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Windows Media Player 9 Series And 10 Series Add-in For Microsoft FrontPage
Downloads This add-in enables new capabilities for FrontPage users including the ability to: Easily embed the Windows Media Player 9 Series or 10 Series control into FrontPage Web pages and SharePoint sites; Control the look and feel of the media playback...
[October 3, 2007, 8:39]
Windows Media Player 10 Beta
Talkback Its stupid beyond belief that microsoft or apple or BOTH dont think "hang on, lets let them use ipod on wmp10" its daft it isnt compatable.ms should wake up and realise that the ipod is the most popular mp3 player in the world.live with it.and...
[March 12, 2005, 3:48]
Microsoft Prepares Scaled-down Windows For Europe
News Ordered by European regulators to sell a version of Windows without a built-in media player and denied a stay on Wednesday from an appeals court, Microsoft said it will deliver both Home and Professional versions of the scaled-back operating...
[December 23, 2004, 7:35]
EC Awaits Microsoft's Full Antitrust Compliance
News The expected version of Windows without Microsoft's Media Player is being held up by technical issues, despite the release of the scaled-down operating system being a fundamental part of European antitrust reparations against the software giant...
[April 4, 2005, 17:15]
Media Player 'skins' In Security Alert
News Microsoft warned Windows Media Player users on Wednesday that a flaw in the way the application handles the download of "skins," or interface colours and motifs, could allow an attacker to take over a victim's PC.
[May 8, 2003, 8:42]
Microsoft Ties Media Player To Windows XP
News Microsoft will require consumers who want to use the latest version of Windows Media Player to upgrade to the new Windows XP operating system -- a move that is reminiscent of the company's controversial decision to tie the Internet Explorer...
[April 25, 2001, 7:55]
Microsoft Patches Eight Critical Flaws
News Microsoft says there is a "vulnerability in Windows Media Player that could allow remote code execution when a specially crafted audio file is streamed from a Windows Media server. The four bulletins concern Windows GDI+, Windows Media Player and...
[September 10, 2008, 8:46]
RealNetworks Cries Foul Over Microsoft Antitrust Case
News RealNetworks has criticised Microsoft for failing to provide a fully functional version of Windows that is unbundled from its media player, twelve months after the European Commission (EC) ruled that Microsoft was stifling competition in the...
[March 23, 2005, 16:40]
Next Windows Media Player Touts Services
News So far, Microsoft has resisted MPEG-4, which is evident in the most recent Windows Media Player 9. Windows Media Player 9 comes with about 20 "skins" for changing the look of the player, and more are available if Microsoft's Windows XP Plus pack is...
[August 7, 2002, 8:36]
Media Player Rejigs Content
News Microsoft is expected to release the first test version of its new Windows Media Player software on Wednesday, marking a significant upgrade aimed squarely at the burgeoning portable device market. Our real rallying cry here for the player is...
[June 2, 2004, 8:30]
Hole Found In Windows Media Player "skins"
News Security experts are warning of a high-risk security hole affecting Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 "skins", which are used to give the desktop application a custom look and feel. Obviously Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer are widely...
[January 17, 2001, 9:51]
Microsoft Does DRM Flaw U-turn
News Last week, Microsoft declared Windows Media Player's method of handling DRM licences wasn't a security flaw, and said they wouldn't be issuing a patch. Two Trojans are already in the wild designed to exploit the mechanism, which affects both...
[January 21, 2005, 8:25]
Public Gets A Look At New Windows Media Player
News Microsoft's strategy is to attract the enormous number of people who have yet to buy a digital music player, says Geoff Harris, product unit manager for Windows Media Player. The beta that Microsoft is making available for download on Wednesday is...
[May 16, 2006, 8:45]
Microsoft Patches 'important' Security Hole
News Microsoft released fixes on Wednesday for security risks that could make Windows 2000 Server and Windows Media Player 9 vulnerable to attack. The second flaw affects any system with Microsoft's Windows Media Player 9 installed.
[June 26, 2003, 7:45]
MS Audio 4.0 Will Eat MP3...
News Windows Media Technologies 4.0 is here, a multimedia wonder that provides streaming video and audio through the ubiquitous Microsoft Media Player. William Hein, co-president of Restless Records in the US was also keen to praise Microsoft's efforts...
[April 14, 1999, 15:36]
RealNetworks Streams Into Mobiles
News RealNetworks is expected to demonstrate a version of its RealOne media player for Microsoft Windows CE and Pocket PC platforms at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes this week. The company sees the Pocket PC player as a significant development due to...
[February 19, 2002, 12:15]
BBC IPlayer Launch On, Despite Crack
News Microsoft hastily patched Windows Media Player against it, but Viodentia, the anonymous distributor of the utility, cracked Microsoft's patch. The iPlayer, which is based on Microsoft's media player and DRM technology, is due to be launched on 27...
[July 17, 2007, 13:48]
Microsoft Awaits Punitive EU Judgment
Talkback Finally, as far as I know, just like with Internet Explorer, it is impossible to totally uninstall Windows Media Player as it supposably is needed by Windows to operate (sounds like a load of rubbish but thats what Microsoft say).
[March 18, 2004, 16:43]
Justice, The American Way
Leader In South Korea, Microsoft has been found guilty of abuse of trade — as it has previously in Europe and America — and, as in Europe, been told to unbundle Windows Media Player. The removal of Windows Media Player does not make it inaccessible to...
[December 8, 2005, 13:15]
Windows Media Player 10 Beta review
Reviews Microsoft is once again reviving its Windows Media Player (WMP). If Microsoft also convinces a good selection of online media stores and services to sign on for its Digital Media Mall, Windows Media Player 10 could become a must-have for music fans...
[June 18, 2004, 8:55]
