Name

Windows Media Player — \program files\windows media player\ wmplayer.exe; \windows\system32\mplay32.exe

Synopsis

Start All Programs Accessories Entertainment Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player is the default application used to open and play most of the types of video and audio media, such as .mpg movies, .mp3 songs, audio CD tracks, and .asf streaming media. Just double-click an associated media file to open Media Player and then use the VCR-like controls to play, stop, rewind, etc. Features of note include the Radio Tuner, which allows you to listen to radio webcasts, the built-in CD burner support, which allows you to make audio CDs from playlists, and integrated DVD player that plays full DVD movies, provided that you have a DVD-ROM drive.

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