Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information]

from Microsoft Corporation

Remove Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885...

Overview

Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information] is a program developed by Microsoft. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is wmplayer.exe. The software installer includes 18 files and is usually about 18.25 MB (19,138,779 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows XP. While about 83% of users of Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information] come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom.

Program details

URL: support.microsoft.com

Help link: support.microsoft.com?kbid=885492

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\windows media player

Uninstaller: C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$\KB873333\spuninst.exe

Estimated size: 18.25 MB

Files installed by Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information]

Program executable:	wmplayer.exe
Name:	Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player
	Windows Media Player
Path:	C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmplayer.exe
MD5:	9f40532b1f0424297188e6e48bfb90f8
	Windows Media Player (abbreviated WMP) is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as...

Additional files:

npdsplay.dll - Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library (Npdsplay dll)
dlimport.exe - Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows Media Player Setup Utility)
migrate.exe - Microsoft® Windows Media Services (MLS Migrate DLL)
mpvis.dll - Windows Media Player Visualization
setup_wm.exe - Microsoft Windows Media Configuration Utility
wmlaunch.exe - Windows Media Player Launcher
wmpband.dll - Windows Media Player
wmpenc.exe - Windows Media Player Encoder Helper
wmpns.dll - Windows Media Player Applet Support DLL
wmpvis.dll - Windows Media Player Visualizations
wmsetsdk.exe
msoobci.dll - Out of Band Component Installer
mplayer2.exe - Microsoft Windows Media Player
pidgen.dll - Microsoft PidGen (PidGen)
npdrmv2.dll - Microsoft® DRM (DRM Netscape Network Object)
npwmsdrm.dll - DRM Store Netscape Plugin
custsat.dll - custsat

Behaviors exhibited

2 Autoplay Handlers

wmplayer.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'IviDVDEventHandler' with the ProgID of 'DVD' and the action verb 'play.
wmlaunch.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler (SonicRnCopyDisc).

3 Google Chrome Plugins

npwmsdrm.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npwmsdrm.dll'.
npdsplay.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npdsplay.dll'.
npdrmv2.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npdrmv2.dll'.

3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs

wmplayer.exe is added as a firewall exception for '%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\WMPlayer.Exe'.
mplayer2.exe is added as a firewall exception for '%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\MPlayer2.Exe'.
dlimport.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\dlimport.exe'.

How do I remove Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information]?

You can uninstall Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information] from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information], click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information].

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information] you can restore them to their previous default settings.

Microsoft Internet Explorer