Windows Media Player 6.4

The older style windows media player with a simple and clean interface that uses the the same codecs and video engine as the new Media player.

Reference:

• Search Microsoft Support: Windows Media Player 6.4

In XPlite Professional you can find Windows Media Player 6.4 under the group titled  Windows XP Sound Theme.

Install Windows Media Player 6.4:

If you install Windows Media Player 6.4 to your system using XPlite Professional you will also be required to install the following components that Windows Media Player 6.4 requires:

•  DirectShow Video

Uninstall Windows Media Player 6.4:

Windows Media Player 6.4 is not required by other system components in XPlite Professional. You can safely uninstall Windows Media Player 6.4 without compromising other XPlite Professional components.

BUT PLEASE NOTE: You may have other software installed that does require Windows Media Player 6.4. If you encounter any compatibility issues with other software you can quickly and easily reinstall Windows Media Player 6.4 using XPlite Professional.

Compatibility:

XPlite Professional can completely uninstall Windows Media Player 6.4 and reinstall to repair Windows Media Player 6.4 on:

• Windows XP Professional: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Home: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows 2000 Professional: orig, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
• Windows 2003 Server: orig, SP1, SP2(coming!)

User Removal Statistics for Windows Media Player 6.4

XPlite:
Of 557 sampled Windows XP users, 335 left Windows Media Player 6.4 installed and 222 people uninstalled Windows Media Player 6.4 from their system.

2000lite:
Of 180 sampled Windows 2000 users, 37 left Windows Media Player 6.4 installed and 40 people uninstalled it from their system. No data for another 103 users (advanced features hidden or incomplete log data).

Pro Users can help us collect these removal statistics.

1. In XPlite or 2000lite press to access preferences.
2. Ensure logging is on.
3. Check "Send component state data when checking for upgrades" on the Preferences tab.
4. Using the Check for Upgrades button on the About tab.

The information sent is the last block only of component installation state data - you can see this in the log as "option=1" or "option=0". No personal information is conveyed.