Kill WMPlayer

Whenever I click on links sent to me via IM, or use the "Use web service to find appropriate program" option when dealing with unknown file extensions, it always opens up Windows Media Player (which then tells me that the file cannot be played due to missing codecs), instead of Internet Explorer. I figure deleting WMPlayer would help remedy this, but thre's no option in the control panel to uninstall, and deleting the program only causes it to...regenerate. This is a problem seeing as how I need to get updates this way as well. If anyone can help me with this, or at least give me a way to kill WMPlayer, I'd be grateful. Thanks.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by galador

If you know what program you need to open it with, in Windows XP, you can right click and choose "Open with" and hit the browse button to choose the correct program.

If you want to change it permanently, then open up a folder (My Computer will do), click on Tools in the menu bar, and go to Folder Options. Go to the "File Types" tab, find the extension you want to change, hit the "Change" button, and then choose the program you want it to open with permanently.

Ah if only it were that easy. Here, let me post a more...visual analysis of the problem. Please refer to the attachments, as my file hosting is being uncooperative.

1a: I double click on the unknown file extension and get this.


2a: I select the web option and this happens.


1b: I click on a link in IM. AIM in this case.


2b: Same result as 2a.


It's not a matter of choosing "Open with..." Apparently IM links don't do that. Note the decided lack of that option here - att. 3


And I can't very well do it in example 1a since it's a button.

Like I said in the OP, I'd uninstall WMPlayer (So I could choose to open these things with Internet Explorer when it cannot find WMPlayer), but for the fact that I simply CAN'T. Windows won't let me. And yes, I've tried shutting down system restore.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by galen

Why don't you try the other option? You know, the one where you take two seconds of your life and find the appropriate program for your file.

And uh, pretty sure you can't uninstall WMPlayer, chief.

1: I'm not trying to find the file extension (I have that already). I'm trying to figure out how to keep it from opening WMPlayer instead of IExplorer. You'd know that if you bothered to read my post completely instead of rushing to reply with your half-brained commentary, chief.

2: This prevents me from getting certain things such as virus protection updated, since it's basically the same situation.

3: If you have nothing constructive to add, get out. I come here asking for help, (which, as I said before, is the reason this thread is here.) not your smartass comments. Ass.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by AcerBandit

Also, McCloud, never use BMP to show us images ever again. EVER.

Sorry about that. I meant to use jpegs, but...well, I screwed up, let's leve it that.

Also, I got it figured out. Thanks anyway.







Actually, no. But nobody seems to understand what the hell I'm talking about here, so I'm just letting this drop. It's too much of a damned hassle.

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