How to Downgrade Window Media Player

How to Downgrade Window Media Player 11

Downgrading or roll back of Windows Media Player 11 is a series of simple step by step process.

How you can downgrade Window Media Player is an issue asked to me by many of my friends. Please note while performing downgrade or roll back you must know that a downgrade or rollback of windows media player doesn't mean that it will remove the media player from the system. It will only remove the upgraded version of windows media player, but still the previous version of software will be still alive.

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to perform the following procedure.

1. Please disconnect any music or video devices that might be attached to your computer and note that media player 11 is not running.

2. On Windows Taskbar - Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

3. In the Category View of Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.

4. Click Windows Media Player 11, and then click Remove.

If Windows Media Player 11 is not displayed in the list of currently installed programs, then try the following:

• At the top of the list, select the Show updates check box.

• In the Windows XP - Software Updates section, click Windows Media Player 11, and then click Change/Remove.

5. In each of the two confirmation dialog boxes that appear, click OK.

6. After the process of downgrade is complete, Restart Windows Media Player

7. Go to Windows Taskbar and Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

8.click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.

9. Remove Windows Media Format 11 Runtime

If Windows Media Format 11 Runtime is not displayed in the list of currently installed programs, then try the following:

• At the top of the list, select the Show updates check box.

• In the Windows XP - Software Updates section, click Windows Media Format 11 Runtime, and then click Change/Remove.

10. In the first confirmation dialog box that appears, click OK.

11. In the second confirmation dialog box that appears, select the Do you want to continue with the rollback? check box, and then click OK.

12. When the downgrade process is complete , Restart Windows

13. Click Start in windows taskbar, and then click Control Panel.

14. click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.

15. Click Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0.0, and then click Remove.

16.Follow the instructions that appear in the Software Update Removal Wizard.
If the Wudf01000 confirmation dialog box appears, click Yes to continue. When the software removal process is complete (it might take several minutes to complete), click Finish.

Thus you will end up downgrading Windows media player 11, but why downgrade.