Need windows media player for Windows 7 Professional N

[jamsea07]

i have professional n and i need wmp tho for alot of things i use .

I cannot find it to download anywhere , can you help me ?

64bit also

 

[Jacee]

Window 7 Professional is supposed to include media player as well as media center. Is yours' missing?

Which one is right for you? - Microsoft Windows

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Getting-started-with-Windows-Media-Player

 

[jamsea07]

i have the n version witch does not include media player or ie but i need media player!!!

 

[Jacee]

Look here: Download Windows Media Player, Windows Media Player 12 Download
Download Shark007 Codecs too: http://shark007.net/

 

[skibum]

I have the EXACT same problem....

I am being told by Microsoft that you can NOT add Media Player 12 to "N" versions of Windows 7...

The download that Jacee suggested will not work on my WIndows 7 Professional N version..

I am hoping Microsoft will let me "upgrade" to Windows Professional normal version for free. I do not want to to a complete re-install though.

sigh...

 

[Barman58]

If you have the proof of purchase and you either approach Microsoft in Europe or your actual supplier, You may be able to change your version based on what is a genuine error on your part.

I doubt however that this will be a simple download of the media components as I believe that the "N" restrictions are hard coded.

As another option, that may work, is if you can source an upgrade copy of the Standard install and perform an in-place upgrade you may be able to add things that way but the hard coding may prevent this - only Microsoft will be able to give you a definitive answer.

 

[skibum]

Thanks for that!

I bought it through the Microsoft Store in the UK so I will give them a call tmw and see what they say.

My guess is there are a few other people out there in the same position. If I find a solution I will post it.

Regards,

Skibum

 

[Barman58]

I would probably make a big thing about the confusion caused by the EU and the non IE version and that you thought that the N version was the version you were expected to purchase

 

[Blizz]

I have the same problem and have been messing with it for 3 days. It all seems related to the fact that you cannot install Windows Media Foundation (which contains the required codecs to play WMV and WMA and so on).

This morning I found the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=31017ed3-166a-4c75-b90c-a6cef9b414c4

It was just released yesterday. I can only assume that a whole lot of people were complaining.

I myself just wanted to have a system without WMP interfering with everything, not a windows that is crippled by removing support for pretty much any media format except for WAVs....

Edit: I suppose it will work, am still downloading it myself, but because this forum/topic helped me on my quest I though I'd share

 

[Teerex]

Blizz, that's a good dig! +rep

 

[Blizz]

Just installed it and it works... You should know though that the thing adds everything that was ripped out in the first place (Media Player, DVD Maker, Media Center). There is no way to only install the WM codecs (which is what I personally was looking for, I don't want the rest of the crap)

 

[Jacee]

Did you check the smaller download?

*Download size depends on selected download components.

 

[skibum]

I have the same problem and have been messing with it for 3 days. It all seems related to the fact that you cannot install Windows Media Foundation (which contains the required codecs to play WMV and WMA and so on).

This morning I found the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=31017ed3-166a-4c75-b90c-a6cef9b414c4

It was just released yesterday. I can only assume that a whole lot of people were complaining.

I myself just wanted to have a system without WMP interfering with everything, not a windows that is crippled by removing support for pretty much any media format except for WAVs....

Edit: I suppose it will work, am still downloading it myself, but because this forum/topic helped me on my quest I though I'd share

THANK YOU BLIZZ! Solved my problem! I figured I wasn' the only one out there... Much appreciated!

Skibum

 

[Blizz]

Some extra info:
After you install the update, you have the "Media Features" in the "Windows Features" list.
(Which you can find in the Uninstall Window -> Turn Windows features on or off).
You can uncheck DVD Make, Media Center and Media Player there and it will remove them.

As long as you don't uncheck the "Media Features" itself it will leave the codecs in place!

 

[mik3]

Posted by Blizz I have the same problem and have been messing with it for 3 days. It all seems related to the fact that you cannot install Windows Media Foundation (which contains the required codecs to play WMV and WMA and so on).

This morning I found the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...c-a6cef9b414c4

It was just released yesterday. I can only assume that a whole lot of people were complaining.

I myself just wanted to have a system without WMP interfering with everything, not a windows that is crippled by removing support for pretty much any media format except for WAVs....

Edit: I suppose it will work, am still downloading it myself, but because this forum/topic helped me on my quest I though I'd share

i tried that and for some reason i get an error at the end of the installation, and i have tried a selected startup, and also running the update with nothing else running , still wont work ..

anyone else having this problem?

 

[Tenac]

I have the same problem and have been messing with it for 3 days. It all seems related to the fact that you cannot install Windows Media Foundation (which contains the required codecs to play WMV and WMA and so on).

This morning I found the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=31017ed3-166a-4c75-b90c-a6cef9b414c4

It was just released yesterday. I can only assume that a whole lot of people were complaining.

I myself just wanted to have a system without WMP interfering with everything, not a windows that is crippled by removing support for pretty much any media format except for WAVs....

Edit: I suppose it will work, am still downloading it myself, but because this forum/topic helped me on my quest I though I'd share

Awsome, thanks you so much !!!

 

[mik3]

Well never mind, windows 7 crashed "missing bootmngr" so ill have to re install and give it a try...

 

[Barman58]

Well never mind, windows 7 crashed "missing bootmngr" so ill have to re install and give it a try...

Before you try a re-install try a start-up repair - it may save a bit of time

 

[mik3]

well actually i tried that, no luck. Than after i reinstalled windows 7 again by plugging the sata drive into another computer and doing a complete install i tested the hard drive on 2 different computers and it booted fine, but as soon as i plugged it back in my laptop "missing bootmngr", but i dont understand how when it runs fine on other computers, do you have any idea whats going on ?

 

[mik3]

I forgot to add.. no matter what i did it would not let me install windows 7 using my laptop. This whole issue happened after i was writing notes in class, and windows notified me about my battery being critical, so i saved my documents and it shut down, never to turn on again...