Microsoft KB Archive/242979

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How to Manually Uninstall Windows Media Player 6.4

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Q242979

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4

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SUMMARY
The article describes how to manually uninstall Windows Media Player 6.4.

MORE INFORMATION
You may want to uninstall Windows Media Player for one of the following reasons:


 * You want to return to a previous version of Windows Media Player or Media Player.
 * A bad installation of Windows Media Player 6.4 occurred.
 * A file associated with Windows Media Player is damaged or corrupted.
 * You are unable to uninstall the program using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.

To manually uninstall Windows Media Player 6.4:


 * 1) Delete the following files from the %SystemRoot%\System folder and the "Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Msinfo" folder:
 * 2) Reinstall Windows Media Player.

To obtain the latest version of Windows Media Player, go to the following Microsoft Web site:

"http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/default.asp"

Reinstallation Information
To reinstall Windows Media Player 6.1, reinstall Windows 98 Second Edition.

To reinstall Media Player in Windows 95/98, use the following steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 2) On the Windows Setup tab, double-click Multimedia.
 * 3) Click Media Player, click OK, click Apply, and then click OK.

NOTE: You may be prompted for your Windows 95/98 CD-ROM.

You can also reinstall Windows Media Player by downloading and installing the latest version from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com).

Additional query words: corrupt

Keywords : kbenv

Issue type : kbprb

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