Getting wma support with no WMP

cPace · 23rd July 2008, 06:49

So I recently installed Windows XP with all traces Windows Media Player(WMP) completely stripped out and upon trying to play WMA files in Winamp I received an error saying WMASF.dll couldn't be found. I figured that this was the library which allows WMA playback, so I download it and put it in the system32 folder. The error disappeared but instead Winamp now locks up and has to be killed from the task manager when attempting to play WMA files. Can anyone here suggest a workaround which doesn't involve using WMP to play WMA in Winamp? If it only involves installing some back end components like DLLs that's all right but I would prefer having as small a trace of the thing on my system as possible.

Thanks in advance.

madmouse · 23rd July 2008, 07:25

Mmm... Try googling for a WMA Codec, or a Codec pack with the codec bundle in it. Thats all i can think off, i've never tried to remove WMP, even tought i hate it and dont even use it animore.

Sawg · 23rd July 2008, 07:40

Try this:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

(Just a maybe, though)

Maybe this:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...nload.aspx#6.4

The_Seeker · 23rd July 2008, 10:49

Try this - http://www.codecguide.com/windows_media_codecs.htm

gaekwad2 · 23rd July 2008, 12:32

Or, if you want to avoid MS codecs, enable wma 8/9 (and perhaps 7 as well) in ffdshow's audio config and add WMA to in_dshow's extensions list.
(usual caveats about in_dshow: no tags, library will list files as video)

cPace · 23rd July 2008, 14:28

Thanks a lot guys. I totally forgot about the "windows media format runtime". I installed version 11 of that, after a reboot everything worked fine and I could remove the libraries I downloaded manually.

23rd July 2008, 06:49	#1
cPace Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	Getting wma support with no WMP So I recently installed Windows XP with all traces Windows Media Player(WMP) completely stripped out and upon trying to play WMA files in Winamp I received an error saying WMASF.dll couldn't be found. I figured that this was the library which allows WMA playback, so I download it and put it in the system32 folder. The error disappeared but instead Winamp now locks up and has to be killed from the task manager when attempting to play WMA files. Can anyone here suggest a workaround which doesn't involve using WMP to play WMA in Winamp? If it only involves installing some back end components like DLLs that's all right but I would prefer having as small a trace of the thing on my system as possible. Thanks in advance.

23rd July 2008, 07:40	#3
Sawg Forum King Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,456	Try this: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en (Just a maybe, though) Maybe this: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...nload.aspx#6.4 \| Brought to you by ^V ^C \| The one... the original... no seriously!

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23rd July 2008, 07:25	#2
madmouse Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5	Mmm... Try googling for a WMA Codec, or a Codec pack with the codec bundle in it. Thats all i can think off, i've never tried to remove WMP, even tought i hate it and dont even use it animore.

23rd July 2008, 10:49	#4
The_Seeker Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Buxton, UK Posts: 13	Try this - http://www.codecguide.com/windows_media_codecs.htm

23rd July 2008, 12:32	#5
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,457	Or, if you want to avoid MS codecs, enable wma 8/9 (and perhaps 7 as well) in ffdshow's audio config and add WMA to in_dshow's extensions list. (usual caveats about in_dshow: no tags, library will list files as video)

23rd July 2008, 14:28	#6
cPace Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	Fixed Thanks a lot guys. I totally forgot about the "windows media format runtime". I installed version 11 of that, after a reboot everything worked fine and I could remove the libraries I downloaded manually.