There is no such thing as WMP 8. You can down-grade to 7 or--my personal favorite--6.4.
I will re-direct you here for help...
http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/shownote...3414622,00.html
It was talked about on Call For Help on TechTV. Since you are using Win XP, it's perfectly relevant to your problem. :blink: