how to install Media Player without enabling Desktop Experie

momotay78 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:26 pm **Posts:** 3

Hello-

I would like to install/use Windows Media Player without having to enable the Desktop Experience option. Does anyone know a way, which files to manipulate in order to accomplish this??? Any help is greatly appreciated!!

MoMo

halladayrules · **Joined:** Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:56 am **Posts:** 554

1. Download the attachment (windows_features.zip) below.

2. Extract it contents. Inside you will see SYSTEM32 folder. Browse to it.

3. Copy OptionalFeatures.exe to C:\Windows\System32.

4. Copy OptionalFeatures.exe.mui to C:\Windows\System32\EN-US

5. Click Start > Run... Type in following command:

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,2

6. Expand Media Features and then check Windows Media Player to install it.

Thanks to Arris for the fix and Asciiwolf for the required files.

momotay78 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:26 pm **Posts:** 3

Hmmmm.....I got a compatibility error??? I'm using 32bit is the info you provided for the 64bit platform?

halladayrules · **Joined:** Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:56 am **Posts:** 554

momotay78 wrote:

Hmmmm.....I got a compatibility error??? I'm using 32bit is the info you provided for the 64bit platform?

Your question belongs in the Windows Server 2008 portion of the forums. Server 2008 R2 is a 64-bit only platform. You have 32-bit server 2008 like myself. I took the OptionalFeatures.exe file from Vista 32-bit installation doesn't appear that you can do it the same way you could in R2. Sorry to say.

evanesce · **Joined:** Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:14 am **Posts:** 1

Apparently there is no more media subcategory for this list. Any ideas?

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