11/16/2023 0 Comments Photostory 3 for window![]() Search for and delete the following 'Key' set Then on the left side under "Setting" double click on "Turn off Compatibility Assistant".Ĭlick on "Enabled", then click the "Apply" button and the "OK" button.ĥb) Delete the 'wm_setup' key, 'just in case': Navigate to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Application Compatibility. Open command prompt from the Start menu (or press WIN+R). exe to Programs(x86) and track down the broken Registry entries, you can disable Program Compatibility Assistant instead :-ĥa) To disable Program Compatibility Assistant: Of course, on 64bit Windows 7, the 'Compatibility Assistant' will now prevent the 32bit wmplayer from running :-) wmv file, select 'Open With', 'set new default' and browse to the "wmplayer.exe" which should now be in C:\Programs Files\Windows Media Player. wmv files will now be 'associated' with wm_setup.exe (which, as we know, will just 'abort' if you try to 'launch' it). Ignore the error messages that say 'this type of installation is not supported' and DO NOT restart your computer.Ĥ) Finally, right-click and 'install' the LAST. INF file in the unpacked WMP10 folder except for wmp10.inf, right click on the. Using 7-zip (or similar), unpack the WMP10Setup.exe installer package to a folder on your XP PC.Ĭopy the unpacked folder to your Windows 7 machine.ģ) On your Windows 7 machine, for each and every. ![]() Open the Control Panel and select Programs and Features.Ĭlick "Turn on and off Windows Components".Ģ) Using your Windows XP machine, download WMP10Setup.exe from the MS web site (or from here if Microsoft has removed it). (when it fails, and you loose access to all your existing Media components, you will need to 'roll back')ġ) Remove all existing 'Windows Media Components' from Windows 7: ![]() Then make a 'System Restore Point' before trying the rest of this. Start by making sure you are 'logged in' on Windows 7 using an account that has Administrator rights Note that I spent a very frustrating week getting this 'working' and it's entirely possible I did something vital 'by mistake' that I have failed to make a note of below = so good luck ! Microsoft only wants you to use it's dumbed down "children's" media applications ('Live' this and 'Silverlight' that) = so it makes all your attempts to install the fully functional older versions a Right Royal Pain What follows below are the steps necessary to get WMP10 (and thus PhotoStory 3) working on Windows 7 64bit. ini files manuallyīe warned - Windows Update will automatically over-write WMP10 as soon as it gets a chance :-) To load WMP10, you will have to 'unpack' the WMP10 installer and load each of the. MS wants to force you to use the 'latest' version (along with 'enhanced' DRM and other embedded 'features' that just seem designed to get you 'on-line' to Microsoft. Of course, if you double click to launch "WMP10Setup.exe", the installer will abort when it detects Windows 7 with the message that WMP10 is "not compatible" with Windows 7. Since Microsoft 'does not support downgrades', Windwos 7 is not going to allow you to simply install WMP10Instead you will first have to remove the current WMP version (and then avoid making the mistake of allowing an automatic "Windows Update" to over-write WMP10 later) Again, anything else will be a junk-ware infected trojan. If you want to use Preview (and build your Stories), you will need to install Windows Media Player 10 first You will also need a Windows XP PC to get the WMP10 installer (MS web site refuses to allow a Win 7 computer access). If you don't have a PC running XP (or when MS removes the download page), you will need to find the "Pstory.msi" package elsewhere (it should be 5,271,552 bytes exactly, with a MS Digital Signature from VeriSign dated "12 November 2004 03:13:32" = anything else will be a junk-ware installing trojan from some sham 'web repository') There is no real point in running PhotoStory 3 on a 64bit Win7 PC unless you also make it "LARGEADDRESSAWARE" (so it can get access to a full 4Gb of RAM) = see end of this pageĪuthenticated Windows XP users can download MS PhotoStory from the Microsoft Photo Story 3 web page. PhotoStory 3 on 64bit Win7 Using PhotoStory 3 on a 64bit (Windows 7) PC ![]()
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