Microsoft KB Archive/295066

= Description and Availability of Windows Media Player 7 for Mac =

Article ID: 295066

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q295066



SUMMARY
Windows Media Player 7 for Mac is available for downloading from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx



Windows Media Player for Mac Features
Windows Media Player 7 for Mac includes many new features and capabilities, including:
 * Local and streamed playback of Windows media, including .asf, .wma, .wmv, .asx, .wmx, .wax, .wm, and .wvx files.
 * Playback of MP3 files (local only).
 * ASX version 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 parsing.
 * UDP, TCP/IP, HTTP, and multicast streaming.
 * Automatic protocol ordering and rollover.
 * Multiple bit rates.
 * Intelligent streaming.
 * Logging.
 * Favorites.
 * Closed captioning.
 * HTTP basic authentication.
 * Limited Windows Media Download (WMD) support (does not display the ICP skin--only plays back audio and video)

Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Windows Media Player 7 for Mac plays secure content that is protected with Microsoft Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology using Windows Media Rights Manager (requires version 1.3). For additional information about Windows Media Rights Manager, see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/drm/default.mspx

