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Windows Media Player has been Microsoft Windows operating system's media player since its initial versions. Starting from Windows Vista, this tool was included by default with the operating system. However, versions like Windows XP and earlier versions needed to installed separately. This is its installer. Get the latest Media Player downloads from the Official Microsoft Download Center. Hi, Windows Media Player not support PDF files. Windows Media Player 12 is built- in Windows 7, you can enable it in Windows Feature. If you’re having problems with media playback on your Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 PC using Windows Media Player, you can reinstall it.

Microsoft has released new version of Windows media player and Internet explorer for its new generation OS, Windows 7. The new Windows media player 12 is specially designed for Windows Vista and Windows 7. So for now its not possible to run Windows media player 12 on Windows XP. Actually the new WMP 12 is almost similar to Windows media player 11 which is now freely available for download. However, if you want Windows media player 12 in your Windows XP system, here is a solution. One Deviantart user has manged to extract Windows media player 12 resource files and made it available for Windows XP users.

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Windows media player 12 features:

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Windows media player 12 has a new attractive toolbar design and compact menu structure. It can be used to burn or rip music disc, purchase music online, organize media files, sync from other music sources etc.

The sound quality of Windows media player 12 is very similar to that of WMP 11. So installing the player in Windows XP won’t make much difference. Checkout this post if you want improve sound quality of your Windows media player using another method.

How to install Windows media player 12 for Windows Vista/XP :
Download the following ZIP file. It contains two folders. From which , transfer wmploc.dll to your Windowssystem32 folder and the other one to program files folder .

Download Windows media player 12 for Windows Vista/XP.
( This file was removed as it contained a virus)

The Windows media player 11 was earlier available only for Windows Vista. Later Microsoft released it free for all genuine Windows XP users. So if you are genuine Windows XP user, chances are high for an official Windows XP compatible version any time soon.

Designed by media lovers for media lovers. Windows Media Player 12—available as part of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10*—plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes library! Organize your digital media collection, sync digital media files to a portable device, shop online for digital media content, and more—with Windows Media Player 12.

Streamlined playback modes

The Now Playing mode is a study in minimalism: It shows only the controls you need, so nothing comes between you and your music or video. A new taskbar thumbnail with playback controls makes previewing easier and more fun.

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Plays more media in more places

Windows Media Player 12 has built-in support for many popular audio and video formats. Sync music, videos, and photos, or stream media to your devices so you can enjoy your library anywhere, at home or on the road.

For info about the latest version for your system, see Get Windows Media Player.

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To manually troubleshoot or upgrade your installation of the Player, try the following:

  1. Click the Start button, type features, and then select Turn Windows features on or off.

  2. Expand Media Features and see whether the Windows Media Player check box is selected. If it is, clear the check box.

  3. Click OK and then restart your PC. This will remove your current version of Windows Media Player.

  4. After your PC has restarted, repeat step 1.

  5. Expand Media Features and select the Windows Media Player check box.

  6. Click OK and then restart your PC. This will reinstall the latest version of Windows Media Player for your system (Windows Media Player 12, with a few exceptions).

Note: Windows Media Player isn't available for Windows RT 8.1.


* Windows Media Player 12 is included in clean installs of Windows 10 as well as upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. DVD playback isn't included in Windows 10 or Windows 8.1. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback.