![]() ![]() But if this happens,just delete the file again and now that it has been turned off Windows update will not try to install it again. Then you have to restart your computer again and some times Windows puts the Windows Media file back on your computer after you have turned it off as it updates what you have done. Windows update may try to install it back on during the updates,so turning it off prevents this. This will turn off the program and true, although now Windows Media player is off your computer. Now go to turn off Windows features and un tick Windows Media player from the box. After you have restarted your computer,the Windows Media program file will be in the recycle bin,which you just empty. If you delete the file this is another way to remove the program from you computer.So you can either take ownership of the file and change the ownership from trusted Installer to your name.Or,like I did use a tool called Unlocker which I downloaded from the Internet,to unlock the file and it will then delete the file when you restart your computer. For Windows XP and Windows Vista it is Windows Media player 11 and for Windows 7 it is Windows Media player 12.įirst of all you have to edit the Windows Media player file in programs which is on C/Drive so that you can delete it. So this is how I uninstalled Windows Media player and replaced it with VLC player as my default program. Which does everything that Windows Media does but has some additional features and plays videos in wide screen and high definition. But Windows Media player has never given me any trouble,but it is just that I have got VLC player. Windows Media player is a good player and it is very user friendly.And there are some media players that I have tried,KM player and Songbird and Quick Time,which are terrible. And what is the point in keeping Windows Media player when I am not using it. So I don't need what would be 4 video players on my Netbook. ![]() I have got nothing against Windows Media player but I already have VLC Media Player,Gom Media player and Miro video player,which I use to download my own videos from the web and put onto my other sites. Or use a tool called UNLOCKER,which unlocks and removes any kind of file. Unless you take ownership of the file and change it to your computer user name. So,the only way to remove Windows Media player is like removing Internet Explorer browser,and that is to delete the file in programs on,C/drive.īut there is one problem,because the Windows Media player program file is owned by Trusted Installer,it won't let you delete it. And there is no way to change this,so that it shows in the uninstall a program menu. Windows Media player like IE cannot be uninstalled in updates or programs menu as it is not listed there. Now I have removed Windows Media player also from my laptops both Windows 7. For example on Windows computers you are not supposed to remove Internet Explorer web browser.Because if you do,Windows could stop working,but I have removed Internet Explorer and this has not effected my computer at all.Ī few months ago I wrote of how I successfully managed to uninstall Internet Explorer 8 from both my Windows 7 laptops. The instructions below can be used for both internal and external CD, DVD or Blu-Ray drives but some of the fundamentals might be a little different.I have broken many rules in terms of computing and will probably continue to do so. Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device.Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware.An alternate driver may be providing this functionality. A driver (service) for this device has been disabled.The device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers that are required for this device.Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged.Type devmgmt.msc in the Run dialog box, then press Enter key to view Device Manager. To view Device Manager: Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box. In Device Manager, you may also notice one of the following errors is listed in the Device status area under the Properties tab. Use the troubleshooting instructions below if your CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray drive is not seen in File Explorer or My Computer (it was called Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 and earlier versions of Microsoft Windows), and the drive is marked with a yellow exclamation point in Device Manager. Below are some instructions that might help you resolve the problem in some instances if the drive has not failed completely. There could be several reasons why Microsoft Windows or other applications do not see or does not detect a CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray drive. ![]()
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