WMP - Stop working message - What's wrong?

[filmac]

Hello,
I've just bougth a new HP z 600 workstation for my audio recordings, but i'm hving big issues with my software. Windows media player is not working properly. It is enable to start videos - it crack and i get this message saying WMP stoped working. If i play audio i can listen for some seconds and after a while it cracks too and i get the same message. Because WMP 12 comes with windows 7 i can't install it. so i don't know what to do. I'm having basicaly the same problem with other audio and video programs (quick time, i tunes, etc... ) I don't know what's wrong. Could it be something to do whit the fact that i have a 64 bit system?
Please help

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Hello filmac

As you say it cannot be re-installed so heres a couple of things to try.
Run a system file check - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html
Turn all media options off in programs and features reboot, then turn them back on again - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5023-windows-features-turn-off.html

Post back any progess/results

Regards Danny

 

[filmac]

Thanks danny, but no luck.
I did the system scan and WRP didi not find any integrety violations.
I tried to diseble the media features as you said..it seemd to unisntall WMP and later reinstaled again but i still have the same problem.

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Hi filmac

It doesn't reinstall as so much it turns the feature on/off again, it can sometimes fix minor issues.
Because you having these issues with other media software I suspect its something else anyway.Have you installed any codec packs. Is your sound and video driver up to date.
How long have you had this issue, is a system restore a possibility

Danny

 

[filmac]

I have just bougth this machine for my audio recordings, because i have a small home studio. Because i need it to work i have imediatly install the programs i need to work: Protools 9, itunes, quicktime, and i media player classic with the codecs pack (all this programs the 64 bits editions. after i start to work i've noticed that i was having problems with quicktime . it simply don't open. than i tried the other programs with diferent kind of files and is official - something is very wrong. Because Media player classic is a freeware and had all this codecs i decided to unistall it all the codecs pack too - but i still have the same problem - so honestly i can't say if the problem started with this instalation or if it came since the beginning. any sugestions?

 

[filmac]

I was cheking my restore points and unfortunatly i didn't make a restore point after install protools. I have all the registrations done...is complicated to go back there. I really want to avoid that. i wonder if there is anything else i could do...

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

I'm not familiar with protools but looking around there does seem to be some incompatibilities with windows 7. Here are a few links which may/may not help
http://www.sevenforums.com/software/19759-pro-tools-windows-7-a.html
The Official Unofficial Windows 7 Thread - Avid Audio Forums
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/82845-programs-not-responding.html

Danny

 

[filmac]

I know that hapened with protools 7 and some earlier versions of protools 8, but i use the latest protools 9, and i must say that i have no problems with protools - is working fine. I just cant upload videos to it becaus my quick time is not working and it uses the quik time to open videos...

 

[filmac]

for what i've red in other forums it must be something to do with video or aaudio codecs...something is corrupted... How can i correct that? Unfortunately i don't have restore points that i can use and i don't want to undo everything...to much work...can someone help me?

 

[filmac]

Hello... someone's there??

 

[filmac]

I have some new input about my problem:
I've notice that if i open the folder C:\Programfiles\windown media player and execute the WMP.exe file and choose to open some video it works fine!
The problem is that when i choose to open a file with windows media player it will automatically open with the WMP exe file from C:\Program files (86x)\Windows Media Player.
Something similar is hapenning with internet explorer. I get the same message as with the windows Media Player if i open using the icon from Program files (86x). But it works fine with the icon from the program files!
Why is this happenning if i have a 64 bit operating system??????
Please help!
My problem is not solved because i need itunes and quick time to work, and my system don't accept the 32 bit instalation for this programs because it automatically detects that i'm running a 64 bit system, but when i install the lateste 64 bit version it is instaled in the ProgramFiles (86x) folder and i can't run the programs properly!
What a mess this 64 bit operating system!!!

 

[filmac]

By the way...if that helps: Windows Media Center and Windows Player Classic (64bit version) are working fine in my system....