I see that there is a lot of interest in installing WMP 10 on Server 2003

so heres a full explanation :



extract all the files from the WMP 10 install package and find these files


CODECS10.INF
DRM10.INF
MPCD10.INF
MPPRE10.INF
MPSTUB10.INF
WMDM10.INF
WMFSDK10.INF
WMP10.INF
WMSET10.INF
WPD10.INF
WPDMTP.INF


these files contain the line


ClassGUID = {F5776D81-AE53-4935-8E84-B0B283D8BCEF}


just put a semicolon in front of that line or delete it from each file.

now, select all INF's except WMP10.INF ( there are 15 INF's ) , right click and choose INSTALL.

when windows complains about protected files and bla bla bla, ignore it.

select WMP10.INF , right click and choose INSTALL

to finish the saga, run SETUP_WM.EXE and have fun.



Sorry duds, i forgot somthing, stupid me


Create new reg file and paste the following into it :


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup\Installed Versions]
"wmp.dll"=hex:00,00,0a,00,3e,0e,00,00
"wmploc.dll"=hex:00,00,0a,00,3e,0e,00,00
"wmplayer.exe"=hex:00,00,0a,00,3e,0e,00,00


run the file and thats really all to it.

sorry again

first of all, thanks for this guide, but will this in any way cause stability problems? because i figure that MS must have had a reason not to allow the installation on w2k3 server...

probably for security reasons

is it possible to automate the installation of the inf files and setup_wm afterwards? so that the installation can be integrated in an unattended setup!