manvindar Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 From the day i started using the using windows 7 on my 64 bit laptop, i have been facing issues like sudden hanging and slow green bar loading on explorer..Then i started to check out errors and i came to know:The windows media player is a 32 bit version along with the internet explorer along with other software's pre-installed.I checked for the program files and found that both windows media player and internet explorer are present in program files folder as well as program(x86) Folder...but whenever i run the program only the 32 bit seems to be running!!!!Can some please help.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 If you want to run IE9 (x64) look for Internet Explorer (64-bit) in the Start Menu. If you want to run WMP (x64) you should make a shortcut to C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe. The standard shortcut in the Start Menu for Windows Media Player launches the 32bit version. Just so you know, there is no problem with running 32bit apps in a 64bit OS. I'd say more than 70% of the apps I run in my 64bit Win 7 are 32bit apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manvindar Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 how to make 64 bit windows media player as default.??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 The default for what? If you mean file associations, you'll have to point them directly to the EXE. I haven't heard of any sort of breakdown/comparison of gain (or whatever) with using the 64bit WMP. What have you heard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Try unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:64 to force 64 Media Player usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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