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Windows XP: Entertainment And Multimedia review
Reviews That said, as well as offering the usual ability to play audio and video sources, XP's new Windows Media Player (WMP), version 8.0, can control and manage media. Using Microsoft's Windows Update page, users of earlier Windows versions can upgrade...
[October 30, 2001, 15:23]
Justice, The American Way
Talkback I don't mind Microsoft supplying WMP, MSN, IE etc.as optional components of the operating system. Of course saying they can't sell/provide the products at all would be going too far. Whatever the Justice Department is taking, can I have some, and...
[December 8, 2005, 15:46]
Dell Axim X50 review
Reviews You can do that too with WMP 10. The expansion options are particularly attractive since the X50 is the first Pocket PC to offer Windows Media Player (WMP) 10 Mobile. Although this isn't much of an issue with the shortcut keys, the smaller toggle...
[October 14, 2004, 11:25]
MyMediaBookmarks
Downloads WMP plug-in to automatically resume video files and create bookmarks. MyVideoBookmarks was designed to be a Windows Media Player (WMP) plug-in that will allow you create bookmarks for a movie. This easy to use plug-in can automatically create...
[December 26, 2007, 12:25]
High Noon For Microsoft In EU Battle
Talkback If you don’t want WMP 10 just turn it off in the Add/remove windows components or give users the option to enable or disable it when they first switch on a new computer. And anyway WMP is free so why would you want to buy RealPlayer to get almost...
[May 31, 2005, 13:40]
Justice, The American Way
Talkback I'm NOT forced to use WMP or MSN Messenger. If I'm not satisfied with the features provided by the base OS, I can always look towards the competition. I don't want the choice at the expense of no functionality.
[December 8, 2005, 13:38]
Top Ten Things Wrong With Zune
Blog Comment Their only chance will be a WMP vs Quicktime type scheme wherein ms disables iTunes in vista and makes zune the default player. I've watched the ms fanboys for years and it is something you just can't explain.
[November 25, 2006, 22:29]
Microsoft Awaits Punitive EU Judgment
Talkback If you don't like WMP, run Real Player or QuickTime. I would second the other point that WMP is actually not a bad media player and that this also may have had some effect in its market share as well as the bundling with os
[March 18, 2004, 16:04]
Windows Media: Watching You Watching DVD
News For example, the WMP start-up screen or email offers can be customised to offer new movies to a WMP user based on previous movies they have watched. Each time a new DVD movie is played on a computer, the WMP software contacts a Microsoft Web server...
[February 21, 2002, 12:06]
Inside Windows Vista Build 5231 review
Reviews Along with that, there's also a new taskbar control so that you don't have to open WMP to stop, start or skip to your favourite track. We really like WMP's clean interface, with program controls prominently placed, à la QuickTime.
[October 18, 2005, 10:25]
MyVideoBookmarks
Downloads MyVideoBookmarks is a Windows Media Player (WMP) plug-in which allows you to create bookmarks for a movie. This free, easy to use plug-in can automatically create bookmarks and continue movies. This way, you don't have to keep remembering the...
[June 1, 2007, 15:31]
Why Google Need Not Fear Microsoft
Talkback WMP is good I admit but its ubiqitous nature is not doing anyone any good, it's bad enough having browser and O/S dominance. I think it's the most consistently bad-mouthed product, typically by people who can't be bothered to give it a chance or...
[February 12, 2004, 10:21]
Random Selection...
Blog This is a good lesson in why you should clear your cache before submitting a bug report (and what might be going on every time you answer the question "WMP has unexpectedly quit. And finally (this didn't happen, of course, you've never heard of the...
[September 6, 2007, 12:06]
Top Ten Things Wrong With Zune
Blog Comment And seen how WMP 11 lets you back up your licences? Can't a chap make a joke around here? DRM - well, I've never bought a song on iTunes, and if I ever buy a CD that I can't rip because of faffery I take it back.
[November 25, 2006, 15:42]
High Noon For Microsoft In EU Battle
Talkback If it's ok in your eyes that overseas companies can write their own laws in Europa and basicly do as they please then I understand why you can't see a problem with packaged deals, like WMP, forced upon you just to kill the competition (and thus...
[June 1, 2005, 21:54]
Apple And Chips
Talkback Case in point; ipod/itunes.despite the number of competing music stores, they knowingly go it alone, despite the fact that this approach leaves a dual market - them, and everybody using WMP. Interesting speculations, but I can't help wondering...
[June 6, 2005, 14:10]
Pricing Scuppers Media Player-free XP
Talkback BTW, anyone who thinks Real layer is better than WMP is smoking crack or is dreamland. Why don't you go to school first, then maybe you can lecture folks about what is "inferiour" and what isn't? "Carl M Kemp" or whatever : "Hi, think Windows XP...
[June 28, 2005, 11:45]
Bring The Tangible Benefits Of Linux To Your Organisation
Talkback About multimedia on Linux, it IS true less software has been written for the platform - however, people not afraid of using CLI will find Mplayer quite powerful (very large playback capabilities, but also encoding), and Xine is just more versatile...
[June 25, 2005, 8:30]
Microsoft Prepares Scaled-down Windows For Europe
Talkback This would seem like an important part of placing WMP on an equal footing with its competitors. In addition to lacking a copy of Windows Media Player, the new version of Windows won't be able to do things like play a CD.
[December 23, 2004, 11:39]
Media Player Row: Will The EU Read Between The Lines?
News As a side note, this doesn't mean that the remedy is to remove WMP from Windows. In the case of WMP's integration into Windows, that vicious circle runs the additional risk of hurting operating systems (Macintosh, Linux, PalmOS, etc.that don't have...
[January 7, 2004, 11:45]
