HELP!!!!!! Win-Media-9 REMOVAL!!! - GoFuckYourself.com

RedShoe · 02-17-2003, 06:36 PM

Does anyone know how to get rid of this fucked up new Windows Media product? We downloaded it thinking it was the thing to do, but it's just a piece of shit. Does anyone have a link to Windows Media 8? We couldn't find a link to V.8 ANYWHERE on the MS site, they don't even mention it.

Nor do they mention how fucked up V.9 is. I've been pulling my hair out over here as what I should do. I swear I'm on the brink of "format C:" just get the default player that comes with Win2Kpro.

Can anyone help?

freeadultcontent · 02-17-2003, 06:37 PM

Hate to say this but system restore is the only way I figured out how to remove that crap.

Even if you do install version 8, it will stay as version 9 no matter where you install it or whatever.

RedShoe · 02-17-2003, 06:38 PM

I've never done a system restore. Is that the same as reinstalling the OS?

freeadultcontent · 02-17-2003, 06:40 PM

Oh shit your not on XP are you?

if you are its in start, programs, accessories, system tools, system restore.

RedShoe · 02-17-2003, 06:43 PM

Windows 2000 pro.

freeadultcontent · 02-17-2003, 06:45 PM

Crap, not sure about 2000. You could try to remove it using add/remove. Then I am pretty sure I have a copy of the version 8 install if that works.

Simon-interaid · 02-17-2003, 06:50 PM

format c:

freeadultcontent · 02-17-2003, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by Simon-interaid
format c:

I know thats a joke, but getting rid of that program just about requires that it seems.

RedShoe · 02-17-2003, 07:17 PM

yep... we just pulled the plug on that bitch.

wethoney · 02-17-2003, 07:18 PM

You might as well reload your machine man.. that thing is a biatch to get rid of.

angelsofporn · 02-17-2003, 07:19 PM

i did system restore to get rid of that thing and it screwed up my com so much i have been using my laptop all week cuz my main one is now rendered usless becuase of firewall conflicts etc caused by the new windows update

NoCarrier · 02-17-2003, 07:30 PM

EVerytime you install something important (or not) it's a good idea to create a restore point with XP, BEFORE you install or upgrade or whatever

So you know next time.

FadeEP · 02-17-2003, 07:35 PM

I think XP blows..

NoCarrier · 02-17-2003, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by FadeEP
I think XP blows..

I love the arguments. I am so convinced.

vapewiz · 02-17-2003, 07:43 PM

According to one of my members this patch fixes some problem(s) WMP9 may be causing you so its worth giving it a try to fix your new shitty WM9 since its near impossible to revert back to a older version of WMP... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...51/default.asp

good luck

Mr.Fiction · 02-17-2003, 08:03 PM

I used System Restore to get rid of it a few months ago and it worked fine.

B.Diker · 02-17-2003, 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by RedShoe
yep... we just pulled the plug on that bitch.

why it is so bad ? tell us

jimmyf · 02-17-2003, 08:25 PM

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Originally posted by B.Diker

why it is so bad ? tell us

have 2 or 3 other post about how bad it is.

RedShoe · 02-17-2003, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by B.Diker

why it is so bad ? tell us

Well it was fine for us, but we soon found out that they weren't playing for anyone not using Version 9. So we tried to go back to version 8. (Insert mountains of headaches, and a death threat)

After dealing with one of the big editing machines today we noticed that not one.. but 3 machines were fucked up. They all had Windows Media version 9. So we quickly went to the microsoft site to get Windows Media 8 and sure enough there is NOT a single link to WM8 nor do they even mention that a version 8 ever existed. It's just not there AT ALL!!

So we called Sonic Foundry and that guy told us tht WM8 is installed when you load up Vegas Video 3.0. The next thing we did was dump the Windows Media 9 and then dumped Vegas Video. Ok, all is well. Aahhh, time for a Carona.

Ok, all I need to do now is install Vegas Video 3.0 again. Success. ok, now to render a test clip... WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!!? WINDOWS MEDIA 9 IS STILL THERE!!! It's like Freddy or Jason from those horror films. This fucker just won't die.

