Description and Availability of Windows Media Player 7 for Mac (295066)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 for Mac
This article was previously published under Q295066

SUMMARY

Windows Media Player 7 for Mac is available for downloading from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx

MORE INFORMATION

Windows Media Player for Mac Features

Windows Media Player 7 for Mac includes many new features and capabilities, including:
  • Local and streamed playback of Windows media, including .asf, .wma, .wmv, .asx, .wmx, .wax, .wm, and .wvx files.
  • Playback of MP3 files (local only).
  • ASX version 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 parsing.
  • UDP, TCP/IP, HTTP, and multicast streaming.
  • Automatic protocol ordering and rollover.
  • Multiple bit rates.
  • Intelligent streaming.
  • Logging.
  • Favorites.
  • Closed captioning.
  • HTTP basic authentication.
  • Limited Windows Media Download (WMD) support (does not display the ICP skin--only plays back audio and video)

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Windows Media Player 7 for Mac plays secure content that is protected with Microsoft Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology using Windows Media Rights Manager (requires version 1.3). For additional information about Windows Media Rights Manager, see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/drm/default.mspx

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

294959 Contents of the Windows Media Player 7 for Mac Readme File

277699 Supported Codecs in Windows Media Player 7 for Mac

293226 Supported Protocols in Windows Media Player 7 for Mac

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/17/2006
Keywords:kbinfo KB295066
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