Uninstall Windows Media Player 10 and Start Enjoying Your Media Again by Ken Savage
Windows Media Player 10 has been full of bugs from Microsoft since they offered it as a download from their site. Windows Media Player 9 was nice and simple. Windows Media Player 10 is way too complex and feature-rich that it has taken away from the simpleness of version 9 and ruined itself. ... If you have installed Windows Media Player 10, you can roll back to the version of the Player that was on your computer before installing Windows Media Player 10. ... If you are running Windows XP Service Pack 1 or earlier, click Windows Media Player 10, and then click Change/Remove.

MP3 Players - they're so cool by John Gibb
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you’ll know that the most popular mp3 player in the world by far is Apple’s iPod. It comes in all sorts of editions, including the Mini, the Nano, and the Shuffle – and every single one is a best-seller. ... Even though everyone calls them mp3 players, mp3s are not the only format you might want your player to be able to play – if you want to use it with Microsoft’s Media Player, for example, you’ll need a player that is also capable of playing wma (Windows Media Audio) format files.

What are MP4 Files - and What Do They Do? by David Bain
MP4 is short for ‘MPEG-4’. The official file extension for MPEG-4 is .mp4 – hence the shortened name MP4. MPEG-4 technology has been developed to provide DVD quality audio and pictures in an extremely small file size – ideal for playing on portable MP4 players such as the iPod Video. ... Another high-profile recent MP4 Player launch is the Zune Player by Microsoft. ... Other web based media players such as the Real Player will also play the MP4 file format as long as you have the latest version downloaded.

Considering the Switch - Think Again by Matt Christensen
Recently I have been strongly considering making the big switch. That’s right jumping from Microsoft to Apple. I am doing more and more with digital media and ilife is an amazing digital media application. The issue with me has always been price. To get a quality mid to high end Mac it will cost... Microsoft now has integrated searching, a new media player, and a photo application similar to iphoto. ... I will be switching from itunes to Windows Media Player to organize and play my digital media and I will use the built in photo application rather than Google’s Picasa.

Uninstall and Rollback Windows Media Player 11 and Get Back to Enjoying Your Music by Ken Savage
Rolling back to a previous version of Windows Media Player 11 is a feature of the Windows operating system and cannot be removed entirely. However, in Windows XP, you can roll back to the version of the Player that was previously on your computer. You must be logged on as an administrator or a... For information about installing the Runtime, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, see article 891122, "Update for Windows Media Digital Rights Management-enabled players." You might not be able to roll back to a previous version of the Player if the hidden folder $NtUninstallwmp11$ is deleted from...

Could We See A Xbox 360 Portable? by Ron Swerdfiger
With the success of the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP, it should come as no real surprise Microsoft wants a piece of the pie. BusinessWeek is reporting that Microsoft is considering entering the market themselves, with a new multimedia device that would incorporate gaming. ... Peter Moore, would not confirm such a project but did say that "any Microsoft media device would have to leverage the company's most significant consumer strength, video gaming." If Microsoft were to create such a device, would it be more like an Xbox handled or more of a PocketPC PDA with gaming functionality.

MP4 Videos - What Is MPEG 4 by Johnny Smithings
The main websites that you’ll find use the MPEG-4 are sites that have trailers of upcoming movies and sometimes long trailers which are rarely found. MPEG-4 is used on many devices such as iPods and Satellite Television which many of us still use today and tomorrow. ... Media player classic can be related to Windows Media Player as it uses the old style interface but beneath the makeup, it’s a completely new application as it can be an alternative to Microsoft’s Default Player. ... The DivX Codec can be quite easily related to the MPEG-4 format as Windows Media Player cannot play MPEG-4...

What is X-Box 360? by Paul Cris
X-Box is Microsoft’s first video game console. In 2001 Microsoft developed it. And already worldwide they have sold 20 million units. To compete with Sony’s Playstation, Microsoft rebuilt the X-Box and came up with X-Box 360. Hers Experimental Design Laboratory Inc. ... This game can be played from Media Center PC, MP3 player, digital camera or any Microsoft® Windows® XP-based PC. ... The X-Box pack also contains a HD AV cable, an Ethernet connectivity cable, a headset, a wireless controller, a media remote and a removable hard drive.

You Don't need an iPod to listen to a Podcast, just some Free Software! by Mike Furlong
You don't need an iPod to listen to a Podcast! Or to an MP3, or an Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) file, or a Windows Media Audio (WMA) file? And although iPod is an a product from Apple, in many cases you don't need any Apple products to listen to a Podcast. ... That's why Apple's iPod and iTunes and Microsoft's Windows Media Player (WMP) sometimes don't play together well! ... When you purchase the music, you get a license for each WMA file and Windows Media Player will play these files (and record to CD if you have CD burner).

iPod and Pocket PC MP3 Player: Clash of the Titans by Damian Julien
It appears that the Microsoft software company behemoth has been observing the meteoric rise of those pervasive Apple iPod devices. I've already surmised in a recent video iPod article that such an increase can only be to Pocket PC owners' collective detriment. ... On the Pocket PC MP3 player front, however, it at least comes with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile , the latest MP3 software incarnation at the time of this article. ... One more person on the street listening to an increasingly ubiquitous iPod is one less person pumping MP3 tunes in Windows Media Player 10 ...