Windows Media Player Reinstall

I need to reinstall media player in Windows XP Pro. I cannnot figure out how to do it. If you go to microsoft.com and look it up it just says "If you have Windows XP you do not need to download any files." I accidently installed Windows Media Player 9 to find out it isn't released. I can't go back to whatever version came with Windows XP like I want to. If I delete the files from program files\windows media player the files just get recreated (and it says something about important OS files.) The problem with v9 of WMP is that I can't play files w/ any video acceleration. I must turn it off to play any file, and when it's off, I can't watch things full screen. To do so, I must start the video, turn on video acceleration, then stop the video, and restart it to play it fullscreen, and I must do that for each video. So, does anybody know how to reinstall WMP of WinXP? Or how to fix v9?

 

How did you obtain/install something which isn't yet released?

 

I donwloaded it from mIRC. I figured it was released, but when I had the problem I went to microsoft.com to find out it's due out around the beginning of september.

 

BEWARD OF BETAS!!!

Having said that try this:

Control Panel
Add or remove programs
Add/Remove windows components
Remove check from WMP( should be near the bottom)
Follow instructions, then reboot.

Go back and add the check and follow instructions.
You will probably need the WIN XP disc.

Good luck and post back please:

Dennis

 

Not there

I don't have WMP listed in the Windows Components/ Add/Remove Programs. In Windows Components I have:

Accessories and Utilities
Fax Services
Indexing Service
Internet Explorer
Internet Information Services
Management and Monitoring Tools
Message Queuing
MSN Explorer
Networking Services
Other Network File and Print Services
Update Root Certificates

and that's it. It's not under accessories either.
thx for the help, tho