Windows 7: Media Player 11 for Windows 7 64-bit???

technomann · 01 Jul 2010

I really do not like Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7, mainly because of the lack of mini player mode. Is it possible to downgrade to WMP 11 in Win 7 64-bit? All of the solutions I have seen only work for Win 7 32-bit. Has anyone encountered a fix for this in Win 7 64-Bit? Or am I on a [COLOR=#0072BC ! important][COLOR=#0072BC ! important]wild [COLOR=#0072BC ! important]goose[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] chase?

Thanks for any and all suggestions...

A Guy · 01 Jul 2010

If you only want the mini player:

WMP12 Mini Toolbar

If however you still want to switch to WMP11. Skip to 2nd part. Personally, I think you are better off with WMP12 if you want to use WMP:

Install WMP 11 on Windows 7

A Guy

Bill2 · 02 Jul 2010

You can downgrade to WMP11, see this page, theres also a link there for the 64 bit installer.

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows 7 - WinMatrix

Also, this.

How to Get Windows Media Player (WMP) Taskbar Toolbar Back in Windows 7? - Tweaking with Vishal

But, BEWARE, from what I've seen this seems to be a one way street. If the downgrade gets mucked, restoring WMP12 is a very iffy task. I've seen instances where folks had to do a repair install/ full reinstall to get things working again.

So, I do not advise such a downgrade.

noobvious · 02 Jul 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by A Guy

If you only want the mini player:

WMP12 Mini Toolbar A Guy

Great tip, even though I don't use WMP for my music!

technomann · 03 Jul 2010

This worked for putting the mini player on the taskbar! That's kinda what I wanted. Now if I could only make it bigger or detach it and put it on the desktop, that would be perfect.

Thanks to all who responded!