adaware and spybot - fantastic programs. especially if you use Media Player 9

[ZippyDan]

so i installed Adaware and Spybot finally. yay it found tons of stuff and removed it.

since i ran them though, Windows Media Player 9 encounters an internal system error and dies whenever i try to start it.

apparently Spybot and/or Adaware found something related to WM9 and deleted it, and now my WM9 doesnt work

and since Microsoft is such a terrific company, there doesnt seem to be any easy way to reinstall WM9

i tried restoring the registry settings that Spybot said had to do with WM9, but it still doesnt work

fantastic programs they are

i can understand that theyd drop the ball on something like that though, considering how few people must have Windows Media Player 9...

~Zippy!

 

[screw3d]

I use Ad-aware and Spybot regularly on many of my friends' computer.. none has exhibited this problem yet

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: screw3d
I use Ad-aware and Spybot regularly on many of my friends' computer.. none has exhibited this problem yet

i installed spybot on 40+ computers at school when i was working for them without ever having a single problem, all 6 of the computers in my house are running spybot and adaware and never had any issues

 

[ParatoOptimal]

SpyBot finds Media Player's client ID in your registry.
I don't think allowing SpyBot to remove it should create any problems.

In the past, I've allowed SpyBot to remove everything it finds and never had a problem. More recently, I delete everything except the MP9 Client ID.

I have noticed odd things when memory is low. I sometimes get SpyBot messages in German when memory is low.

 

[eigen]

Originally posted by: ParatoOptimal
SpyBot finds Media Player's client ID in your registry.
I don't think allowing SpyBot to remove it should create any problems.

In the past, I've allowed SpyBot to remove everything it finds and never had a problem. More recently, I delete everything except the MP9 Client ID.

I have noticed odd things when memory is low. I sometimes get SpyBot messages in German when memory is low.

ditto

 

[ZippyDan]

well i guess its good that this is an isolated problem. it doesnt make me any less annoyed

~Zippy!

 

[Zepper]

If you get the free M$ Security Updates CD, it has MP 7.1 and 9 on it. There is a link to it in a thread in the OS section here, just search on free in that section.
.bh.