You can fix the file association settings by using this command. Click
Start, Run and type:
regsvr32 wmpshell.dll

And then run this command:

%Systemroot%\INF\unregmp2.exe /SetWMPAsDefault

Back up your registry first!



"John" wrote in message
...
Recently... I think. I loaded the codecs for ogg and flac files. The
problem started when I tried to get media player to open those file types
automatically. Media Player doesn't come out of the box with any knowledge
of those particular file types and codecs. They were set up to be opened
by adobe reader for unknown reasons by the installer. They are music
compression codecs. After two hours of trying various methods as
recommended by help and vista instructions I started fooling with the
registry and figured out a solution. Have no idea whether I've screwed up
anything else though.

The surprising thing is that I can't get wmplayer into the vista options.
You would think it would come with that or that mediaplayer 11 setup would
put it there.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you had the problem from day one or did this start recently?


"John" wrote in message
...
Yes... you end up at the same place as right clicking the file/
properties/ change etc.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you already tried Control PanelAssociate a file type....?


"John" wrote in message
...
The open with and browse choice does NOT work. Not on my vista home
prim um anyway. I browse, find the file (wmplayer.exe) and try
clicking it, double clicking, hiting enter, and doing all three while
swearing at Microsoft. Nothing works. It just bounces back to the
original screen. i have found no way to even get wmplayer on the list
of options.

John

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
Registering programs with the "Open With" dialog:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithadd.htm

OpenWithAdd 1.2 - Supports Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/5...ows-Vista.html

What does that do? i actually have it all running ok now. Hate to mess
with it even if it is jusry rigged.

John

Bob wrote:
You can fix the file association settings by using this command. Click
Start, Run and type:
regsvr32 wmpshell.dll

And then run this command:

%Systemroot%\INF\unregmp2.exe /SetWMPAsDefault

Back up your registry first!



"John" wrote in message
...
Recently... I think. I loaded the codecs for ogg and flac files. The
problem started when I tried to get media player to open those file
types automatically. Media Player doesn't come out of the box with any
knowledge of those particular file types and codecs. They were set up
to be opened by adobe reader for unknown reasons by the installer.
They are music compression codecs. After two hours of trying various
methods as recommended by help and vista instructions I started
fooling with the registry and figured out a solution. Have no idea
whether I've screwed up anything else though.

The surprising thing is that I can't get wmplayer into the vista
options. You would think it would come with that or that mediaplayer
11 setup would put it there.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you had the problem from day one or did this start recently?


"John" wrote in message
...
Yes... you end up at the same place as right clicking the file/
properties/ change etc.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you already tried Control PanelAssociate a file type....?


"John" wrote in message
...
The open with and browse choice does NOT work. Not on my vista
home prim um anyway. I browse, find the file (wmplayer.exe) and
try clicking it, double clicking, hiting enter, and doing all
three while swearing at Microsoft. Nothing works. It just bounces
back to the original screen. i have found no way to even get
wmplayer on the list of options.

John

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
Registering programs with the "Open With" dialog:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithadd.htm

OpenWithAdd 1.2 - Supports Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/5...ows-Vista.html

It does what it says it does. Keep it in case you need it.

"John" wrote in message
...
What does that do? i actually have it all running ok now. Hate to mess
with it even if it is jusry rigged.

John

Bob wrote:
You can fix the file association settings by using this command. Click
Start, Run and type:
regsvr32 wmpshell.dll

And then run this command:

%Systemroot%\INF\unregmp2.exe /SetWMPAsDefault

Back up your registry first!



"John" wrote in message
...
Recently... I think. I loaded the codecs for ogg and flac files. The
problem started when I tried to get media player to open those file
types automatically. Media Player doesn't come out of the box with any
knowledge of those particular file types and codecs. They were set up to
be opened by adobe reader for unknown reasons by the installer. They are
music compression codecs. After two hours of trying various methods as
recommended by help and vista instructions I started fooling with the
registry and figured out a solution. Have no idea whether I've screwed
up anything else though.

The surprising thing is that I can't get wmplayer into the vista
options. You would think it would come with that or that mediaplayer 11
setup would put it there.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you had the problem from day one or did this start recently?


"John" wrote in message
...
Yes... you end up at the same place as right clicking the file/
properties/ change etc.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you already tried Control PanelAssociate a file type....?


"John" wrote in message
...
The open with and browse choice does NOT work. Not on my vista home
prim um anyway. I browse, find the file (wmplayer.exe) and try
clicking it, double clicking, hiting enter, and doing all three
while swearing at Microsoft. Nothing works. It just bounces back to
the original screen. i have found no way to even get wmplayer on the
list of options.

