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Download VLC and it works great. &nbsp;My system in not broken but Windows Media Player has not worked since a November update!
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Download VLC and it works great.  My system in not broken but Windows Media Player has not worked since a November update!

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late to the party but I just had to say when it comes to media players - VLC - or you've done it wrong. +1
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late to the party but I just had to say when it comes to media players - VLC - or you've done it wrong. +1

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I have an x64 Windows 7 system. Windows Media Player quit working and I have spent 4 hours on the Microsoft website running fixes and editing files all to no avail.<br />
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Could someone recommend a simple Windows Media Player alternate that I can download without getting a lot of trash with it?
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I have an x64 Windows 7 system. Windows Media Player quit working and I have spent 4 hours on the Microsoft website running fixes and editing files all to no avail.

Could someone recommend a simple Windows Media Player alternate that I can download without getting a lot of trash with it?

ALTERNATE TO WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER

Multimedia applications are those programs that integrate more than one media at a time; browsers are the most obvious. However, the term has come to include the use of programs that enable the use of any component that isn’t simple text and static graphics, such as audio, video, animation, virtual reality, conferencing and monitoring.

MultiMedia Applications

Digital audio is technology that can be used to record, store, generate, manipulate, and reproduce sound using audio signals encoded in digital form. Following significant advances in technology, digital rapidly replaced analog audio technology in most areas. Digital audio systems may include compression, storage, processing and transmission components. It is important to distinguish between the audio coding format, the codec performing the encoding and decoding of the raw audio data, and the container file. Common file formats include .wav, .aiff, .au, .m4a, .mp3, .wma, .ra and .raw.

Digital Audio

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.