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All 11.x versions for 64-bit Windows XP (x86/x64).  Specify exact version in test reports.

Application Details:

Version: 11 (64-bit)
License: Free to use
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Votes: 0
Latest Rating: Bronze
Latest Wine Version Tested: 1.8.3

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Test Results

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What works

adding music to the library

playing music

control playlists (except some glitch: dragging one title into the playlist makes the whole album apper in the playlist. but the extra-titles can be deleted afterwards)

clicking around in the program without crashing it

all the buttons

What does not

some graphical glitches

can't save settings in options menu

Workarounds

What was not tested

video playing

rip music

burn music

sync music

Hardware tested

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Additional Comments

If you just want to play music, it works ok. The music seems to play without stutter, but this will need further testing.

selected in Test Results table below
Operating systemTest dateWine versionInstalls?Runs?Used
Workaround?
RatingSubmitter
CurrentUbuntu 16.04 "Xenial" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Aug 19 20161.8.3Yes Yes NoBronzeStephan Schorn 
ShowopenSUSE 13.1 x86_64Jan 22 20161.9.2Yes Yes NoBronzeRosanne 
ShowUbuntu 15.04 "Vivid" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Sep 15 20151.7.50Yes Yes NoBronzean anonymous user 
ShowopenSUSE 13.1 x86_64Apr 23 20151.7.41Yes Yes NoBronzeRosanne 

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HowTo / Notes

Installation Notes

(2016-01-22)

  1. Create a clean, 64 bit wineprefix by running winecfg.
  2. On the Libraries tab in winecfg, add an override for wmpnssci.dll and set it to disable.
  3. Install winetricks wsh56js gdiplus.
  4. Run the installer. If it hangs on validating, close it and try again. If it seems to get stuck endlessly installing the same thing, close it, make sure there are no processes left running in the background, and try again.
  5. The installer will report failure at the end and then crash, but enough of WMP 11 should be installed to be functional.
  6. Run wmplayer.exe. Choose Express setup (Custom doesn't work). If it crashes, just try again after making sure there are no Wine processes still running in the background.
  7. Now that winegstreamer is fixed (1.9.2 and later), it is no longer necessary to install a codec pack to play video.

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Addition to installation notes
by Stephan Schorn on Friday August 19th 2016, 13:18
During the WGA validation, I had set the Windows version to 2003. Before accepting the EULA, I set it back to Win XP.
I found this trick on another forum, I don't know whether that's neccessary or not, but it worked for me.

You have not only to install gdiplus and wsh56js but also wsh56vb and wsh57. Only that way the buttons will work!

I've set wmpnssci to builtin, deactivate didn't work for me. The window hung up right after start.

gdiplus has to be set to native.

At start of WMP, I always click View --> Classic Menu twice. That inproves the view of the window and makes it a little bit nicer to look at.
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