Microsoft KB Archive/281139

= Description and Availability of the Windows Media Player Bonus Pack =

Article ID: 281139

Article Last Modified on 5/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0

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This article was previously published under Q281139



SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 Bonus Pack.

The Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 Bonus Pack is available for download from the following Microsoft Windows Media download site:

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



MORE INFORMATION
The Windows Media Player 7 Bonus Pack provides enhancements and tools for Windows Media Player 7.

The preceding Bonus Pack contains the following items:
 * Audio Converter 3.0 Limited Edition: converts .mp3 files to Windows Media audio files with the .wma extension. The efficiency of Windows Media Format typically results in Windows Media files being significantly smaller than the original .mp3 files. If you use Audio Converter 3.0 Limited Edition, the original files are not modified.


 * New Skin features: a variety of interesting new Skin features for Windows Media Player 7 are included.


 * New visualizations: several interesting visualization collections for Windows Media Player 7 are included.


 * Windows Media Player 7 PowerToys: this collection of PowerToys provides enhancements to Windows Media Player 7. There are three PowerToys: Deluxe CD Data Converter, the Most Recently Used Cleaner, and the PowerToys skin. These PowerToys enable advanced users to manage their Windows Media Player media libraries more effectively, to import track information collected by Deluxe CD Player or Microsoft CD Player into the Windows Media Player database, and to clear the Windows Media Player most recently used file list.


 * Windows Media Player 7 Winamp Skin Importer: enables you to convert Winamp skins into Windows Media Player 7 skins.

Minimum System Requirements

 * Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).
 * Pentium 166 megahertz (MHz) processor.
 * 32 MB RAM.
 * 28.8 kilobits per second (Kbps) modem.
 * 16-bit sound card.
 * 256-color video card.
 * Microsoft ActiveSync 3.0 (required only if you are using a portable device).

Recommended System Requirements

 * Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows Me.
 * Pentium or AMD Athlon K6 266 MHz processor (or faster).
 * 64 MB RAM.
 * 56 Kbps modem.
 * 24-bit true color video card.

How to Remove the Windows Media Player Bonus Pack
To remove Windows Media Player 7 Bonus Pack, use the following procedures:

To Remove the Bonus Pack Documentation, Audio Converter, Winamp Skin Importer, or the PowerToys

 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 2) Select any of the following items: Audio Converter 3.0 Limited Edition, Windows Media 7 PowerToys, or Winamp Skin Importer Bonus Pack documentation.
 * 3) Click Remove. When promoted, click Yes.

To Remove the Visualizations

 * 1) In Windows Media Player Full mode, click Tools.
 * 2) Click Options.
 * 3) On the Visualizations tab, select the visualization you want to remove.
 * 4) Click Remove.
 * 5) When prompted, click Yes.

To Remove the Skins

 * 1) In Windows Media Player Full mode, click Skin Chooser.
 * 2) In the list of skins, click PowerToys.
 * 3) Press DELETE.

NOTE: Windows Media Player 7 is not designed to run on Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating systems. A version of Windows Media Player 7 is not available for those operating systems.

Microsoft Product Support Services Desktop Systems does not support the installation or usage of the Windows Media Player 7 Bonus Pack or any of its components.

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