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How to install Windows Media Player 11 to a Proton prefix
  1. Download Windows Media Player 11, 64 bit (wmp11-windowsxp-x64-enu.exe):
    $ cd /tmp/
    $ curl -O https://web.archive.org/web/20190512112704/https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/0/8/3080C52C-2517-43DE-BDB4-B7EAFD88F084/wmp11-windowsxp-x64-enu.exe
  2. Extract the archive:
    $ cabextract wmp11-windowsxp-x64-enu.exe -d wmp11
  3. Run and close the game through Steam. A Proton prefix is created on the first run.
  4. Go to the game's folder inside Steam's compatdata folder:
    $ cd $HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/287290
  5. Set prefix to Windows XP:
    $ WINEPREFIX=$PWD/pfx wine winecfg
    Chose "Windows XP" in the drop-down menu and click "OK"
  6. Install Windows Media Player:
    $ WINEPREFIX=$PWD/pfx wine /tmp/wmp11/wmfdist11-64.exe
    Press Ctrl+C when the installer has finished
    $ WINEPREFIX=$PWD/pfx wine wineboot
    $ WINEPREFIX=$PWD/pfx wine /tmp/wmp11/wmp11-64.exe
    Press Ctrl+C when the installer has finished
    $ WINEPREFIX=$PWD/pfx wine wineboot
  7. Set prefix back to Windows 7:
    $ WINEPREFIX=$PWD/pfx wine winecfg
    Chose "Windows 7" in the drop-down menu and click "OK"
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So, Where's the answer for this problem? I can't use winetricks and the issue is neither in Proton or the WMP

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Kuvakaappaus - 2025-01-31 22-29-47

what does this mean

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