Windows Media Player 11 for XP has been released and Microsoft decided to add a WGA check to the installation routine. Once you double-click the executable that you downloaded the tool asks for a WGA check and will not continue the installation until it was checked whether Microsoft thinks your Windows installation is legit or not. We heard about users that had problems with those WGA checks and could not install software that performed checks although they had a legit system.
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it works like a charm… ass always the tips @ gHacks work. keep up the good work mate
cheers.
If you have that registry file plz send it to me…
i’m not able to get it…..
just after you install the registry file you cant use Windows Updates anymore, u get some weird error.
grrrrrr now i cant update
Without Wga check Media player 11 can be simply installed by:
run the setup file
Do not exit
Search for wmp11.exe
run this file
The registry link does not work…any clues as to where to find this??
asd
I have tried all tricks But they are useless they r not workinh plz help me how i use registry file plz plz plz help meeeeeeeeee ghacks
thanks i was looking for this.
thanks it works sorry for those lines i have sent you ghacks this registry file works fine
pls help me to download windows meadia player without cheking WGA or anybody can tell me the way pls pls i neeeeeeed help
helloo
hello how are you…
Nikhil’s idea works….you can find the wmp11.exe at \\Local Settings\Temp\IXP000.TMP. run this exe.
Nikhil’s idea works….you can find the wmp11.exe at \\Local Settings\Temp\IXP000.TMP. run this exe.
THANK U… THANK U SOOOO MUCH, GHACKS…. U GUYS RULE>>>>!!!!
hey guys pls help me I m unable to upgrade my Media player 9 to 11 as it is checkin for Wga check……….and then it is blockin my windows I got to format my system……..pls help me how to upgrade my media player to 11…please.GHACKS
Nikhil’s idea really works . thanks nik.
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i know how to install it without WGA check,but the icons are not changed i like to change the icon but i cannot find an icon of WMP-11 if you like to have the installer search it on limewire or email me….
tnx…can you give some icons for WMP-11,
how can i bypass WGA check for IE-7???
I have written an article that will be published tomorrow morning that explains how to easily bypass wga checks for IE 7 and Media Player 11
you can download IE 7 from another site after that it will not need a validation i have it i downloaded it from the school! but i have downloaded IE8 but it cannot be installed
Posted this on a a different thread before…
To get past the initial check (Idea originally from posters above, they just didn’t explain a way to get at the right exe.):
Download wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe (link listed above)
Using WinRar, rightclick on the wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe and extract to a folder.
In that folder you can find the wmp11.exe to install. This seems to bypass WGA check.
Disclaimer: If you like/use windows you should buy it, but if you don’t like the intrusive WGA, this seems to be the way to get around it.
its good
Hi, Hats off Backslash…
LINKS IN “RELATED TOPICS” DOES NOT PROVIDE REQUIRED RESULTS MAKING DIFFICULT TO DOWNLOAD WMP 11 WITHOUT VALIDATION CHECK.SO,I AM NOT ABLE TO INSTALL IT.PLZ DO THE NEEDFUL.
THANKS
Please guys help me , I got problem when i start WMP 10 it says something in swedish
(i cant translate to english)
ett internt fel har uppstått!
when i wanna install , it says you have to validate that WGA thing or blabla,
PLZ MAKE A DOWNLOAD LINK WITHOUT WGA
Hey guys, looking for that reg file? no need to. I found an even easier way on http://www.mydigitallife.info, worked a treat for me:
If you’ve already installed WM11 go to STEP 2.
STEP 1: Go to the old windows media player (WM10), go to Tools–>Options and click on ‘Check for updates once a day.’ Press Apply and then OK.
After a short time a window appears asking if you want to upgrade to a newer version, click OK. System will download WM11 and and install the Media Player 11. After installation restart your PC.
STEP 2: Click on Start –> Search. Click ‘All files and folders’ then search for LegitLibM.dll. (it’s located in C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player folder.)
After LegitLibM.dll is found, right click and rename it to legitlib.dll.
STEP 3: Run WM11, click on validate, it may say ‘unable to validate’ (but that’s a fake message and WMP11 still works, so just click on OK). Then the program will go on to settings or configuration and after you do that the WMP 11 is ready to be used.
what can i do to avoid wga checking?please explain
there is no file named as LegitLibM.dll?what can ido
felp me …………..
i cant understand how it works………….
plz.plz……..plz…….plz……….
tell me ………………
Nice, The Master! It worked!:D
i want sex
The Master is the $#!t, worked like a charm, thanks.
