Install Windows Media Player 11 In A Non-Genuine Windows XP
Pretty long title for a good post. Well, at least I think it is a good post.
So after a couple o’ years of Windows Genuine DisAdvantage, Microsoft suddenly verified my Windows XP key as non-genuine, and declared me to be “a victim of software counterfeiting”.
And I wanted WMP11, which is a part of the so-called Windows Genuine Advantage, i.e Microsoft’s policy of providing good downloads only to Windows XP licensed copy buyers, not pirated versions.
So here’s how you can easily install WMP11 on your non-genuine Windows XP. Here’s what you need
1] The Windows Media Player executable. DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT FROM MICROSOFT’S HOME PAGE. Get it from here, or here. If none of these work, Google for it, useless.
2] WinRAR. Get it from here.
3] Fifteen minutes 
[Actually, this depends on the speed of you internet connection, and the resources of your PC]
Here are the steps. Follow them in the exact order, after turning off your Internet Connection.
1] After you’ve downloaded Windows Media Player 11 from the given links, and also installed WinRAR, right-click on the executable i.e wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu, and click Extract to wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu/. This will only work if you have WinRAR installed. (I guess other archivers such as PeaZip might work as well, but you see, this is tried and tested]
2] After the extraction is done, open the wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu folder. You’ll see this big list of files. Ignore all, but the last two rows, which is full of icon-less executables.
3] Now, run the wmp11 file. Follow the procedure, and finish the install. Go to Start, All Programs, and click on Windows Media Player. You should now be greeted by these windows, which’ll make you feel WMP11 is already installed. Choose Custom Settings in this, click Next and…
… uncheck all the boxes in this, and click Next.
4] Now, you must see an error, telling you that the wrong version of WMP is here when something else was expected, or some crap like that. Click No, and go back to the wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu folder (which you saw in Step 2).
5] Install all the remaining executables, in the exact order I tell you (They’re all in the same order anyway):
1] umdf
2] WindowsXP-MSCompPackV1-x86
3] wmdbexport
4] wmfdist11
5] wmpappcompat
Installing all these should be easy, as all you have to do is click Next. One thing though, do check those boxes, which prompt you to restart Windows. Notice that I’ve left out wmp11, as you’ve already installed that.
6] Now, re-install wmp11, and re-do Step 3. Now…
… Ka-chow!
Hope this worked for you (it sure did for me and a couple others). Comment if it worked, or didn’t!
Do I have to uninstall the old Windows Media Player, the one that’s already installed, first before I start installing WMP 11? Thanks. Please email me for your response. I bookmarked your blog but I might forget.
nice…but i got a easier method…check http://whiteopal.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/get-rid-of-windoze-genuine-check/
TY SO MUCH THIS WORKED I LOVE U FOR THIS
@piscianemperor: The site you mentioned tells you to download another 3rd party file. These usually harm the computer. Ususally. Not always. Some faulty registry entries, some keys deleted here and there and BOOM! You never know…
With this method, you ensure the system safety. However, thanks for that link! I’ll update this post soon. Look out!
excellent it works great. cool much thanks
it looks gr8 bt wil it work
and also try to be brief
Well, it is great, and works perfectly well.
About being brief, it doesn’t help many others who are not so well versed in technology. And performing such a highly dangerous manner which may end up corrupting Windows, definitely requires a detailed explanation.
You are the best man!! God Bless You!!
Thanks!!
salam jeveux telehrger merci
yeh this really works.thanx
can u please explain procedure briefly to my mail sivatejab@gmail.com
Well, the process is self-explainatory within the post itself, isn’t it?
THANKS A LOT!!!! IS WORKING NOW IN MY PC!!!!!!
dude it really worked……….thankzz man it worked abolutely perfectly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thankzz may god bless u
hi i want to reges
It didnt work for me, when i try to install, your step3 it doesnt show the same as you, it asks directly to verify copy of windows xp and doesnt allow me to do anything.
Well, it actually happens if you have already tried installing WMP11 using the usual setup technique. Unfortunately, I did the mistake of installing WMP11 directly after re-installing Windows. I’ve been working on your problem as soon as I read your comment. Will respond when I solve it.
no need for all this, just download and run an regist file and your windows copy will be genuine. Here´s the link: http://www.box.net/shared/s30g30amt9
much easier XD
thanks a lot! , dude u rock!!..
Works 100%
Cheers Bro!
HMMMM….
nice
used this trick about 1 1/2 yrs ago
knew about it
but yes it helped many newbies
so cheers!!!!!!
THANKS I MADE IT!!!
IT’S WORK!!!
Thanks!
really it works.
it didnt work for me when i execute it from the start menu to use it, a deal comes up and it says wmp has encounter a error and has been closed and after that somthing called dr watson debugger comes up and when i go to dont send, it closes thus returning me to the desktop.
That is strange. Must be a corrupt setup, because that is when Dr. Watson pops his ugly head. Try downloading it again. Also, make sure that you have already not tried installing WMP11 before.
Which OS are you on BTW?
U ARE REALLY COOL………..:-)
U R DOING A NICE WORK FOR,KEEP IT DOING………BUT,
IF POSSIBLE CAN U ALSO UPLOAD INTERNET EXPLORER 7
FOR NON-GENEUIN WINDOWS
Thanks
I think the same/similar methods should work for IE8/IE7 as well.
omg, after u uncheck all the boxes in step 3, there are other 2 parts!! what will i do with them? >.<"
Er, what other two parts? I’m not so clear…
haha this rocks !
thaks !