Microsoft KB Archive/888407

= FIX: Starting Windows Media Player with a skin parameter changes the default skin preference =

Article ID: 888407

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series

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SYMPTOMS
You start Microsoft Windows Media Player by using one of the following skin parameters:
 * The WMPSkin query string parameter
 * The Layout command-line switch

The next time that you start Windows Media Player without any startup options, the previously selected skin is replaced by the skin that you specified by using the skin parameter.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Windows Media Player incorrectly saves the skin that is specified by the skin parameter as the user preference.



Update information
You must download a software update for your language version of Microsoft Windows.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Microsoft Windows XP
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-ENU.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-ENU.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-CHS.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-CHS.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-CHT.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-CHT.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-FRA.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-FRA.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-DEU.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-DEU.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-JPN.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-JPN.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-KOR.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-KOR.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-ESN.exe package now.

Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-ESN.exe package now.

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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File information
The English version of this software update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name 23-Oct-2004 01:17  9.0.0.3261  4,870,144  Wmp.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



Steps to reproduce the behavior
 Start Windows Media Player by using one of the following command-line commands:   wmplayer &quot; \ ?WMPSkin= &quot;   wmplayer /Layout=&quot; &quot; &quot; \ &quot; 

Note Replace  with the name of a skin or a skin file name. Exit and then restart Windows Media Player. Notice that the skin is changed.</li></ol>

Additional query words: WMP WMPSkin

Keywords: kbfile kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB888407

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