Vista - WMP11 Error 80040154 on Burn Only

Maybe zachd or some other WMP11 guru can help!

WMP11 burned audio cds fine until this week. Now, this happens:

When trying to burn any file (tried multiple MP3s ripped by the same WMP11
instance) to AUDIO CD:

Windows Media Player encountered a problem while burning the file to the
disc. For additional assistance, click Web Help.

WEB HELP:

Technical Details:

This error might have been triggered by an error in another program or
component of Windows. The following information describes the original error.

Original Error Code: 80040154
Original Error Message: Class not registered.


The same files PLAY just fine on my system. I can RIP things too just fine.
But, I can no longer BURN anything.

The only change I have made to WMP since it last worked (and it may be
unrelated, but it is all I can think of), is I set WMP11-64 to be my default
as opposed to WMP11-32. To do this, I ran "unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:64" from an
ELEVATED command prompt.

BUT, when I manually open WMP11-32, I have the exact same error message
appear when I try to BURN.

HELP!
Scott
Vista Ultimate - Retail - Fully Updated

You can run--
unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:32
to undo that if you think that's related. Does running:
regsvr32 wmp.dll
have any effect on this....... ? That'll break progressive download in IE
(fixable via resetting reg settings --
http://zachd.com/pss/VistaAssocFix.reg ), though.

This is pretty much the first CD burning issue I've seen on Vista.
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#xpcdburn
is my old information for this type of failure.

And ... I would use Nero to burn here anyways. WMP's burning engine (IMAPI)
doesn't support gapless discs, and I like 'em that way. As always, just
speaking for myself. =)

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"Scott Adams" <ScottAdams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7C637BBD-71AD-43CC-A090-440C91253233@microsoft.com...
> Maybe zachd or some other WMP11 guru can help!
>
> WMP11 burned audio cds fine until this week. Now, this happens:
>
> When trying to burn any file (tried multiple MP3s ripped by the same WMP11
> instance) to AUDIO CD:
>
> Windows Media Player encountered a problem while burning the file to the
> disc. For additional assistance, click Web Help.
>
> WEB HELP:
>
> Technical Details:
>
> This error might have been triggered by an error in another program or
> component of Windows. The following information describes the original
> error.
>
> Original Error Code: 80040154
> Original Error Message: Class not registered.
>
>
> The same files PLAY just fine on my system. I can RIP things too just
> fine.
> But, I can no longer BURN anything.
>
> The only change I have made to WMP since it last worked (and it may be
> unrelated, but it is all I can think of), is I set WMP11-64 to be my
> default
> as opposed to WMP11-32. To do this, I ran "unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:64" from
> an
> ELEVATED command prompt.
>
> BUT, when I manually open WMP11-32, I have the exact same error message
> appear when I try to BURN.
>
> HELP!
> Scott
> Vista Ultimate - Retail - Fully Updated
>
>

Thanks Zachd --

I went ahead and formatted my drive and reinstalled Vista Ultimate. I was
having all kinds of strange things -- as we have discussed in other threads
-- so hopefully this cleared everything up.

If not, I will be back!

Thanks again,
Scott

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> You can run--
> unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:32
> to undo that if you think that's related. Does running:
> regsvr32 wmp.dll
> have any effect on this....... ? That'll break progressive download in IE
> (fixable via resetting reg settings --
> http://zachd.com/pss/VistaAssocFix.reg ), though.
>
> This is pretty much the first CD burning issue I've seen on Vista.
> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#xpcdburn
> is my old information for this type of failure.
>
> And ... I would use Nero to burn here anyways. WMP's burning engine (IMAPI)
> doesn't support gapless discs, and I like 'em that way. As always, just
> speaking for myself. =)
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "Scott Adams" <ScottAdams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7C637BBD-71AD-43CC-A090-440C91253233@microsoft.com...
> > Maybe zachd or some other WMP11 guru can help!
> >
> > WMP11 burned audio cds fine until this week. Now, this happens:
> >
> > When trying to burn any file (tried multiple MP3s ripped by the same WMP11
> > instance) to AUDIO CD:
> >
> > Windows Media Player encountered a problem while burning the file to the
> > disc. For additional assistance, click Web Help.
> >
> > WEB HELP:
> >
> > Technical Details:
> >
> > This error might have been triggered by an error in another program or
> > component of Windows. The following information describes the original
> > error.
> >
> > Original Error Code: 80040154
> > Original Error Message: Class not registered.
> >
> >
> > The same files PLAY just fine on my system. I can RIP things too just
> > fine.
> > But, I can no longer BURN anything.
> >
> > The only change I have made to WMP since it last worked (and it may be
> > unrelated, but it is all I can think of), is I set WMP11-64 to be my
> > default
> > as opposed to WMP11-32. To do this, I ran "unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:64" from
> > an
> > ELEVATED command prompt.
> >
> > BUT, when I manually open WMP11-32, I have the exact same error message
> > appear when I try to BURN.
> >
> > HELP!
> > Scott
> > Vista Ultimate - Retail - Fully Updated
> >
> >
>
>
>