How long will it take for the wmp10 to pop op the installation for wmp11
(to the people who used the masters method)
please help!!!!
PLEASE kindly help mmeeeeeeeeeeee
hey Guys i have just installed “wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe” and not exit setup then i have run the “wmp11.exe” after setup completed i exited from the first setup of “wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe” .
Then i run windows media player from start menu BUT ERROR comes
“The file wmplayer.exe has a verion number of 11.0.5721.5145 where 10.0.0.3646 was expected . windows media player is not properly installed and must be reintalled”
and then i wana rollback to previous state from Control panel /add remove program.
BUT no help Error same if i start wmp
“The file wmplayer.exe has a verion number of 11.0.5721.5145 where 10.0.0.3646 was expected . windows media player is not properly installed and must be reintalled”
PLEASE kindly help mmeeeeeeeeeeee
ZEESHAN SOHAIL, Have You tried to Uninstall Media Player 10, then Install 11?
Hey guys this has worked many times for me… on friends and familys computers…
find windows media player file in program file. and then rename the file legitLibM.dll
to legitlib.dll and then delete the file and go through the validation progress again. and when u click OK or Exit (or whatever button comes up after it says not a valide…)
it should be installed. and then u can custom or esxpress install… u know the rest.
Great work The Master. Short sweet and effective..
I like!
haee,,,guys ,,,i hv wnp11 set up ,,but i m not able to install in my laptop ,,,,when i install it ,,,it requires original window,,,how can i install wnp11 plzzz,,,tell me ,,,plz plz plz
Step 1: download media player installer from Microsoft web site.
Step 2: Use WinRAR to extract installer (Right click on wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe, “extract here”)
Step 3: Double-click wmp11.exe (No WPA required)
Yeah, it’s really, REALLY complicated ;)
MS Website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx
WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/
Ok so you have to validate anyway with the above method (as I found out). That DLL trick listed above works though. That DLL from any legitimate install of WM11, re-named and place in that folder (rename the DLL in there) and it will work!
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Luke’s idea works perfectly. Thanks!
hey guys After LegitLibM.dll is found, right click and rename it to legitlib.dll. ITs WORK!! Thanks….
Yeah so I don’t have a LegitLibM.dll file to change the name of, nor do I have Service Pack 2, which I keep being prompted for when I try to download the components of WMP11 seperately. So what do I do now?
extract wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe, open setup_wmp.exe. now without closing it, search and open wmp11.exe.now goto //program files/windows media player.There will be a file named LegitLibM.dll….rename it with legitlib.dll…
although largely irrelevent, a few of you have been asking abot the amazing IE7, without WGA. Go to yahoo.com and get thier version. it has no wga check. u will get yahoo stuff, though (easily removed from control panel) but i like yahoo.
But the best way, guys: Get a REAL copy of XP. or better yet, vista. save all the hassle.
anyway… i did wat aditya said, but got the message that ZEESHAN SOHAIL got. but then, i tried it again except after i ran the exe i searched for, i did not close the other window. i took the risk of clicking on validate, and then after a delay it skipped the whole validation process and installed smoothly.
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SO GUYS, JUSTTO WHAT aditya SAID, DONT CLOSE THE WINDOW EVEN AFTER YOU RAN WMP11.EXE AND RENAMED LEGITLIB… JUST CLICK VALIDATE! Trust me, it works.
im trying to figure out this . i did a backup of all my music to re format my P.C. When i put it all back in , almost 1/2 of it wont play , it says i need licencing ? how can i fix that , apart from getting all the music again?
Cnnr_Dhrty@yahoo.com
frad, windows media player automatically downloads usage rights about your music files.
This option is enabled by default, and most people do not see it when they install WMP, but the configuration for that is asked for in the setup program. in WMP, press alt + T (tools menu), then press letter O (Options). Click on the privacy tab, and uncheck “aquire licenses automatically for protected content”.
If you dont have WMP, get it. Dont listen to anyone who says to get something else.
hello.first of all i want to thank u for all the great advices … but … i tried to do exactly what u wrote here … and after i succesfully install wmp11.exe an error ruines my day … “This application has failed to start beacause WMDRMSDK.DLL was not found.Re-installing the application may fix this problem.” … and it`s the third time i re-install it.help plz! :D
The Master’s method worked great for me, thanks
Nice work, The Master, it worked perfectly! Many thanks.
thnx master… ur method worked smoothly….