Now as amazing as that may sound it is true. Windows Business 64 somehow
installed without installing Windows Media Player. I don't really know how
its possible but it isn't installed. The last time I used this disk Windows
Media player was installed when I installed the OS. Now this sounds good and
all, but you can't just download and install Windows Media Player onto Vista.
It doesn't work. Any ideas on how to get windows media player onto vista
without it preinstalled? It is supposed to be built in but somehow I avoided
installing it?

I actually solved it later. The problem was the version needed updates and
didn't install windows media player by default? Anyway I just updated and
that fixed it. Wierd problem

"danthesk8er" wrote:

> Now as amazing as that may sound it is true. Windows Business 64 somehow
> installed without installing Windows Media Player. I don't really know how
> its possible but it isn't installed. The last time I used this disk Windows
> Media player was installed when I installed the OS. Now this sounds good and
> all, but you can't just download and install Windows Media Player onto Vista.
> It doesn't work. Any ideas on how to get windows media player onto vista
> without it preinstalled? It is supposed to be built in but somehow I avoided
> installing it?

I have the exact same problem. what updates did you install?

"danthesk8er" wrote:

> Now as amazing as that may sound it is true. Windows Business 64 somehow
> installed without installing Windows Media Player. I don't really know how
> its possible but it isn't installed. The last time I used this disk Windows
> Media player was installed when I installed the OS. Now this sounds good and
> all, but you can't just download and install Windows Media Player onto Vista.
> It doesn't work. Any ideas on how to get windows media player onto vista
> without it preinstalled? It is supposed to be built in but somehow I avoided
> installing it?

Was this a "N" system? Is this an RTM or Service Pack 1 system?

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"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have the exact same problem. what updates did you install?
>
> "danthesk8er" wrote:
>
>> Now as amazing as that may sound it is true. Windows Business 64 somehow
>> installed without installing Windows Media Player. I don't really know
>> how
>> its possible but it isn't installed. The last time I used this disk
>> Windows
>> Media player was installed when I installed the OS. Now this sounds good
>> and
>> all, but you can't just download and install Windows Media Player onto
>> Vista.
>> It doesn't work. Any ideas on how to get windows media player onto vista
>> without it preinstalled? It is supposed to be built in but somehow I
>> avoided
>> installing it?