By default Windows Media Player will run with low user rights. So if you
could explicitly run WMP "as administrator", that *should* enable this
option.
This area of WMP is meant to be redundant with the visualization also
registered itself in the Add/Remove Control Panel. It's generally not going
to be the solution on Vista precisely because by default you would not be
able to use Remove unless you explicitly run WMP "as administrator". You
can do this by going to
c:\program files\windows media player,
right-click on "wmplayer.exe" and choose "Run as administrator".
--
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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"kelly" <kelly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5073F0A3-A772-4CEC-8BD1-B334318CC8D8@microsoft.com...
> Well I have only 1 user setup and it's set up as an administrator. Its
> still
> greyed out though. It's actually all of them that are greyed out (The
> remove
> button for all different visualizations, that is). It shows a little
> windows
> firewall symbol next to the greyed out "remove" button. I looked around in
> the security center and can't find any settings for something like this.
>
> I am at my work computer which runs vista also and its the same exact
> thing.
> The remove button seems to be greyed out on 2 different computers. Odd,
> why
> would Microsoft not want to let a person remove stuff from their own
> computer?
>
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>>
>> If you run WMP elevated "as administrator", does it then ungrey the
>> "Remove"
>> option?
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> --
>> "kelly" <kelly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3E02BAF3-F0AE-4F6D-B585-B91D899E91A2@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok so heres a question that should be simple to answer.
>> > How do I remove visualizations?
>> > When I go to options in WMP 11 and click on energy bliss, (which by the
>> > way
>> > is calles windows media player 10) or any others the remove choise is
>> > grayed
>> > out. They also dont show up in add/remove programs.
>> >
>> > Anyway to remove these?
>> >
>> > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> In general you couldn't do anything with the crash bucket number,
>> >> which
>> >> is
>> >> why it's not pushed into your face. But if you happen to be randomly
>> >> chatting with a Microsoft developer (in this case, me), they can
>> >> sometimes
>> >> translate those for you, as I've attempted to here. Thankfully you've
>> >> provided great data so that I could identify this. Thanks! =)
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> 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.
>> >> --
>> >> "kelly" <kelly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:387CA100-7A98-47DF-A1D9-7B98880DBA46@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Thanks for the help.
>> >> >
>> >> > I do have the visualization energy bliss on my computer. I got it
>> >> > from
>> >> > a
>> >> > direct link from Microsoft. I will try removing it and see what
>> >> > happens.
>> >> >
>> >> > I dont know where to get the crash bucket number from. This was all
>> >> > the
>> >> > information it gives me when it crashes. You would think microsoft
>> >> > would
>> >> > give
>> >> > me the information I need to know when something bad happens.
>> >> >
>> >> > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> That data isn't reallllly valuable - it's the crash bucket number
>> >> >> that's
>> >> >> reallllly valuable. The below data doesn't map to anything - did
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> send
>> >> >> an Error Report to Microsoft when it offered to do that? That's
>> >> >> generally
>> >> >> really good to do.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> But according to the filename, I suspect that's part of the third
>> >> >> party
>> >> >> 'Energy Bliss' visualization - is that on your system? Does
>> >> >> disabling
>> >> >> or
>> >> >> removing that visualization fix you up?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If you don't have that installed - what are the file properties for
>> >> >> "MediaPlayer_10.dll"? That's not a Microsoft file to the best of
>> >> >> my
>> >> >> pretty
>> >> >> good knowledge. =)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> 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.
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> "kelly" <kelly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:357AEE87-DA1C-47BF-AD15-5AE3F4AA2923@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Sorry here is the error I get.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Description:
>> >> >> > Stopped working
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Problem signature:
>> >> >> > Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
>> >> >> > Application Name: ehshell.exe
>> >> >> > Application Version: 6.0.6000.16386
>> >> >> > Application Timestamp: 4549b55e
>> >> >> > Fault Module Name: MediaPlayer_10.dll
>> >> >> > Fault Module Version: 1.0.3.1
>> >> >> > Fault Module Timestamp: 417c757a
>> >> >> > Exception Code: c0000005
>> >> >> > Exception Offset: 00001170
>> >> >> > OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
>> >> >> > Locale ID: 1033
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Read our privacy statement:
>> >> >> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...3&clcid=0x0409
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "kelly" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> I am having a problem with media center.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I have a music library that I would like to play from media
>> >> >> >> center.
>> >> >> >> However
>> >> >> >> half the time it when I try to play a song it will crash. It
>> >> >> >> will
>> >> >> >> then
>> >> >> >> ask me
>> >> >> >> if I want to debug or check online for soultion. When I debug
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> option
>> >> >> >> just
>> >> >> >> goes away then I try checking on line but nothing happens.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The other half of the time the visualizations will not work. It
>> >> >> >> will
>> >> >> >> get
>> >> >> >> stuck and I dont want the burn in on my screen.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Everything works fine in Windows media player...
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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