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Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Macintosh
Version: Mac OS X

Overview

Sporting a new brushed steel skin for Apple's newest operating system, this new version of our player opens the world of Windows Media 9 content to Macintosh users, enabling them to access the best audio and video on the web. New plug-in support added for Internet Explorer, Netscape and Safari enables playback of Windows Media files right from the browser. Optimized specifically for the Macintosh, the player provides intuitive design, reliable performance, and compatibility with most popular Macintosh models and system software. If you don't have Mac OS X, get the Windows Media Player for Mac 7.1 which runs on the Mac Classic OS.

Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X is available for download in two file formats: MacBinary (.bin) and BinHex (.hqx). Although the file formats differ, both files contain the same version of Windows Media Player. The default file format, MacBinary, is smaller and generally takes less time to download. However, if you experience difficulty downloading or installing the MacBinary file, try downloading the larger BinHex file instead.

Downloads

Donwload the MacBinary (.bin) installer
Download the BinHex (.hqx) installer

Instructions

Click one of the the Download links to start the download.
Note: Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X will download to the download location specified in your browser. The default location is the desktop. You will need to use StuffIt Expander to decompress Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X. You can get StuffIt Expander from Aladdin Systems.


Windows Media Player 7.1 for Mac

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Macintosh
Versions: Apple Mac OS 8.1 or later (Mac OS 8.6 or later recommended)
PowerPC 603e 180 MHz or higher processor
32 megabytes (MB) or higher of RAM
Virtual Memory turned on
10 MB of free hard disk space
Monitor color depth of 256 colors (Millions of colors recommended)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 or later (Internet Explorer 5 or later recommended), Netscape Navigator 4.x (PowerPC version), Netscape Communicator 4.0 or later (PowerPC version), or America Online for Macintosh 4.0 or 5.0.

Download

Download the BinHex (.hqx) installer