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FIX: Starting Windows Media Player with a skin parameter changes the default skin preferenceArticle ID: 888407 - View products that this article applies to. On This PageSYMPTOMSYou start Microsoft Windows Media Player by using one of the following skin parameters:
CAUSEThis behavior occurs because Windows Media Player incorrectly saves the skin that is specified by the skin parameter as the user preference. RESOLUTIONUpdate informationYou must download a software update for your language version of Microsoft Windows.EnglishWindows Media Player 9 Series for Microsoft Windows XPThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image 
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/D/7/6D7D2352-370D-4333-B2D2-6EBECA84205C/WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-ENU.exe)
Windows Media Player 9 Series for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/5/0/D504A82E-9A99-467A-A224-7CACEB39F0B0/WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-ENU.exe)
Chinese (Simplified)Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XPThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/D/1/1D1D1BA3-DDB3-486F-BBE4-93427100D4CF/WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-CHS.exe)
Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/1/D/61DAD76D-6694-4BFC-B89D-C7F174AB0495/WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-CHS.exe)
Chinese (Traditional)Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XPThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/8/1/A81A53CD-56AA-4B06-8248-EF2FA7F09E41/WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-CHT.exe)
Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/4/0/B40D3C88-4AB4-4B7F-95A6-439ACA79007B/WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-CHT.exe)
FrenchWindows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XPThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/8/0/F807F220-8B39-43A3-9CEC-A42F1F93ABF4/WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-FRA.exe)
Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/9/D/B9D2E9AF-CC4F-4578-ACBB-8C27CDDB9119/WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-FRA.exe)
GermanWindows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XPThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/5/4/E54525CB-E812-4665-935B-2DBB60A77E45/WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-DEU.exe)
Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/E/1/9E1ABFDD-2C00-402C-AC78-62A1EFED1893/WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-DEU.exe)
JapaneseWindows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XPThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/A/B/1AB9A95F-686C-4C51-BF90-9F5A2AACF56D/WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-JPN.exe)
Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/3/F/13F9C41F-C15C-4E51-B6F5-88DEAC86A293/WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-JPN.exe)
KoreanWindows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XPThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/E/5/BE54B0E8-BDFF-4BE9-8A26-E6EE5E396EBF/WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-KOR.exe)
Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/4/1/A41258C8-6463-4272-BD1D-D2C60AFB0EC8/WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-KOR.exe)
SpanishWindows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XPThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/2/5/5259F181-5C4C-4A82-97E9-6E2913E8123C/WindowsXP-KB888407-x86-ESN.exe)
Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Collapse this image
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/2/9/4296D832-8961-4A9A-8B20-6E0D0A0BD251/WindowsMedia9-KB888407-x86-ESN.exe)
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 119591
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/
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File informationThe English version of this software update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.Date Time Version Size File name ---------------------------------------------------- 23-Oct-2004 01:17 9.0.0.3261 4,870,144 Wmp.dll STATUS Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. MORE INFORMATIONSteps to reproduce the behavior
PropertiesArticle ID: 888407 - Last Review: September 27, 2011 - Revision: 2.0
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