[RJCaldwell]

For several years I have been a user of MusicMatch Jukebox and upgraded to Version 7.5 but didn't like the newer versions so I stayed with 7.5. Last week MusicMatch Jukebox would not open. I tried to uninstall it and reinstall it but no luck - it will not run.
I have used it on this computer for about 2.5 years and have run Windows XP SP2 the whole time and allow XP to update all updates.
Only a couple things have changed - updated IE to the latest version 7. Didn't care for it and installed Mozilla Firefox 2.0. Subscription to Trend Micro Internet Security 2006 expired and upgraded to TMIS 2007 (which seems to use a lot of memory).
Why won't MMJB install and run?

[Telstar]

Originally Posted by RJCaldwell

For several years I have been a user of MusicMatch Jukebox and upgraded to Version 7.5.1026 but didn't like the newer versions so I stayed with 7.5. Last week MusicMatch Jukebox would not open. I tried to uninstall it and reinstall it but no luck - it will not run?

RJ...Were you getting "RPC" error popups when you tried to install it?

RJ, listen to me carefully
...or you'll end up like I did in my recent thread in the TSG>Security Forum...
>Read the entire thread or just go to the Telstar Post #45.

I also liked MMJB v7.5 (even better than the newer versions) and had it for many years.

(Excerpts from that thread)
"A couple of weeks ago I tried to update Windows Media Player from v10 to v11 it messed with my computer and I could no longer open or start MMJB v7.5...and I liked that older version of MMJB and wanted it back so I was looking to reinstall it."
(which I never did).

I Googled to find a download site and the one I found happened to be a "hack" version that I clicked on at that site and then my problems began:

I got infected by:

• Trojan Horse Generic 2.ISQ
  Trojan.W32.ZLOB
  YazzleSudoku (Yazzle.Clickspring)
  Smitfraud-C.
  shost.exe
  ismini.exe
  Smitfraud-C.Toolbar888
  ADWARE.SOFTOMATE

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**THANK YOU! to cybertech for helping me clean these from my computer**
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A reliable site that I tried to install from is this one MMJB Software Archives
(This is NOT that hack site...I removed the link right away from my computer when I found out I had the infestation indicated)

But everytime I tried to install it I kept getting RPC Remote Procedure Call...which I'm pretty sure means that the installation was not able to contact MusicMatch to complete the install and probably means that v7.5 is no longer supported by MM.

I'd still like to get back v7.5 but now I have to be carefull (and let this be a warning to you) where I download that version from...IF IT'S AVAILABLE AT ALL NOW.

Hope this helps.

Let me know if you have any questions.



btw...I ended up installing MusicMatchJukebox v10...now owned by Yahoo! (which probably accounts for elimination of those older versions of MM)...v10 is not bad but, it doesn't have the particular skin that I liked in v7.5.

[RJCaldwell]

As you said - Version 7.5 was my favorite. I tried to reinstall from the original MMJB 7.5 installation program file that I had saved to a CDR along with my upgrade serial number, which didn't work since the installer would hang about 1/3 of the way through.
Wish I knew why it stopped working suddenly. Maybe the Yahoo thing had something to do with it.
Some of the threads I read mentioned cleaning up the old files and getting a clean install.
I did not try to upgrade to the windows media program. I did not get RPC errors, just a non working program and an impossible reinstall.
Thanks for your advice.

[Telstar]

Originally Posted by RJCaldwell

I tried to reinstall from the original MMJB 7.5 installation program file that I had saved to a CDR along with my upgrade serial number, which didn't work since the installer would hang about 1/3 of the way through.

I spent many, many hours (about two weeks ago) trying to figure out what was going on when MMJB v7.5 failed to start and then I tried to reinstall from the installation .exe I had in my MusicMatch Directory...when that didn't work I figured I might have some corrupted files so I (dumb move) deleted all MM installation files from my computer thinking I could simply find another installation on line...that's where my problem began.

I'd Like to hear from others who have had recent installation experience (with version 7.5) to confirm that the problem is simply that v7.5 is no longer supported by (Yahoo!) MusicMatch and it's futile to try and reinstall it from ANY download site.

And, RJ, if you find any success in finding and successfully installing MMJB v7.5, please post back here and I'll give it a try also.

Thanks.

