Microsoft KB Archive/278373

= How to Uninstall Windows Media Player for Macintosh =

Article ID: 278373

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q278373



SUMMARY
This article describes how to uninstall Windows Media Player for Macintosh.



MORE INFORMATION
To uninstall Windows Media Player, follow these steps:  Locate the Windows Media Player folder, and then drag it to the Trash. Open the &quot;System Folder: Preferences&quot; folder. Locate the Windows Media Player Prefs file, and then drag it to the Trash. Open the &quot;System Folder: Extensions&quot; folder. Locate the following files, and then drag them to the Trash:

Voxware Sound Component v1.5

Windows Media Player.shlb

In addition, if any of the following extensions exist in the Extensions folder, drag them to the Trash:

Acelp.net Decoder 05.0 kbps

Acelp.net Decoder 06.5 kbps

Acelp.net Decoder 08.5 kbps

Acelp.net Decoder 16.0 kbps

Mpeg Layer-3 Audio

MPG4

VivoActive G723 Decoder

VivoActive Video Decoder

 Locate and open the Plug-ins folders in the folders that contain Web browsers. These folder names are generally Internet Explorer 5, Internet Explorer 4.5 Folder, or Netscape Communicator Folder. Delete the following items from these folders:

DRM Plugin (alias)

Windows Media Plugin (alias)

WindowsMediaPlugin.jar

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