Windows Media Player won't open

wondermuse

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Windows Media Player won't open. I noticed this after I used Revo Uninstaller to uninstall AVG 2012 so I could install AVG 2013. There was a huge amount of things to be uninstalled and I selected and deleted all of them. Since then I've had a similar message open with Windows Live Mail also, but I went to Programs and Features and did the right click for 'uninstall' on Windows Live Essentials 2012 and then chose "Repair". This seems to have worked.

The message that appears when I try to play an mp3 file by right clicking on it and then choosing "Play with Windows Media Player" (because the program won't open at all) has Windows Installer as a heading and says: "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package 'Shredder64.msi' in the box below." I don't know what a program or feature titled "Shredder" has to do with Windows Media Player, but that is what it says. When I click on the 'Cancel' button inside this message box another box opens with the same heading (Windows Installer) and the message says: "The path 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations\{45DE3BB5-15C7-489B-8F80-82349413953E}\Shredder64.msi' cannot be found. Verify that you have access to this location and try again, or try to find the installation package 'Shreder64.msi' in a folder from which you can install the product Shredder." Then there is just the OK button.

I have tried to open WMP from the taskbar, the Program Files (x86) file, the windows explorer (File Explorer) to the "Start Menu"/"Programs" file, and also from the Start Screen and the Start Screen All Apps page. It just won't open.

Is there a way to reinstall it without a windows refresh? Or is there a fix?


Signed,
shewood1
 

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    HP PAVILION 23-b010
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    1.7 GHz Dual Core AMD E2-1800 APU
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    AVG Free Version
hi , icould be wrong but i think shredder is part of Revo uninstaller

any way go to programs and feature in control panel and go to the top left side and click turn windows features on and off and go to media feature and click o nthe + to open and check off media player ,this should fix it,you might need to uncheck it and reboot computer and go back in and check it to reinstall/turn it on ,hope this works for you ,
 

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System One

  • OS
    win8.1.1 enterprise
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    PC/Desktop
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    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
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    Radon hd5000 Series
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    onboard realtek hd
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    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
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    1680x1050
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    128gig ssd Kingston
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    micro
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    microsoft curve 200
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    Logitech wireless M215
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    high speed 20
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    ie 11
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    windows defender
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    updated enterprise apr 2/14
Windows Media Player still will not open

I tried the suggestion offered, but it didn't work. I still get the same message box about the 'Shredder'. I also, from an internet search I did earlier, have tried starting and restarting the 'Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service' in Administrative Tools/Services page. The Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service shows in the Task Manager under Processes/Background Processes, but in the four categories (CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network) associated with this entry only the Memory is registering anything, which is only 0.9 MB. All the other categories are zero, but I suppose this really doesn't matter. I don't know, because I'm not very technically enlightened.

Anyway, it still doesn't open. I'm going to try a system restore to a couple of days ago and see if that works. I mean it should, but I've already tried a restore from the point of the AVG uninstall, which Revo Uninstaller conveniently created, but it failed. At the time I had the computer in 'Safe Mode' and that might be why it failed. I tried again not in 'Safe Mode' and it also failed. Maybe because it was already messed up from the first attempt.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP PAVILION 23-b010
    CPU
    1.7 GHz Dual Core AMD E2-1800 APU
    Motherboard
    Pegatron Corp. 2AF0 (P0) AMD A40/A50 Series FCH
    Memory
    6 GB Ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 7340 Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    C:\
    Keyboard
    wireless
    Mouse
    wired
    Internet Speed
    1-5 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG Free Version

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8.1.1 enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
    Case
    micro
    Keyboard
    microsoft curve 200
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M215
    Internet Speed
    high speed 20
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    windows defender
    Other Info
    updated enterprise apr 2/14
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