Ars Technica

Windows XP codec problems with Media Player

Yep, ran into some problems with MediaPlayer 8 and The Playa on XP. I was trying to watch Enemy at The Gates DivX, which was using a special AC3 sound codec.<P>Found an old copy of Media player 6.4.x ...
CNET

Public gets peek at Windows Media Player 11

Taking aim at the dominance of Apple Computer, Microsoft this week is launching a test version of a revamped jukebox aimed at trying to knock iTunes down a peg. Microsoft plans to make the beta of ...
CNET

XP and Vista to get new media player

Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner. The software, which will be built into ...
Ars Technica

Windows Media Player 9 Skins and XP SP2

I am building a new system, and after installing Windows XP w/SP1, I installed XP SP2. But I've noticed that in Windows Media Player, I am missing two skins that I had on my system prior from when I ...