Media Player 10 Problems

[Karlo16]

I'm having some problems with media player that I need help with. I'm not a computer expert but know enough to get around. here are the problems I'm seeing:

Problem - Media Player freezes up when I play fast forward. I used to be able to play fast forward but I think an "Automatiic Update" must have changed something. One day it worked and the next day it didn't.

I unistalled it and downloaded the latest version - no help. I tried uninstalling it a loading in Media Player 9 - it won't let me because it detects a "Newer Version"

I am running .wmv files.

Any help will be greatly appriociated.

Thanks,
Karl

[cuteperv]

try go to add/remove windows component and uncheck windows media player and see if u can reinstall whichever u wish.

[Info]

You should get the version you prefer here.

http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=wmp

[Karlo16]

I'm still having Media Player lock-up everytime I try and play a .wmv file. I've downloaded the newest version - no help. I've tried to install and older version but it won't let me because I have a "Newer Version".

I don't understand why I can not play .wmv files in media player.

Is anyone else seeing this problem?

Karl

[Info]

You may need to remove the version you have of Media Player before getting a pevious version, when you remove 10 it should roll back to the original one.

Click start then control panel then add / remove, make sure the show updates box has a tick then remove 10. If you want another version to the one it rolls back to, you get it from the link in the other post.

[Karlo16]

Thanks, I've tried that. Unfortunately when I go to "Unistall" it from the "Control Panel" using the "Add/Remove Programs" it doesn't show up.

This is a funny problem because last week it started to work and I used it for a day. Today I went to use it and it has the same problem I described.

Could it be a virus or spyware doing this or do you think it's a Microsoft problem.

Thanks for your help,
Karl

[Info]

When you open add / remove look across the top for a box with show updates, put a tick in it and then go for uninstall from the list

[Flyfsh]

I tried all suggestions here. I still get error message " media player incopatable with this OS"

[Karlo16]

Thanks, I did select the "Update" box and was able to uninstall the Media PLayer 10. I then installed Media Player 9 and it worked fine. I then went back and installed Media Player 10 and it is working now.

Thanks for your help!!

Karl