
For more information, go to Digital Media at Home. If you have a home network (wired or wireless), you can use Windows Media Player 11 to stream the contents of your library to networked devices such as Xbox 360 or other digital media receivers. The functionality of Windows Media Connect is now integrated into Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 for Windows XP as the new Media Sharing feature, which lets you enjoy the contents of your Windows Media Player library from anywhere in your home. * Changes to sharing digital media content. For a listing of online stores that are now available, see Availability of online stores. More online stores are available in this beta release of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP. * Additional online stores are now available. Fixes have been made for issues that occurred in the first beta release of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP.

Check out the Top 10 reasons to buy Windows 7.The following list highlights some of the major changes since the first beta release of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP. Windows Media Player 12 comes as part of Windows 7 and is not available as a separate download. A new taskbar thumbnail with playback controls makes previewing easier and fun.Įnjoy smarter DVD playback, 15-second song previews, Jump Lists for fast access to favorite media. The new Now Playing mode is a study in minimalism: It shows only the controls you need, so nothing comes between you and your music or video. With Remote Media Streaming, you can enjoy music or videos on your home PC from the road. The new Play To feature streams music and video to other PCs running Windows 7 or compatible devices around the home. It also supports most AVI, DivX, MOV, and Xvid files. Windows Media Player 12 has built-in support for many popular audio and video formats-including 3GP, AAC, AVCHD, MPEG-4, WMV, and WMA. Windows Media Player 12-available only in Windows 7-plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes library! Windows Media Player 12 plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes library!ĭesigned by media lovers, for media lovers.
