08-18-2005, 04:18 PM

wasn't exactly sure where to put this..

So WMP was working fine for me yesterday, but today it won't anymore. Anytime I try to open it on its own or with a file, itll automatically shut down and I'll get a message saying that WMP Unexpectedly shut down. I've tried reinstalling, restarting, uninstalling, reinstalling...and on and on.

Can anyone help me? Thanks

08-18-2005, 04:25 PM

Why dp you need it? Not sure how to help, other then get rid of it ,no MS things are good

08-18-2005, 04:39 PM

Cause some videos I have are .wmv

I don't want to convert it and VLC player doesn't work with it.

08-18-2005, 05:16 PM

Have you tried searching through the WMP help files? Another thing to look at is their website for some technical support. I don't really know what's going on with it but I'd suggest searching there first. You may have to e-mail them to see if they have a suggestion. Hope it all works out for you!

08-18-2005, 09:56 PM

When you "uninstalled" WMP, did you search for preferences files and other things that might have become corrupted?

Many programs leave such files in ~/Library/Application Support or in ~/Library/Preferences. (~ means your home folder.) A Spotlight search for "microsoft,""media player," or "windows" might turn up more. Trashing them might help.

08-19-2005, 12:22 AM

Gah! Thank you so much.

The problem actually occured after I changed the default skin to another skin that was an option on the preferences. I found my preference file for WMP, deleted it, and WMP worked just fine again. Thanks a lot.

08-19-2005, 02:43 AM

Glad I could help.