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   Message 446 of 2,222   
   Mhzjunkie to All   
   Re: Three Problems (1 solved, 2 to go)   
   12 May 06 23:04:37   
   
   XPost: alt.os.windows-xp, alt.windows, alt.windows-xp   
   From: mhzjunkie@gmail.com   
      
   Pastor Dave spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself   
      
   > On Fri, 12 May 2006 17:57:48 -0400, "Mhzjunkie"   
   >  spake thusly:   
   >   
   >   
   >>> Yes, you're right.  But that was in the beginning.   
   >>> I am thinking now that maybe I can reinstall it   
   >>> and then use the program you gave me a link   
   >>> for, to uninstall it.   
   >   
   > Update:  I reinstalled the program and then went   
   > immediately to the utility that you gave me a link   
   > for and ran it and removed the program from   
   > the Installer database.  Then I manually removed   
   > the program folder and every entry in the registry.   
   > The problem is solved!  Thanks for your help!   
   >   
   > I still do have the other two problems though.   
   >   
   > 1) When I try to view a video on a web site,   
   > the browser crashes.  It doesn't matter if   
   > I use Internet Explorer, or Firefox.   
   > Quicktime videos will play, but everything   
   > did work fine for some time after I installed   
   > Quicktime.  I did try, just now, upgrading   
   > Windows Media Player to v10, but it still   
   > crashed.   
   >   
   > 2) I have also installed (a while ago) the   
   > K-Lite Codec package, which includes   
   > Windows Media Player Classic.  I associated   
   > all types of video files with it and everything   
   > worked together nicely for a long time.   
   > But now, when I double click on an AVI   
   > file, it brings up the box asking which   
   > program I want to use to open it.  I have   
   > selected Media Player Classic and told   
   > it to "Always open" with that program,   
   > but it forgets each time.  I also went   
   > into "File Types" and set it there and   
   > it still forgets each time.   
   >   
   > Any ideas about these two problems?   
   >   
   > Thanks!   
      
   Corrupt codec.   
      
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   Mhzjunkie   
      
   1 PRINT "Windows XP ERROR"   
   GOTO 1   
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