Windows Media Player WMP 10 upgrade

[Starrx05]

Okay, I've been using the old WMP ver 9 with my XP Pro. After validating my copy, they allow a download to upgrade to ver 10 which come with XP Media Center only. Is it worth the upgrade? Also, I've notice, sometiems when I play an mp3 file downloaded from the internet, my WMP would change the file's date and time to present date & time first time playing it. It does this with some files only though. I think it did some modification but I don't see any change in file size.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Starrx05
Okay, I've been using the old WMP ver 9 with my XP Pro. After validating my copy, they allow a download to upgrade to ver 10 which come with XP Media Center only. Is it worth the upgrade? Also, I've notice, sometiems when I play an mp3 file downloaded from the internet, my WMP would change the file's date and time to present date & time first time playing it. It does this with some files only though. I think it did some modification but I don't see any change in file size.

Version 11 is current. As for the file change, they keep the star rating and number of times played as metadata to the file. That is probably the change you are seeing.

Bill

 

[Gooberlx2]

WMP11 is a vast improvement over versions 9 and 10. Aside from the interface change, there's stability improvement, instant search and improved windows media codecs.

 

[WildHorse]

I just ignore WMP entirely.

It is suggested that you put in the superior, free, VLC Media Player instead, and let dust gather on WMP.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

[theprodigalrebel]

WMP11 is a great music playback application. I have tried a whole bunch of them and I keep coming back to WMP11 and MediaMonkey (another nice alternative with simplified and more powerful tagging ability).

Install Combined Community Codec Pack and voila, thanks to DirectShow, you can also playback mp4/mkv/avi files encoded with a wide range of audio/video codecs (H.264, Xvid, AC3, DTS, AAC etc.).

 

[imported_wired247]

If it's just for MP3's, ditch WMP and get Winamp... IMHO

for videos do like prodigal and get the CCCP.

 

[Starrx05]

Thanks for all replies. I also used Winamp, and Classic Media Player (in k-lite codec pack). They are also great programs. I wish MS could bundle DVD playing capability into WMP w/o forcing you buying a separate codec. I could play DVD w/ my old WMP9 but that's because I have an old ver of WinDVD on.