Windows Media Player 9 With Classic look

Stanman242 · 19th February 2009, 01:05

Can anyone tell me how to get just the square box look from Windows Media player 9 with the blue bar across bottom with controls on it?
I knew how a while back and changed it on all my computers and now I have another one looking stupid and I can not remember what I did.
Attached pic will be up in a few.
Thanks

Adub · 19th February 2009, 02:38

Do you mean Windows Media Player? Because mplayer means something entirely different around these parts.

Stanman242 · 19th February 2009, 03:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merlin7777

Do you mean Windows Media Player? Because mplayer means something entirely different around these parts.

Yes I am sorry, I did mean windows media player 9

squid_80 · 19th February 2009, 04:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merlin7777

Do you mean Windows Media Player? Because mplayer means something entirely different around these parts.

Windows Media Player 6.4 was called mplayer2.exe, I think it's installed with XP by default. There's also Microsoft Media Player, called mplay32.exe (you don't want to use this unless you really, really have to).

(P.S. Your link is b0rked.)

Stanman242 · 19th February 2009, 06:29

I finally found a link that tells me what to do and makes the player the way I want

http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1054/

burfadel · 19th February 2009, 06:52

Most people forget that WMP is fully skinnable, although Vista WMP11 comes with only basic skins unlike previous versions, the exta skins like old Toothy etc have to be downloaded. If you right hand click on the black bar at the top where 'Now playing', 'Library' etc is, and then click on view --> skin mode, it goes to the screen you are talking about. There are basic skins available that make it look streamlined.

WMP 9 and 10 have all these options in terms of skins as well, the selection method is also pretty much the same from memory.

Stanman242 · 19th February 2009, 15:29

No I didn't forget anything, I just wanted to get it looking like it does in the above picture a box with no frills.
I just had trouble getting it that way till I found the link above.
Thanks for your replies

zachdms · 21st February 2009, 02:06

Note that as an end user you don't need to SetAndLockSkin - you just would have wanted to switch to that Classic skin in the Skin Chooser in the player. But for an IT deployment, SetAndLockSkin would be useful.

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Stanman242 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13	Windows Media Player 9 With Classic look Can anyone tell me how to get just the square box look from Windows Media player 9 with the blue bar across bottom with controls on it? I knew how a while back and changed it on all my computers and now I have another one looking stupid and I can not remember what I did. Attached pic will be up in a few. Thanks Attached Images Last edited by Stanman242; 19th February 2009 at 04:21. Reason: clarify title

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19th February 2009, 06:29	#5 \| Link
Stanman242 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13	I finally found a link that tells me what to do and makes the player the way I want http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1054/

19th February 2009, 06:52	#6 \| Link
burfadel Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,229	Most people forget that WMP is fully skinnable, although Vista WMP11 comes with only basic skins unlike previous versions, the exta skins like old Toothy etc have to be downloaded. If you right hand click on the black bar at the top where 'Now playing', 'Library' etc is, and then click on view --> skin mode, it goes to the screen you are talking about. There are basic skins available that make it look streamlined. WMP 9 and 10 have all these options in terms of skins as well, the selection method is also pretty much the same from memory.

19th February 2009, 15:29	#7 \| Link
Stanman242 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13	No I didn't forget anything, I just wanted to get it looking like it does in the above picture a box with no frills. I just had trouble getting it that way till I found the link above. Thanks for your replies