Posted by CraiginNJ on 03/25/07 00:51

Yahoo doesn't support Musicmatch Jukebox under Microsoft Vista, and
doesn't even offer to let you download MMJB anymore. But I managed to
get the MMJB Plus version working adequately enough to tide me over
until they fix Yahoo Jukebox to transfer over all my playlists, etc.

Here's the steps I took:

1. I download the regular free MMJB software since the Plus version
is just a upgrade loader program, not a full download. It's not
available through the main Musicmatch web site front door anymore, but
I found it at
http://www.musicmatch.com/download/free/index.cgi?OS=pc&MODE=input

2. If you're a licensed "Plus" user, you'll want to also go back to
that URL and follow the link on that page to "Upgrade to Plus" and
then the link to "Already purchased ...click here", and download the
Plus upgrade loader program.
http://www.musicmatch.com/download/free/?OS=pc&DID=999990944

3. Run the first downloaded file (the big one). Be sure to keep
saying it's okay to install, even though Vista will say it's not
compatible. I didn't let it install any extras (Yahoo toolbar, system
tray icon, ...), but you should be sure to let it give you a shortcut
on your desktop. And also do, if you had bought a Plus license,
accept the offer to upgrade to Plus when it asks you. That opened up
a web page to pay for that which I just ignored & closed, but just
pretending you're upgrading seemed to make it label the installed MMJB
as a "Plus" version. Let it finish installing. (I didn't let it fire
up MMJB upon finishing the installation, but you might be able to.)

4. After closing the MMJB install program (also close MMJB if it
started), you might need to call up Task Manager (e.g., right-click on
a blank part of the taskbar, and choose Task Manager), in order to
kill any invisible Musicmatch programs that are still alive, but there
shouldn't be any.

5. Now you need to set MMJB to run as an administrator. I don't know
if all versions of Vista let you do this, but in my Vista Business
version, when I start Vista as the owner/user (with administrator
privileges), I can: Right-click on the MMJB shortcut icon on the
desktop, pick "Properties", then the "Compatibility" tab, and in there
you'll want to check the box for "Run this program as an
administrator". I don't know if it matters, but I also checked the
box & pull-down menu for "Run this program in compatibility mode for
.... Windows XP (Service Pack 2)". Now "OK" your way out of that.
(BTW, when I changed this setting for the shortcut, it updated the
underlying .exe file, so I didn't need to hunt that down to do it
there, too.)

6. At this point I was able to fire-up MMJB using the shortcut on my
desktop. Vista popped up a warning message asking if it was okay to
run it. It will do this *every* time you run MMJB, but that's better
than not working at all. (Before I set it to run as an administrator
it kept getting hung up on the startup logo banner. I'd have to use
Task Manager to make sure it was fully killed before trying again.)

7. Within MMJB, follow the menu Help -> Registration -> "Enter key
....." in order to enter your Plus registration key. After it
accepts that, close MMJB. So far so good.

8. After making sure MMJB has closed, run the other downloaded file
to finish the upgrading to Plus. Accept any warnings and let it do
it's download updating work and finish. (You might want to check that
the MMJB shortcut still says it'll run in administrator mode
afterwards, but I think mine still did.)

9. Now start MMJB again, and go ahead and, if you've got a service
subscription, log in with your subscription identity and password.
You might have been able to do this earlier, but I didn't bother.
Close MMJB when you're done.

10. That's it. There might be some parts of MMJB that won't work
even this way, but I don't care about more than just being able to use
it for my Musicmatch subscription until Yahoo Jukebox matures and can
take my playlists.

Warning: Those security warnings from Vista are probably there for a
good reason, so this workaround might have some kind of security
vulnerability, so if you dare install MMJB on Vista you do so at your
own risk. I have no idea if it'll even work or if it's safe for your
setup, but it seems okay for me for a temporary solution.

Craig in NJ

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