Next step... check all known files and folders for Windows Media 9 or any version for that matter, and kill it. We even deleted everything out of the registry (mistake # 133 of our day)
Ok, so finally every last trace was gone. Now we open Vegas Video again, and try to render. Ok, NOW WHAT THE FUCK AGAIN!! There is no Windows Media codecs. No problem, we'll just go back to Microsoft and get them again. No luck. No matter what we installed, no matter how many different versions of WM9 we installed Vegas Video just wouldn't see it. No matter how many times we reinstalled Vegas Video... it wouldn't see Windows media.

Our last resort (which should have been our first) save what you got, and dump the OS and start over. We did.

One down... 2 (possibly 3) more to go.

THANKS MICROSOFT!!

Apollo · 02-17-2003, 08:35 PM

According to MS support, you cannot get rid of WM 9 unless doing a clean install or a system restore (obviously with a backup prior to the installation)...from what I've heard just installing windows overtop of a previous installation won't revert you to an earlier version of WMP.

RedShoe · 02-17-2003, 08:38 PM

FUCK YEAH!! We found one folder and tried to delete it, and no shit, it came back!!

We would delete it, and 3 seconds later it would re-appear.

FUCK MS!!

theking · 02-17-2003, 08:55 PM

I have 9 installed and I was sending a friend E-mails using my web cam and in wmv format and he said he could not view them so I told him to install 9 and he could view them (not realizing that he has an old computer and it is not powerful enough to support 9) so I told him to do an uninstall, he did and according to him the uninstall asked him if he wanted to revert back to his original media player he said yes and was reverted back to his original media player. When I installed 9 I do not remember if it asked if you wanted to back up your files, but from what he said it sounds like it did with him.

I have embedded wmv's encoded with Windows Media Encoder and if I understand what some of you are saying some of my surfers will have to have 9 installed to view the wmv's??

Unleash_Hell · 02-17-2003, 09:16 PM

We had a problem with members not being able to stream wmv's.
I am not sure if it was just XP users.
We posted the fix on the site, which *seems* to have fixed the problem.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie...ritical/813951/

02-17-2003, 06:36 PM	#1
RedShoe 赤い靴 call me 202-456-1111 Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The Valley Posts: 14,831	HELP!!!!!! Win-Media-9 REMOVAL!!! Does anyone know how to get rid of this fucked up new Windows Media product? We downloaded it thinking it was the thing to do, but it's just a piece of shit. Does anyone have a link to Windows Media 8? We couldn't find a link to V.8 ANYWHERE on the MS site, they don't even mention it. Nor do they mention how fucked up V.9 is. I've been pulling my hair out over here as what I should do. I swear I'm on the brink of "format C:" just get the default player that comes with Win2Kpro. Can anyone help? __________________ SPECIALTY COSTUMES • PROPS • FX Superheroes • Monsters • Robots PM for details For any manufacturing needs. Adult or otherwise. aka BonsHigh on Insta Bonsai weed plants

02-17-2003, 06:37 PM	#2
freeadultcontent Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: "evitcepsrep ruoy egnahc" Posts: 9,976	Hate to say this but system restore is the only way I figured out how to remove that crap. Even if you do install version 8, it will stay as version 9 no matter where you install it or whatever. __________________ Exclusive Ethnic & Microniche Sites

02-17-2003, 06:38 PM	#3
RedShoe 赤い靴 call me 202-456-1111 Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The Valley Posts: 14,831	I've never done a system restore. Is that the same as reinstalling the OS? __________________ SPECIALTY COSTUMES • PROPS • FX Superheroes • Monsters • Robots PM for details For any manufacturing needs. Adult or otherwise. aka BonsHigh on Insta Bonsai weed plants

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freeadultcontent Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: "evitcepsrep ruoy egnahc" Posts: 9,976	Oh shit your not on XP are you? if you are its in start, programs, accessories, system tools, system restore. __________________ Exclusive Ethnic & Microniche Sites

02-17-2003, 06:43 PM	#5
RedShoe 赤い靴 call me 202-456-1111 Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The Valley Posts: 14,831	Windows 2000 pro. __________________ SPECIALTY COSTUMES • PROPS • FX Superheroes • Monsters • Robots PM for details For any manufacturing needs. Adult or otherwise. aka BonsHigh on Insta Bonsai weed plants

