Windows media player vanished!

[Manxish]

After installing Service pack 2 the media player is no where in the pc.This is the only player I use and never installed any other player.Plz tell where to look or what to do in order to bring it back.

 

[QwertyManiac]

Strange... since SP2 installs WMP 10 along with the updates. Try going to C:/Program Files/Windows Media Player and run wmplayer.exe ?

 

[titun]

How did u installed service pack 2 ? Used only the pack or XP SP 2 slip stream cd ? Windows Media Player cannot be removed automatically if you did not manually tried to . Please write in detail what steps u took to install Service Pack 2.

 

[Manxish]

I only clicked the setup icon of sp2,installed it and after restarting when I played a song an error message appeared(unable to find media player)and the torch was moving.

 

[anandk]

well, all said and done, if the wmp isnt there in C:/Program Files/Windows Media Player, reinstall it by a separate wmp10 download or from autopatcher.

 

[Manxish]

I was able to track the cause of the problem.It happened when I installed Tweak Xp 4 Pro I made some changes to the settings including the changing of program installation directory then all the files in C:\Program Files got transferred to D:\Program Files and after installing sp2 something happened to those files.Now what should I do inorder to get WMP back.

 

[Manxish]

Oh! wait the files already exist in C:\Program Files But also in D:\Program Files.

 

[gary4gar]

now just go control panel>add remove programs>change the tab to add/remove windows components>now check w.m.p in checkbox(if already checked then uncheck)>click next.u might require xp cd.

if is was checked(now u unchecked it)then repeat the above steps and aging check wmp.

hope it works !

 

[Manxish]

Thanks anandk your advice is best for me.