Microsoft KB Archive/272421

= Windows Media Player Auto Upgrade Occurs Every 28 Weeks Instead of Once a Month =

Article ID: 272421

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0

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This article was previously published under Q272421



SYMPTOMS
After you configure Windows Media Player to automatically check for Windows Media Player upgrades once a month (28 days), the upgrade check runs once every 28 weeks.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain and install Windows Media Player version 7.0.0.1956 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To configure Windows Media Player to automatically check for Windows Media Player upgrades:
 * 1) In Windows Media Player, click Options on the Tools menu.
 * 2) Under Auto upgrade, click one of the following Check for Upgrade options:
 * 3) * Once a day
 * 4) * Once a week
 * 5) * Once a month
 * 6) Click OK.

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