| mplayer.exe |
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| Distributions |
Windows 95, Windows 98 |
| Features |
Plays audio, video and more.
Allows setting of start/stop markers e.g. for repetitive or selective listening.
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| Databases |
none |
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| cdplayer.exe |
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| Distributions |
Windows 95, Windows 98 |
| Download |
Goto that Microsoft site.
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| Features |
Plays CDs only.
CD recognition. Track and artist data can be manually entered and are redisplayed on next load.
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| Databases |
cdplayer.ini, limited to 64 KByte |
| Web Infos |
The cdplayer.ini page. |
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Windows Media Player Version 6 |
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| Features |
Plays lots of audio and video formats from disk and the web - inclusive live radio.
New decoder modules are downloaded from the web when needed.
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| Note |
Does not play audio cds. However listed here for as predecessor of new WMP version(s) noted below. |
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| Deluxe CD Player |
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| Distributions |
Plus! 98, Windows 2000 |
| Features |
Plays CDs only.
CD recognition. Track and artist data can be down-/uploaded to the WWW.
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| Databases |
DeluxeCD.mdb (more ...)
cdplayer.ini (imported on first run; more ...) |
| Note |
In prior distributions, this application was named "deluxecd.exe".
On Windows 2000, the application is named "cdplayer.exe". To avoid confusions with the application mentioned above, this one is called "Deluxe CD player" or sometimes just "DeluxeCD" on this site .
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Windows Media Player Version 7.x |
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| Distributions |
Version 8 is shipped with Windows XP. |
| Download |
Goto that Microsoft site. |
| Note |
The acronym is WMP. |
| Features |
Plays audio, video, DVD and more.
Various (downloadable) skins (see right image).
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| Databases |
New format. Unknown to the author, yet.
For the data scheme, see wmpscheme.xml in your Windows System directory (after installation).
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| Web Infos |
Microsoft's WMP site.
WMP Bonus Pack.
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