I recently bought a Windows XP Home edition for my home PC. After installation, I realized that Microsoft hadn’t by defaulted updated the media player within. When I activated, the build said Windows Media Player 9.00.00.3354. If you have visited any of the tech sites, you know the current version of Windows Media Player is 11.

So, here is a guide on how to upgrade Windows Media Player, just the way I did.

• Power On your system.
• Once you have logged on, click on START button on the left side bottom. In there, select PROGRAMS and click on Windows Media Player.
• The old Windows Media Player will open up.
• In the navigation menu of the Media Player, click on HELP and select Check for Player Updates.
• A small window will pop up and connect to the Microsoft database. After a brief scan, it will provide you the size and time required for the update to complete.

• Click the NEXT button.

Note: Windows may prompt for validation of your Windows XP. If it does, follow the instruction to validate your copy.

• It will ask you to close Windows Media Player and any other explorer windows for a hassle free upgrade.
• Click NEXT. The upgrade process will begin. You can see the files downloading in real time.

• There is a second window that pops up, that actually downloads the update file. Do not cancel it.

• The size of the update is 24.60 MB.
• Once the file is downloaded, it will install automatically.
• Once completed, the window will show a message as below.

• Make sure to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
• That’s it.

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