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[Culprit]

nice post thanks for the information

[Vuyolicious]

I think I may have found a solution to the problem of double clicking a file to open it (or at least until someone can come up with a better solution).

If you open up regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell\Play\command

(I chose WMP11.AssocFile.MP3 because I wanted to play mp3 files in WMP, there are other folders for each file type, you would have to do this for all the file types you wish to use with WMP), you will see 2 entries. One is "(Default)" and the other is "DelegateExecute". You need to delete the DelegateExecute entry (make sure you create a backup of the registry first). You might have problems with deleting it due to permissions, if that is the case just right-click the registry folder, go to permissions and take ownership.

I did this and now I can double click on my mp3 files and they play in WMP11 no problem! Well, the only problem is that I still cannot select multiple files and have them all added to the now playing list, still gives me "Server Execution Failed" error when I right-click a file and go to "Add to Windows Media Player List". Hopefully someone can figure out how to do this, I really use that feature a lot.

[Lord Devrexster]

@Vuyolicious

What happens when u delete this entry ??

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell\Enqueue\command\DelegateExecute

Since I dont have this problem so only u can help me figure this out. Please try it and report back and I will cook up a quick registry script to fix this issue.

[Vuyolicious]

When I delete that entry I get the following error message:

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I then tried adding the following to the default entry in the location you suggested:

C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Enqueue "%L"

but when I select multiple files and click "Add to Windows Media Player list", it only plays the last file in the selection, the one I right-clicked on.

[Illmatic94]

i followed you instructions.
when i rebooted and tried opening WMP I got the error "Windows Media player is not installed properly and must be reinstalled."
When I try run your setup file again, I get "An error occurred while trying to copy a file: C:..... Click to try again, Ignore to proceed anyway, or Abort to cancel installation" for every file. When I click Abort, I get "Install Windows Media Player 11 - For Windows 7 is breaking".

Help! Now I dont have either! I cant even find a download for WMP12 for 7 either!!

Edited by Illmatic94, 11 November 2009 - 08:20 PM.

[Lord Devrexster]

i followed you instructions.
when i rebooted and tried opening WMP I got the error "Windows Media player is not installed properly and must be reinstalled."
When I try run your setup file again, I get "An error occurred while trying to copy a file: C:..... Click to try again, Ignore to proceed anyway, or Abort to cancel installation" for every file. When I click Abort, I get "Install Windows Media Player 11 - For Windows 7 is breaking".

Help! Now I dont have either! I cant even find a download for WMP12 for 7 either!!

That thing generally happens when there was a problem in the "taking ownership" process.

Dont worry, just insert the w7 dvd and do an "upgrade" over the same version. That will repair ur win7.

[Illmatic94]

i followed you instructions.
when i rebooted and tried opening WMP I got the error "Windows Media player is not installed properly and must be reinstalled."
When I try run your setup file again, I get "An error occurred while trying to copy a file: C:..... Click to try again, Ignore to proceed anyway, or Abort to cancel installation" for every file. When I click Abort, I get "Install Windows Media Player 11 - For Windows 7 is breaking".

Help! Now I dont have either! I cant even find a download for WMP12 for 7 either!!

That thing generally happens when there was a problem in the "taking ownership" process.

Dont worry, just insert the w7 dvd and do an "upgrade" over the same version. That will repair ur win7.

ok thanks, ill try that

[Vuyolicious]

I think I may have found a solution to the problem of double clicking a file to open it (or at least until someone can come up with a better solution).

If you open up regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell\Play\command

(I chose WMP11.AssocFile.MP3 because I wanted to play mp3 files in WMP, there are other folders for each file type, you would have to do this for all the file types you wish to use with WMP), you will see 2 entries. One is "(Default)" and the other is "DelegateExecute". You need to delete the DelegateExecute entry (make sure you create a backup of the registry first). You might have problems with deleting it due to permissions, if that is the case just right-click the registry folder, go to permissions and take ownership.

I did this and now I can double click on my mp3 files and they play in WMP11 no problem! Well, the only problem is that I still cannot select multiple files and have them all added to the now playing list, still gives me "Server Execution Failed" error when I right-click a file and go to "Add to Windows Media Player List". Hopefully someone can figure out how to do this, I really use that feature a lot.

i cant delete DelegateExecute, can u help me please?

It's probably because of permission problems. Try right clicking the "command" folder that contains DelegateExecute, then go to Permissions. Click on advanced, then go to the Owner tab. Choose your username from the list, tick the "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" checkbox, then click Apply. Click Ok then give your username full control by ticking the Full Control checkbox under Allow for your username. This should solve your problem.

[Canowyrms]

Hey everyone. I would first like to say that I am indeed new,
I have been working with computers/windows for about 5 years now.
Im generally experienced, but no degrees or certifications yet.
I am also really impressed with how this site looks and functions.
Great job on that guys.

I took interest in downgrading WMP12 to 11, and attempted it.
Everything went smoothly, except now the SRS Wow effects do not work,
and its quite buggy/glitchy on my system. Though I do thank you
for taking your time and developing this, I was just wondering...
Is there any way to revert back to WMP12?

[YouWin]

I was able to install WMP 11 successfully but when I try to minmize it to toolbar mode it does not work. There is not option when I right click my taskbar and go to toolbars WMP is not there. I'm getting an error when I try to open a music file with WMP. I've tried these two commands regsvr32.exe "c:\program files\windows media player\wmpband.dll"
regsvr32.exe c:\windows\system32\wmp.dll and they both give me an error message failing. What can I do to fix these two problems?

[Alexnoj]

I've this error http://i47.tinypic.com/359bd78.jpg
(I did ownership on wmploc.dll.mui)

Edited by Alexnoj, 28 November 2009 - 02:00 PM.