[RJCaldwell]

Sorry for the passage of time since my last post but...
Nothing that I did worked for MusicMatch 7.5 so I gave up on it - somewhere, somehow something changed it and trashed the program - it wouldn't reinstall it and got hung up in the install shield wizzard.
About 2 years ago I purchased MMJB 10 and got the Plus version. I didn't care for it and went back to 7.5. Now, I found 10 on a disk, reinstalled it with no problems, and it is now my default player - like it or not.

[Yelpir]

I have a been a user of Musicmatch Jukebox for many years. I found that version 7.0 suited me better than any of the subsequent versions. Recently I bought A brand new computer and have just finished installing all the software and updating Windows XP. The last step in my setup schedule was to install Jukebox 7.0. The install froze. The only way out was to reset the computer. I now had a corrupted install of Jukebox on my computer that did not work and that I could not uninstall. I was pretty desperate. I tried re-installing 7.0. It just hung again. I found a website that had versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0 and 10.0 available for download. I downloaded all of them. I then tried installing them one by one. All crashed during install except 10.0, which installed successfully but would not accept my Jukebox key. I then uninstalled Jukebox (which I could now do). Starting from 7.1 again, I tried each version in turn. Again, only version 10.0 would install successfully and clean up the mess left by the previously crashed installs. I came to the conclusion that something in the Windows XP updates (IE 7.0 or Media Player) had changed something that the Jukebox installer was trying to access, causing the install to freeze and that the problem has been addressed in version 10.0. Users of older versions of Jukebox are probably going to have to accept that, as they upgrade their hardware and software, their current version of Jukebox is going to fail and they are going to be forced to buy version 10.0, whether they like it or not.

[john1]

Hi RJCaldwell,

I have an installation file for MM-8
which you may like better.
If you are interested you can PM me
or email me.
I haven't been able to get your email
or your PM to work.

John

[ElectricEye]

I can't believe it!

1) Many people (like myself) like the older 7.5 version of MMJB; the new ones, I hate
2) My MMJB stopped working today...

I can tell you it worked fine last week, but today I was trying to convert MP3 files from 128 Mbps to 32 Mbps (one of the two reasons I have MMJB installed on my system, but it did not start.

When rebooting the LapTop, it said that MMJB.exe file was still running but the shutdown procedure could not close it; so, the options were to terminate program or to cancel.

The PC said this, but the program was not running... so I guess something got stucked in the middle of the startup of MMJB.

The only change made to my PC in these past days is the IE7 update, which I believe is responsible for MMJB not working.

This version of this MMJB came with originally installed in my system, and I tried to re-install it from the SW Recovery Disk. Apparently, the installation went fine; it even finished, and went on to the screen: You have finished installing... do you want to restart your computer?

If you said "YES", it would freeze, and a message appeared saying: "The MMJB Installation program cannot be closed"; terminate, or cancel.
If you say no, everything went fine... but whenever you try to shut down, the message would appear.

Regardless of what I did, the MMJB would still not run. I even tried to remove the program from the program list in add/delete programs of the control panel, and it worked fine the first time; now it appears listed, but I cannot remove it...

[john1]

Hi Electric Eye,

This is probably due to the DLLs that MM-7.5 wants to use.
IE 7 will have changed many DLLs, and they are clearly not working in the same
way that the previous ones did. Even though they may have the same file-name.

If you can find the appropriate DLLs that MM-7.5 wants to use,
you can put them into the same folder as the MM-7.5 program,
then MM-7.5 should work as it did before.

Exactly how you might find the right DLLs i don't know.
But somebody will.

Sometimes there is a facility to return to the previous version of IE,
to see if that is possible, try the 'add/remove' , heres a pic of what
mine gives if i choose to remove my IE.

Best of luck with it, John

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[Telstar]

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hmm...ok, we have an interesting situation here, don't we?...
Take a look at the commonality in some of our comments...

Originally Posted by RJCaldwell

I stayed with 7.5. Last week MusicMatch Jukebox would not open...
Only a couple things have changed - updated IE to the latest version 7.

Originally Posted by Telstar

I also liked MMJB v7.5 (even better than the newer versions) and had it for many years...A couple of weeks ago I tried to update Windows Media Player from v10 to v11 it messed with my computer and I could no longer open or start MMJB v7.5...
this coincides with about the time I upgraded IE6 to IE7

Originally Posted by Yelpir

I came to the conclusion that something in the Windows XP updates (IE 7.0 or Media Player) had changed something that the Jukebox installer was trying to access, causing the install to freeze

Originally Posted by ElectricEye

The only change made to my PC in these past days is the IE7 update, which I believe is responsible for MMJB not working.

