Windows Media Player
When I open certain media files they will no longer be opened in the Windows Media Player because the file associations were changed during the installation of Nero 7. In Windows XP when you start Windows Media Player and open the options screen there will be a tab where you can choose the file type associations. In Windows Vista however you will not find this tab. In Windows Vista file associations can be changed through a control panel applet. Click on the Windows Logo button (start) and click...
Some hackers created a proggie to remove the DRM from audio files called FairUse4WM. Microsoft said that they have designed the IBX, which is the individualized blackbox component to DRM protect audio files, in such a way that allows Microsoft to easily update the component once hacked. So as promised it took Microsoft only 3 days to update the IBX and FairUse4WM was neutralized. It took the hackers another couple of days to work around this new IBX and release FairUse4WM v1.2. In Belgium we have...
The last couple of days there have been quite some Microsoft releases. Windows Vista RC1 is available on the Microsoft connect site and so is the first RC of the .NET Framework 3.0. Others reported that there is a second beta build of Windows Media player 11. Therefore I would like to let you know that Microsoft also released a new build of Windows Media Player 10. What the exact changes are in this new build? I have no idea, if you know please let me know. Cross-posted from The .NET Aficionado...