Run Check Disk at Startup in Vista
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-chkdsk.html

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Have you recently added Window Blinds or ANY Stardock application?

Are you using 64 bit Vista?

Can you think of the last things you did in WMP which may have been the cause? Have you added
another player recently or an addon for WMP?

When I try to use Windows Media Player 11, the program does not start, or some UI elements
are blank - a Mr Fixit
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925704/en-us

Fixit - Windows Media Player and others
http://support.microsoft.com/fixit/en-us

Maybe something here
http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/articles/17315.aspx
and here
http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2004/10/30/17399.aspx

Check the WMP11 info here
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html
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Do this to reregister the Jscript.dll and Vbscript.dll files.

Start - type in Search box -  COMMAND   find at top of list -  RIGHT CLICK  -  RUN AS ADMIN

type in or copy and paste ->    regsvr32 jscript.dll     
Hit enter

type in or copy and paste ->    regsvr32 vbscript.dll
Hit Enter

Reboot and hopefully it will run now.

Support for Windows Media Player technical problems
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/7763#tab0

Troubleshoot problems in Windows Media Player
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-problems-in-Windows-Media-Player

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Did you recently install another player?

Reset your associations :

How to Set Default Associations For a Program in Vista
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83196-default-programs-program-default-associations.html

How to Associate a File Extension Type With a Program in Vista
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69758-default-programs.html

Hope this helps.

Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP <- profile - Windows Expert - Consumer : Bicycle <- Mark Twain said it right.