Originally Posted by john1

This is probably due to the DLLs that MM-7.5 wants to use.
IE 7 will have changed many DLLs, and they are clearly not working in the same
way that the previous ones did.

Anyone notice a recurring theme here?

IE7 has no special qualities that are a "MUST HAVE" for me...it doesn't come close to Firefox.

I use Firefox 1.5.0.8, about 99% of the time anyway, except for Windows Updates and the occasional site that requires ActiveX and will only open with Internet Explorer.

I'm considering turning the clock back to IE6.

Has anyone done this yet and then tried to re-install MMJB v7.0 or 7.5?

Originally Posted by john1

If you can find the appropriate DLLs that MM-7.5 wants to use,
you can put them into the same folder as the MM-7.5 program,
then MM-7.5 should work as it did before.
Exactly how you might find the right DLLs i don't know.
But somebody will.

-->Perhaps reverting back to IE6 would do this?
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Originally Posted by Yelpir

Users of older versions of Jukebox are probably going to have to accept that, as they upgrade their hardware and software, their current version of Jukebox is going to fail and they are going to be forced to buy version 10.0, whether they like it or not.

I went with the FREE version of Yahoo! MusicMatch Jukebox...
though it's OK...I'd still rather have back MMJB v7.5.

[ElectricEye]

Hello, Friends!

Thank you for your kind response... I installed Yahoo MusicBox 10, but didn't do any good, because the previous version of the MMJB was under a different name; so I had two programs in my add/remove list. I removed Yahoo Music Box, and installed MusicMatch Jukebox 10 from one of the sites kindly provided by Telstar. The install went fine, and now I could remove it.

I re-installed it, but the functionalities I had are now gone. I used MMJB mainly for recording voice from the microphone, and ocasionally for bit-rate reduction and format conversion.

The proposal of returning to IE6 or to change to another browser other than IE7, sounds good, but I think I rather change MMJB (which I don't really like) for another SW (WinAmp, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, QuickTime), while trying to recover the functionalities lost in MMJB on those programs.

I love WinAmp, I like WMP, I don't care about RP or QT... Does anyone knows about a PlugIn (either in WinAmp or Windows media Player), which allows to record from microphone ?

[Telstar]

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The following are Windows instructions for uninstalling IE7 returning back to IE6:

Here are the Instructions in IE7>Help>Index>To uninstall Internet Explorer 7

Screenshot


which says:

Note
"If you had a previous version of Internet Explorer on your computer before you installed Internet Explorer 7, your computer will roll back to the previous version if you uninstall Internet Explorer 7"
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and...these are the instructions as found at (link) Internet Explorer 7 Support
(When you click on the question: "How do I install/uninstall Internet Explorer 7?")

To uninstall Internet Explorer 7 to return to Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP:

1. Click "Start," and then click "Control Panel."
2. Click "Add or Remove Programs."
3. Check "Show Updates" at the top of the dialog box.
4. Scroll down the list and highlight the version of Internet Explorer 7 that you are running, and then click "Change/Remove." (If you are running Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview — March 20 or later, it is not necessary to check "Show Updates.")
5. Go here and select the appropriate version of Internet Explorer 7 for your operating system.

[stantley]

Originally Posted by ElectricEye

I rather change MMJB (which I don't really like) for another SW (WinAmp, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, QuickTime), while trying to recover the functionalities lost in MMJB on those programs.

I love WinAmp, I like WMP, I don't care about RP or QT... Does anyone knows about a PlugIn (either in WinAmp or Windows media Player), which allows to record from microphone ?

Of the four media players you mentioned WinAmp is overall the best.

To record from a microphone (or line-in or off the sound card) you should get Audacity which a freeware recorder/editor. MM is just a recorder, but with Audacity you can also edit the recorded wav files.

[RJCaldwell]

That being said, it appears that IE 7, rather than MMJB is at fault. If I revert to an earlier version of IE will Windows Update keep bugging me to accept the update to IE8? (I have also changed my default browser to Firefox 2.0)

[john1]

I'm pretty sure you can turn off the update reminders.