Windows Media Player was developed by Microsoft which is now used by most people who run Microsoft Windows operating system on their computers for playing video, audio and also for viewing images. It is also used in Windows Mobile devices and Pocket PC too. Windows Media Player was released to suit other operating systems such as Mac OS, Mac OS X & Solaris; however their development has been withdrawn.
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player 11 has been considered as the best media player released by Microsoft. You are allowed to store video, music, pictures and TV recordings too in a large capacity. You can play or view audio or video and then sync it to any portable device to take pleasure in enjoying them on the go. You can also share it with devices present inside your home with much ease. This particular edition of Windows Media Player is available for download at the Microsoft Website for free of cost. However you need to possess Windows XP Service Pack-2 [SP2] to install this particular version of Windows Media Player.
Most Common Trouble
Here comes the big trouble. People who have Windows XP that is not genuine will not be able to install Windows Media Player 11, since this version of Windows Media Player needs genuine windows validation.
However, here is a step by step procedure to overcome this particular trouble and bypass the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation [WGA].
Procedure to Overcome the trouble
- First you need to download Windows Media Player 11 from the website of Microsoft.
- Use Winrar to extract the downloaded file [wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe] to a directory.
- You then need to download a patch for LegitLibM.dll. Then copy and paste this particular LegitLib.dll in the Windows Media Player 11 directory and replace the already existing LegitLibM.dll file.
- Now, run the “wmfdist11.exe” file and install the media player runtimes. Once completed, you can then opt to run the “wmp11.exe” file to install the Windows Media Player 11.
That’s it. You are done with the installation of Windows Media Player 11 by bypassing the Windows Genuine Validation requirement.
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