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  • Friday, July 10, 2009 9:57 AMles erlich Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I have media player 11.windows vista home basic.I downloaded a couple of skins for the media player and when i clicked on apply skin it showed a picture of the skin in the player window.But it wouldnt do anything.The only time the skins work is right after you download them.As soon as you go back top full mode or return later and try to apply them nothing happens.iv done everything that the instructions say to do unless im missing something.Ive tryed a bunch just to see if it was just those skins,but they all do it.thanks in advance for any help or info.

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  • Friday, July 10, 2009 11:23 PMSamhrutha GMicrosoft Support, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Hello Les,

    Thank you for using the forum.

    By default, you can download more skins by opening Windows Media Player, clicking File, clicking View, clicking Skin chooser, and then clicking More Skins. You can download the skin that you prefer to open it. Then you can choose the skin listed in Skin chooser, and click Apply Skin.

    As you mentioned that you can't apply the preferred skin in your computer, this may be due to damaged skin file or incompatible skin. To troubleshoot this issue, I would like to suggest propose the following suggestions:

    - Verify if this skin is compatible with edition of your Windows Media Player. As I know, some skins only support part editions of Windows Media Player.

    - Check if your account has administrative rights. 

    You can check/change this by following the steps listed from this article: 

    http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/74603287-0ee9-4470-9a4e-3d791f95f4c61033.mspx

    Please verify whether your account has administrative rights.

    If it does not, and you are the main user for this system, please add the administrative rights then restart your system and try to apply the skin again.

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Deepak M – Microsoft Support

     

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  • Saturday, July 11, 2009 2:23 PMles erlich Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Hi Deepak,thank you for the help.i do i check to see if the media player skin i compatiable with my media player.the skins dont tell you which media player they will work with.the only way i have found is to go threw downloading the skin they trying it.you would think there would be an eaiser way.plese let me know if there is.thank you. les
     
  • Wednesday, September 02, 2009 2:15 PMBurnskin Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I have the same problem. I'm starting to think that it is a compatibility problem.  I have administrative rights
     
  • Wednesday, September 02, 2009 2:18 PMBurnskin Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    One thing you can do is just delete the skins after using it and then download it again when you choose to use it again.  Sounds crazy, but that is the only thing that I can come up with thus far.
     
  • Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:44 PMKnightmare101 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Les
    I had the same issue with WMP11 in XO as well. Here is the fix if you haven't already found it.
    When the file is downloaded. Right click on it and click on properties and press the unblock button.
    That worked for me.

    Trevor