[cw-discuss] Installing Windows Media Player

[Ralph Alvy]

Okay, I got to install in a new bottle by choose to install unsupported 
software, then choosing the mpfull.exe I found in cxoffice/support/installers

On Wednesday 10 January 2007 19:37, Ralph Alvy wrote:
> I tried that. I created a new bottle called Media Player. But when I choose
> to install Windows Media Player 6.4 from the Crossover list of software
> apps to install, it never asks me which bottle to use.
>
> On Wednesday 10 January 2007 18:49, Marco Benton wrote:
> > try creating a new bottle and install WMP in there.
> >
> > Ralph Alvy wrote:
> > > I choose to install 6.4, but when I see version 7 in the list of
> > > installed apps. I wonder if I attempted to install 7 a while ago, and
> > > now that I try to install 6.4 it fails. Even when I tell Crossover to
> > > Uninstall WMP 7, it remains in the list of installed software when
> > > done.
> > >
> > > On Wednesday 10 January 2007 14:42, Marco Benton wrote:
> > >> what version of WMP are you installing?
> > >>
> > >> 6.4 works flawlessly...  i accidentally installed version 7 but that
> > >> seems to work ok too.  newer versions are sure to fail quickly.
> > >>
> > >> Ralph Alvy wrote:
> > >>> I have yet to see a successful Windows Media Player installation on
> > >>> Crossover. I have recently upgraded to Crossover 6, but it still
> > >>> gives me a failure message at then end of installation. I notice that
> > >>> when I "install" it, I end up eventually on a Web page, loaded with
> > >>> IE6, where nothing significant happens. If close IE6 at that point,
> > >>> then, within a few secones, the Crossover installation of Windows
> > >>> Media Player gives me a failure message.
> > >>>
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