[Wine] Re: Windows Media Player Crashes

[osearcy4]

dimesio wrote:
> 
> osearcy4 wrote:
> > I installed windows media player 9 with winetricks.
> > It worked but no sound.
> > I tried downloading and installing WMP10 and now it will briefly open like 2 secs and then disappear. It does this every time i try to open.
> > 
> > I tried uninstalling and reinstalling WMP9 but it also does this open and crash now.
> > 
> > I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and was using wine 1.3 but went back to 1.2 thinking that may have caused the issue.
> > 
> > Any one have any ideas...
> > 
> > Reason I'm trying to use WMP is to play blu ray files, not the disc but files .mkv, i tried many other programs like gnome and vlc but they all play really choppy and freeze sometimes when i'm watching 1080p movies.
> > 
> > Any ideas on that?
> 
> 
> I doubt WMP or any other player in Wine will play the files any better. Have you asked for help on your distro's forum with getting it to work in native VLC? 
> 
> If by uninstall you mean you used Wine's uninstaller, that's part of your current problem. Wine's uninstaller just runs the app's own uninstaller, which means lots of garbage is left behind in the registry, just like in Windows.  Always delete the wineprefix in between tests to ensure a clean one.
> 
> So the first thing you need to do is reinstall to a clean wineprefix in 1.3.8. Either delete ~/.wine (if you don't have other apps you want to keep) or install WMP9 or WMP10 to a separate wineprefix. 
> 
> The most common cause of lack of sound is PulseAudio, so start by disabling it. If the problem is with mp3 sound, try this: http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-8cfe86e089f8e7aaef0365abb338e3df2da7490e
> 
> If neither of the above suggestions work, post console output.


forgive my ignorance cause i'm new to linux, however i absolutely love it vs. windows
What is a distro?
I think i did use wine's uninstaller, however media player worked great at first no lag or freeze like the video players with linux but i got no sound, next i found out how to fix the sound and in the process thought to update WMP to 10 or 11. Didn't test it with the sound fixed first, wish i would have. After the update WMP now only opens briefly like 2 secs and closes.

How do i delete the wineprefix like you said?

my sound works fine now, even after reverting to wine 1.2 and then reupdating to 1.3.8.

Thanks for your help