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Windows Media Player release skips a beat

October 25, 2006 Microsoft missed its planned Tuesday release of the jukebox software, which has been "delayed slightly" to an unspecified date. TAGS: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, jukebox, media player, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 ready to sing

October 30, 2006 A week after the company had initially hoped to debut the new jukebox player, it posts a free download of the program. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Media Player, jukebox, Windows Media, Microsoft Zune, media player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Critical patch coming for Windows Media Player

February 10, 2006 Monthly patch program will include seven bulletins for flaws in Windows and other Microsoft products. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., media player, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, security

Attack code out for latest Microsoft flaw

February 17, 2006 Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw. TAGS: flaw, media player, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, patch, vulnerability, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, security

XP and Vista to get new media player

April 17, 2006 Microsoft's Windows Media Player 11 is coming to Vista and to XP sooner. Is iPod connection ahead? TAGS: Windows Media, portable device, Microsoft Windows Vista, media player, music player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, song, Apple iTunes, music, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, video

Microsoft issues patch for WMF vulnerability

February 15, 2006 The "critical" fix is part of seven security bulletins in the software maker's monthly update. TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, vulnerability, media player, service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows

Music stops for Mac Windows Media Player

January 13, 2006 Microsoft halts development of its Windows Media Player for the Mac and says it has no plans to provide future updates. TAGS: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, Apple Macintosh, development, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, MSN, Microsoft Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Public gets peek at Windows Media Player 11

May 15, 2006 Media Player overhaul, partnership with MTV take aim at dominance of Apple's iTunes and iPod digital music player. Images: Window Media Player 11 TAGS: digital music player, MTV, Microsoft Windows Media Player, digital music, music player, Windows Media, jukebox, media player, beta, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., music, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft fixes can cause Windows Media Player trouble

March 9, 2006 A trio of updates for Windows Media Player, including a recent security patch, can cause the software to malfunction. TAGS: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, patch, media player, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, server

Security flaw touches Windows Media Player, IE

October 18, 2005 "Critical" flaw affects Microsoft's media player and browser, including on Windows XP with SP2, a security firm reports. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, security flaw, flaw, advisory, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Media Player, spokeswoman, media player, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows Media, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows

EU slaps record fine on Microsoft

March 25, 2004 Regulators hit the software giant with a fine of $613 million for violating European Union antitrust law and also order the unbundling of Media Player software from Windows. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, European Union, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, computer company, agreement, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Windows Media, media player, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, server

'DVD Jon' targets Media Player file encoding

September 3, 2005 Programmer develops tool for removing encoding surrounding multicasts in effort to give open-source media players access. TAGS: media player, video stream, open source, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, DVD, Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows

EU upholds penalties against Microsoft

December 22, 2004 Judge orders company to unbundle Windows Media Player and to share server technology. Appeals aren't over yet, though. TAGS: Brad Smith, commission, penalty, litigation, general counsel, court, European Union, media player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., president, server, Microsoft Windows, operating system

PC makers snub Windows sans media player

June 15, 2005 Only one of several manufacturers interviewed said they might accept requests to preinstall Windows XP N on machines. TAGS: PC company, Fujitsu Siemens, representative, media player, RealNetworks Inc., Lenovo, computer company, request, Europe, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, notebook computer, HP

Microsoft: No flaw in Media Player

January 14, 2005 Trojan horses are piggybacking on an antipiracy feature in Media Player, a security firm claims. But Microsoft denies it's a flaw. TAGS: Overpeer, Panda Software, Ben Edelman, rights-management, Microsoft Windows Media Player, flaw, antipiracy, digital-rights management, media player, Windows Media, researcher, spyware, P2P, security, Microsoft Corp., adware

Microsoft tells judge it's antitrust-compliant

November 30, 2005 After catching criticism for favoring Windows Media Player, company says it will expand "antitrust training" for employees. TAGS: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, Brad Smith, antitrust, music player, compliance, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, attorney, Washington, training, software company, conference, Microsoft Corp., document, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft readies scaled-back Windows

December 22, 2004 With Media Player unplugged in Europe, Microsoft christens Windows XP Reduced Media Edition. TAGS: Brad Smith, European Union, Europe, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., media player, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

MTV gets first crack at Windows' new music

January 5, 2006 New "Urge" music service is first to tap Microsoft's new multimedia features. But how much is that worth? Photos: Scenes from CES TAGS: MTV, Microsoft Windows Media Player, RealNetworks Inc., Windows Media, RealNetworks Rhapsody, Consumer Electronics Show, Apple Computer, media player, Apple iTunes, multimedia, Microsoft Corp., music, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft fixes potential antipiracy hole

February 17, 2005 Japanese programmers spotlight flaw in Redmond's antipiracy protections, but the company moves to block the hack. TAGS: David Caulton, antipiracy, digital-rights management, copy protection, hack, flaw, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Redmond, programmer, hacker, Windows Media, programming, media player, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

Week in review: Lump of coal for Microsoft

December 24, 2004 Software giant gets an unwelcome gift when a European court orders it to start offering a version of Windows without a bundled media player. TAGS: Week in review, media player, antivirus company, BitTorrent, worm, hacker, Google Inc., Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., security, Apple Computer, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, operating system