02-17-2003, 06:45 PM	#6
freeadultcontent Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: "evitcepsrep ruoy egnahc" Posts: 9,976	Crap, not sure about 2000. You could try to remove it using add/remove. Then I am pretty sure I have a copy of the version 8 install if that works. __________________ Exclusive Ethnic & Microniche Sites

02-17-2003, 06:50 PM	#7
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02-17-2003, 07:17 PM	#9
RedShoe 赤い靴 call me 202-456-1111 Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The Valley Posts: 14,831	yep... we just pulled the plug on that bitch. __________________ SPECIALTY COSTUMES • PROPS • FX Superheroes • Monsters • Robots PM for details For any manufacturing needs. Adult or otherwise. aka BonsHigh on Insta Bonsai weed plants

02-17-2003, 07:18 PM	#10
wethoney So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,032	You might as well reload your machine man.. that thing is a biatch to get rid of.

02-17-2003, 07:19 PM	#11
angelsofporn Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 3,218	i did system restore to get rid of that thing and it screwed up my com so much i have been using my laptop all week cuz my main one is now rendered usless becuase of firewall conflicts etc caused by the new windows update

02-17-2003, 07:30 PM	#12
NoCarrier We need more free porn Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 16,356	EVerytime you install something important (or not) it's a good idea to create a restore point with XP, BEFORE you install or upgrade or whatever So you know next time. __________________

02-17-2003, 07:35 PM	#13
FadeEP Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 138	I think XP blows..

02-17-2003, 07:43 PM	#15
vapewiz Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,530	According to one of my members this patch fixes some problem(s) WMP9 may be causing you so its worth giving it a try to fix your new shitty WM9 since its near impossible to revert back to a older version of WMP... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...51/default.asp good luck

02-17-2003, 08:03 PM	#16
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	I used System Restore to get rid of it a few months ago and it worked fine.

02-17-2003, 08:35 PM	#20
Apollo Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 433	According to MS support, you cannot get rid of WM 9 unless doing a clean install or a system restore (obviously with a backup prior to the installation)...from what I've heard just installing windows overtop of a previous installation won't revert you to an earlier version of WMP. __________________ ----------- Free automated way to rotate sponsor gallery thumbnails on your sites TgpWizards - Free TGP Gallery submission system

02-17-2003, 08:38 PM	#21
RedShoe 赤い靴 call me 202-456-1111 Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The Valley Posts: 14,831	FUCK YEAH!! We found one folder and tried to delete it, and no shit, it came back!! We would delete it, and 3 seconds later it would re-appear. FUCK MS!! __________________ SPECIALTY COSTUMES • PROPS • FX Superheroes • Monsters • Robots PM for details For any manufacturing needs. Adult or otherwise. aka BonsHigh on Insta Bonsai weed plants

02-17-2003, 08:55 PM	#22
theking Nice Kitty Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The good old USA!!! Posts: 21,053	I have 9 installed and I was sending a friend E-mails using my web cam and in wmv format and he said he could not view them so I told him to install 9 and he could view them (not realizing that he has an old computer and it is not powerful enough to support 9) so I told him to do an uninstall, he did and according to him the uninstall asked him if he wanted to revert back to his original media player he said yes and was reverted back to his original media player. When I installed 9 I do not remember if it asked if you wanted to back up your files, but from what he said it sounds like it did with him. I have embedded wmv's encoded with Windows Media Encoder and if I understand what some of you are saying some of my surfers will have to have 9 installed to view the wmv's?? __________________ When you're running down my country hoss...you're walking on the fighting side of me! FOR THE LYING LOWLIFE POSTING AS PATHFINDER...https://gfy.com/fucking-around-and-pr...athfinder.html

02-17-2003, 09:16 PM	#23
Unleash_Hell Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BUM FUCK AVENUE Posts: 110	We had a problem with members not being able to stream wmv's. I am not sure if it was just XP users. We posted the fix on the site, which seems to have fixed the problem. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie...ritical/813951/