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jackal9 says, November 1st, 2006   

it works like a charm… ass always the tips @ gHacks work. keep up the good work mate

cheers.

RaveN says, November 1st, 2006   

just after you install the registry file you cant use Windows Updates anymore, u get some weird error.
grrrrrr now i cant update

Nikhil says, November 2nd, 2006   

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

CNET.ro - » Windows Media Player 11 says, November 5th, 2006   

[...] În urmă cu câteva zile, Windows Media Player a ajuns la versiunea 11. Acum două luni a fost lansat beta 2, dar gata!, a ieşit din beta: vă aşteaptă să îl descărcaţi (aveţi aici şi un link direct), dar atenţie, va cere verificarea licenţei sistemului de operare (evident, trebuie să fie Windows XP SP2). Am găsit şi un text pe web care afirmă că prin nişte setări în regiştri se poate instala WMP 11 şi fără WGA; nu am testat, având licenţă la sistemul de operare: dacă vă interesează sau aveţi probleme cu recunoaşterea licenţei, consultaţi materialul respectiv. [...]

Jarreau says, November 8th, 2006   

The registry link does not work…any clues as to where to find this??

kastriot says, November 17th, 2006   

asd

Raja says, November 18th, 2006   

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

otto says, November 18th, 2006   

thanks i was looking for this.

Raja says, November 19th, 2006   

thanks it works sorry for those lines i have sent you ghacks this registry file works fine

ama says, November 21st, 2006   

pls help me to download windows meadia player without cheking WGA or anybody can tell me the way pls pls i neeeeeeed help

juan lopez says, November 22nd, 2006   

helloo

juan lopez says, November 22nd, 2006   

hello how are you…

Riddick says, December 2nd, 2006   

Nikhil’s idea works….you can find the wmp11.exe at \\Local Settings\Temp\IXP000.TMP. run this exe.

murugan says, December 17th, 2006   

Nikhil’s idea works….you can find the wmp11.exe at \\Local Settings\Temp\IXP000.TMP. run this exe.

MiMiN says, December 21st, 2006   

THANK U… THANK U SOOOO MUCH, GHACKS…. U GUYS RULE>>>>!!!!

Himani says, December 24th, 2006   

Nikhil’s idea really works . thanks nik.

ornella says, December 31st, 2006   

download now

ornella says, December 31st, 2006   

pleasde downmedia player
load now the

ornella says, December 31st, 2006   

faillure

kristian says, February 2nd, 2007   

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???

Martin says, February 2nd, 2007   

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

Arnab says, February 17th, 2007   

If you have that registry file plz send it to me…
i’m not able to get it…..

Backslash says, March 12th, 2007   

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.

raams says, June 2nd, 2007   

its good

kumar says, July 16th, 2007   

Hi, Hats off Backslash…

PRINCE says, July 30th, 2007   

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

Montadar says, August 13th, 2007   

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

The Master says, August 23rd, 2007   

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.

jiwanjot says, August 24th, 2007   

what can i do to avoid wga checking?please explain

jiwanjot says, August 28th, 2007   

there is no file named as LegitLibM.dll?what can ido

sumit says, September 5th, 2007   

felp me …………..
i cant understand how it works………….
plz.plz……..plz…….plz……….
tell me ………………

jeremy says, September 11th, 2007   

Nice, The Master! It worked!:D
i want sex

maximus says, September 30th, 2007   

The Master is the $#!t, worked like a charm, thanks.

Foose says, October 21st, 2007   

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!!!!

ZEESHAN SOHAIL says, October 22nd, 2007   

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

EZCollection says, October 24th, 2007   

ZEESHAN SOHAIL, Have You tried to Uninstall Media Player 10, then Install 11?

LUKE says, October 28th, 2007   

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.

Skills says, November 1st, 2007   

Great work The Master. Short sweet and effective..
I like!

deep says, December 12th, 2007   

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

subasy says, December 13th, 2007   

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/

subassy says, December 14th, 2007   

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!

gfghfg says, December 16th, 2007   

foo

Dexion says, December 18th, 2007   

Luke’s idea works perfectly. Thanks!

azrul says, December 29th, 2007   

hey guys After LegitLibM.dll is found, right click and rename it to legitlib.dll. ITs WORK!! Thanks….

Rashaun says, January 24th, 2008   

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?

aditya says, March 16th, 2008   

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…

pcgeek says, March 16th, 2008   

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.
—————

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.

frad says, March 17th, 2008   

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?

pcgeek says, March 18th, 2008   

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.

ThaShizniT says, April 1st, 2008   

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

kes says, April 12th, 2008   

The Master’s method worked great for me, thanks

DD says, April 19th, 2008   

Nice work, The Master, it worked perfectly! Many thanks.

adzy says, May 5th, 2008   

thnx master… ur method worked smoothly….

Iskander says, May 8th, 2008   

First of all, thanx to all the guys that get into trouble of answering all our questions.

Mine is a simple one:

After finishing with the install of the non-checkable exe file, when I run WMP it gets an error message:

“The file wmplayer.exe has a version number of 11.0.5721.5145 where 9.0.0.3250 was expected. WMP is not installed properly and must be reinstalled.
Do you want to install the Player from the Microsoft Web site?”

Now the player doesnt run no matter if i uninstall the v.11 setup. Any ideas??

thanx

dave says, May 9th, 2008   

i am also having this same problem, iskander. if anyone can help it would help alot thx.

Iskander says, May 11th, 2008   

Dave, I managed to make it work.

1. Re-unzip the WMP11 zip
2. Extract all files in a NEW folder in Program Files
3. Double click the wmfdist11 file first
4. run the wmp11 file, choose a new shortcut of this installation in a new location
5. Restart pc
6. Run the new shortcut.

The player seems to play smoothly

:)

me me says, June 1st, 2008   

Nikhil’s idea works…

Xander says, June 20th, 2008   

Thanks a ton Master ur idea works like a charm

AMar says, July 16th, 2008   

i have de same problem how to solve daT?…….
i cant open windows media player 11 ……….

rookie says, July 24th, 2008   

Luke`s method works perfect

jabuzan says, August 19th, 2008   

If you are getting an error message something like:

“The file wmplayer.exe has a version number of 11.0.5721.5145 where 9.0.0.3250 was expected. WMP is not installed properly and must be reinstalled.
Do you want to install the Player from the Microsoft Web site?”

The solution is:
1. Unzip the installation file wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe anywhere (eg desktop)
2. Run wmfdist11
3. Run wmp11
4. Open windows media player 11!! TA DA!

zephy says, August 21st, 2008   

after download the wmp setup app,i still have to validate the software.

how to avoid the validation?somebody help me please!

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