John

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
Registering programs with the "Open With" dialog:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithadd.htm

OpenWithAdd 1.2 - Supports Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/5...ows-Vista.html

Ok. My system is very strange now. For mp3's for example... right
clicking shows that the preferred program is Real Player while the list
of "Other Programs" doesn't even include Windows Media Player. Yet what
actually opens the file is Windows Media Player. Looking in the registry
again I find there is a thing called WMP11.AssocFile. So now I have a
way to make any file open with windows media player 11 by fooling with
the registry. I'll probably keep operating this way with associations
until everything comes crashing down because vista offers no better way.

John

Bob wrote:
It does what it says it does. Keep it in case you need it.

"John" wrote in message
...
What does that do? i actually have it all running ok now. Hate to mess
with it even if it is jusry rigged.

John

Bob wrote:
You can fix the file association settings by using this command.
Click Start, Run and type:
regsvr32 wmpshell.dll

And then run this command:

%Systemroot%\INF\unregmp2.exe /SetWMPAsDefault

Back up your registry first!



"John" wrote in message
...
Recently... I think. I loaded the codecs for ogg and flac files. The
problem started when I tried to get media player to open those file
types automatically. Media Player doesn't come out of the box with
any knowledge of those particular file types and codecs. They were
set up to be opened by adobe reader for unknown reasons by the
installer. They are music compression codecs. After two hours of
trying various methods as recommended by help and vista instructions
I started fooling with the registry and figured out a solution. Have
no idea whether I've screwed up anything else though.

The surprising thing is that I can't get wmplayer into the vista
options. You would think it would come with that or that mediaplayer
11 setup would put it there.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you had the problem from day one or did this start recently?


"John" wrote in message
...
Yes... you end up at the same place as right clicking the file/
properties/ change etc.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you already tried Control PanelAssociate a file type....?


"John" wrote in message
...
The open with and browse choice does NOT work. Not on my vista
home prim um anyway. I browse, find the file (wmplayer.exe) and
try clicking it, double clicking, hiting enter, and doing all
three while swearing at Microsoft. Nothing works. It just
bounces back to the original screen. i have found no way to even
get wmplayer on the list of options.

John

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
Registering programs with the "Open With" dialog:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithadd.htm

OpenWithAdd 1.2 - Supports Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/5...ows-Vista.html

I suggest you undo whatever you did to the registry or better yet restore it
from your backup (you did backup, right?) and then apply the fix I posted.

"John" wrote in message
...
Ok. My system is very strange now. For mp3's for example... right clicking
shows that the preferred program is Real Player while the list of "Other
Programs" doesn't even include Windows Media Player. Yet what actually
opens the file is Windows Media Player. Looking in the registry again I
find there is a thing called WMP11.AssocFile. So now I have a way to make
any file open with windows media player 11 by fooling with the registry.
I'll probably keep operating this way with associations until everything
comes crashing down because vista offers no better way.

John

Bob wrote:
It does what it says it does. Keep it in case you need it.

"John" wrote in message
...
What does that do? i actually have it all running ok now. Hate to mess
with it even if it is jusry rigged.

John

Bob wrote:
You can fix the file association settings by using this command. Click
Start, Run and type:
regsvr32 wmpshell.dll

And then run this command:

%Systemroot%\INF\unregmp2.exe /SetWMPAsDefault

Back up your registry first!



"John" wrote in message
...
Recently... I think. I loaded the codecs for ogg and flac files. The
problem started when I tried to get media player to open those file
types automatically. Media Player doesn't come out of the box with any
knowledge of those particular file types and codecs. They were set up
to be opened by adobe reader for unknown reasons by the installer.
They are music compression codecs. After two hours of trying various
methods as recommended by help and vista instructions I started
fooling with the registry and figured out a solution. Have no idea
whether I've screwed up anything else though.

The surprising thing is that I can't get wmplayer into the vista
options. You would think it would come with that or that mediaplayer
11 setup would put it there.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you had the problem from day one or did this start recently?


"John" wrote in message
...
Yes... you end up at the same place as right clicking the file/
properties/ change etc.

John

Bob wrote:
Have you already tried Control PanelAssociate a file type....?


"John" wrote in message
...
The open with and browse choice does NOT work. Not on my vista
home prim um anyway. I browse, find the file (wmplayer.exe) and
try clicking it, double clicking, hiting enter, and doing all
three while swearing at Microsoft. Nothing works. It just bounces
back to the original screen. i have found no way to even get
wmplayer on the list of options.

John

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
Registering programs with the "Open With" dialog:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithadd.htm

OpenWithAdd 1.2 - Supports Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/5...ows-Vista.html