WMPlayer in sidebar

[tallen1000]

hi all forgive me if iv'e come to the wrong place, but can anyone help me please. on some web sites that i try to play video from, i keep getting told i need the latest version of flash. i have this installed, but it works on some sites and not others(HMMM). i went to the windows main site and it instructed me to download and run a program called 'subinacl.exe' and this should solve the problem. aparently it was a permision thing. well after doing what microsoft recomended my side bar now does not run the windows media player gadget . can anyone help or posibly point me in the right direction. many thanks.

[patio]

Travel Here  for the Flash Removal tool...follow the instructions to remove Flash.
Power down and re-start and re-install Flash.
How many user profiles are on this machine ? ?

[tallen1000]

thanks for your time patio, i really appreciate it. i have already tried this sorry for not mentioning it. i have also tried the 'correct sidebar displays in 'tuneup utillities' but both were to no avail. I have also removed and reinstalled the gadget (several times grrrr)in my frustration i have also tried a system restore but got no joy there either. iv'e updated flash, updated java and performed virus scans (just incase) and ran  CCleaner. i do not have any problems using youtube, facebook e.t.c. Videos that play inside other websites all work fine but a site called 'www.parellisavvyclub.com' has videos that will not play.hmmm!. the WMP in the sidebar worked perfectly untill i performed the 'subinacl' scan surgested by windows. ( i am begining to dislike windows, you cant get any sence out of them). again many thanks for your time and thoughts. stay classy.

[patio]

What "Tuneup Utilities" do you have installed ? ?
There are many of them out there and few that i like...

[tallen1000]

nice one potio..  that it what it is called. Tuneup Utillieties 2008. it has served me well in the past.

[soybean]

Just wondering, where did you get the WMPlayer gadget for the sidebar?  What does it do that you cannot do by merely adding WMP to your Quick Launch toolbar?

[tallen1000]

i downloaded the gadget from microsofts 'gadget' web page. check it out http://gallery.live.com/results.aspx?bt=1&pl=1&ds=2&la=en&tier=0&st=1&p=1&c=37. you'll find two gadgets, one that shows the lyrics of the song playing (quite nice)and one wich is the normal WMP. all they do is provide you with a micro version of wmp that plays your entire album on start up. i like music ALOT so its just a nice gadget to have. i've started using a different gadget (downloaded from the same site)that does the exact same thing so i would like to thank you two guys for your time. it's still anoying that i could'nt figure out the prob.stay classy

[soybean]

Is it the one called "Lyrics Player", not the one called "Media Player", on that first page of your link for gadgets?

[tallen1000]

yes. its also the wmp gadget, not the full wmp that there aswell