Downloading Windows Media Player 12

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I searched the web including this forum for an answer to my question below before posting this. If this topic has already been discussed on this forum and a solution provided then a link to the solution of my problem would be appreciated.:)

Problem
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I have two Dell 570MT computers with Windows 7 Home Premium X64.

The first one I purchased in June 2010
The second one I purchased in December 2010

As I recall the first one came with Windows Media Player 11, which I uninstalled.

The second one came with Windows Media Media Player 12 which I have left on and use.

The MSFT Windows Media Player website says that Windows Media Player 12 comes with Windows 7 Home Premium, which as best as I can recall my first Dell 570MT mentioned above did not.

I have not been able to find a website where I can download and install Windows Media Player 12 on my first (June 2010) 570MT with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit.

Is there some way that I can download Windows Media Player 12 directly or do I have to reinstall Windows Media Player 11, which I prefer not to, and then update it to Windows Media Player 12 via the Windows 7 Control Center Windows Update function?

Thanks
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAthlon XII4GBATI Radeon 4200
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Dell 570MT
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Athlon XII
Motherboard
?
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 4200
Sound Card
?
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus and Dell
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Unknown
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unknown
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Welcome to Seven Forums Buddahfan. You are correct on all counts. Any WMP12 download (except the Media Feature Pack for Windows 7 N and Windows 7 KN) will not be on a legit site, and should be avoided. Since WMP12 comes as part of Windows 7, the download is not available. If indeed your earlier version came with WMP11, the update to WMP12 will be the correct path, as you stated. A Guy
 

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From what I have read, every version of windows 7, other than the two mentioned above, come with Windows Media Player 12 by default. Also as far as I can tell, you can't un-install it, all you can do is disable it. Open control panel, go to Programs and Features, and then click "Turn Windows features on or off". Expand "Media Features" and see if Windows Media Player is checked?
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
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Windows 10 Education 64 bit
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AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
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80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
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Windows Defender
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Internet Explorer 11
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HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Welcome to Seven Forums Buddahfan. You are correct on all counts. Any WMP12 download (except the Media Feature Pack for Windows 7 N and Windows 7 KN) will not be on a legit site, and should be avoided. Since WMP12 comes as part of Windows 7, the download is not available. If indeed your earlier version came with WMP11, the update to WMP12 will be the correct path, as you stated. A Guy

Thanks for your response.

Since I had previously uninstalled WMP11 I am still not quite clear on how to proceed if I want to install WMP12.

1. Should I download and install WMP11 x64 even though MSFT says that WMP11 is for XP and I am running W7 HP? I have not been able to find a link to WMP11 x64 for Windows 7. All the links that I have found indicate very clearly that WMP11 is only for XP

I am very leery about installing a file on my W7 computer that MSFT says is for XP and makes no mention of that program being for a W7 computer.

2. Then I understand you to be saying that once I have WMP11 installed that the Windows Update will then download and install WMP12. Is this correct?:)

Thanks:)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAthlon XII4GBATI Radeon 4200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell 570MT
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Athlon XII
Motherboard
?
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 4200
Sound Card
?
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus and Dell
Hard Drives
Unknown
PSU
unknown
Case
unknown
Cooling
unknown
I think you'll find that MP 11 won't install on Windows 7. I would check these settings first > Open control panel, go to Programs and Features, and then click "Turn Windows features on or off". Expand "Media Features" and see if Windows Media Player is checked? If it isn't check mark it, click OK and see what happens.
 

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Windows 10 Education 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 MemoryZotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2

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Windows 10 Home x64INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHzHyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866MhzEVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
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Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi
I think you'll find that MP 11 won't install on Windows 7. I would check these settings first > Open control panel, go to Programs and Features, and then click "Turn Windows features on or off". Expand "Media Features" and see if Windows Media Player is checked? If it isn't check mark it, click OK and see what happens.

That did it.

I must have turned the feature off when I first got the computer and thought I had uninstalled it.

Thanks:):)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAthlon XII4GBATI Radeon 4200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell 570MT
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Athlon XII
Motherboard
?
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 4200
Sound Card
?
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus and Dell
Hard Drives
Unknown
PSU
unknown
Case
unknown
Cooling
unknown
No problem, glad you got it sorted. Sometimes knowing where to look for that elusive check box is the hard part. Once you find it though, things get a lot simpler.
 

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Windows 10 Education 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 MemoryZotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
No problem, glad you got it sorted. Sometimes knowing where to look for that elusive check box is the hard part. Once you find it though, things get a lot simpler.

I must have found it to turn WMP12 off, but forgot about it when I wanted to turn WMP12 on.

So sometimes forgetting can be a problem too:):)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAthlon XII4GBATI Radeon 4200
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell 570MT
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Athlon XII
Motherboard
?
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 4200
Sound Card
?
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus and Dell
Hard Drives
Unknown
PSU
unknown
Case
unknown
Cooling
unknown
I remember that, forgetting that is :)

A Guy
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Home x64INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHzHyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866MhzEVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
85 + Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi
I think you'll find that MP 11 won't install on Windows 7. I would check these settings first > Open control panel, go to Programs and Features, and then click "Turn Windows features on or off". Expand "Media Features" and see if Windows Media Player is checked? If it isn't check mark it, click OK and see what happens.

That did it.

I must have turned the feature off when I first got the computer and thought I had uninstalled it.

Thanks:):)

Just so you know you cannot install Internet Explorer or Windows Media Player you can only disable them.
 

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