I am hoping someone with extpertise with Windows Media Player can offer some help!! Here's the series of events . . .
-downloaded the 7.1 to install. Began installation, seems to go fine then on reboot the computer froze. after that had registry errors so I restored a previous good registry.
-the icon for 7.1 was on the desktop-but no go.
-downloaded again, tried to install, and it will not reinstall.

The previous 6.?? is still working at this time, but some clips, videos that we would like to open will not allow us to, which was the reason for the upgrade to begin with. After much readiing, have decided to stay away from WMP9. I think my machine is too old and slow. Win98 with all updates.

In the Programs Folder\Windows Media\ it lists both the wmplayer.exe (7.1) and the mplayer2.exe.
7.1 does not appear under Add/Remove programs either, only the 6.?.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Cowgirl