Windows Media Player Uninstall

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Windows Media Player Uninstall

So I installed Windows Media Player on my new Macbook and decided to delete it an instead get flip4mac to play my .wmv. After instaling flip4mac I tried to draging my old Windows Media Player to the trash and everytime I try to delete it brings up an error message showing these locked .htm files and says I can't delete WMP because of these locked files. I used the unistaller for flip4mac and completely uninstalled it then tried to delete WMP again and I get the same error. When I search my computer in spotlight for these locked files they are no where to be found. Any ideas on how to get this stupid windows program off of my new mac?

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Aug 19, 2006 2:06 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 19, 2006 5:50 AM in response to JTool

I had the same problem on my eMac.I dragged everything to trash but couldn't empty it. I was told to download Onyx and from within onyx select Force Empty Trash. I did and it worked.

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Answer 2

RADe8

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Aug 19, 2006 5:55 AM in response to JTool

Have you tried the ol' log out, log back in and empty trash right away trick?

You could also try using some of the steps outlined on THIS PAGE. This is a really good resource for most anything you need to do related to OS X.

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Joel C.

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Aug 19, 2006 9:39 AM in response to JTool

There's a page on Microsoft for uninstalling WMP.

If you look they link back to an Apple KB article on how to delete these locked files.

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Answer 4

Aug 19, 2006 11:43 AM in response to Joel C.

There's a page on <a
href= http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/kno
wledgecenter/mediaadvice/0108.mspx>Microsoft for
uninstalling WMP.

If you look they link back to an Apple KB article on how to delete these
locked files.

For what its worth, the reason I went with Onyx is because I tried the methods mentioned in the Apple KB article without any success.

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