Robert -

What exactly do you mean by "won't run"? It won't play anything? Music
(CD's, Wav., Wma., Asx., Asf., etcetera) Videos, or both? Have you assigned
files for it to use as default? Did you do a regular default installation,
or a custom installation? Open WMP9 and click ToolsOptionsFile Types; see
what is in there that it is assigned as the default player file types. If
nothing is selected, it will have a tough time playing anything without
doing a certain "song and dance" (pardon the pun. G) Also, you might place
a checkmark in the box on the player page of the same options dialogue to
"download codecs automatically".

Personally, I find WMP9 to be a nuisance, along with it being cumbersome,
"nosy", and a resource hog. I still have it, but rarely use it except when
any other player will not play a particular file (rarely happens). It does
work on my W98se installation though. However, you might consider looking
into some alternative media players such as IrfanView (with its plug-ins),
RealAlternative player, (older versions, if possible), WMP version 7 (7.1 or
whatever) or maybe WinAmp. I haven't used WinAmp, but many people do, and
they assert that they like it. As for the other two formerly mentioned media
players, I do use them, and they seem quite adequate for my needs. They will
play most anything you can throw at 'em. ;-)

HTH -
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LuckyStrike

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"robert" wrote in message
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My MS Windows Media player version 9.0 won't run.
Uninstalled it, re-download from MS website then
re-installed...same problem.
What must i do to make my MS media player up & running?
Thanx for your help.