David E. Ross wrote:
On 11/19/2015 3:19 PM, chicagofan wrote:
My speakers are working, and I have no idea where to look to see what
has changed in WMP, because I haven't used it in several months.

I have no intention of upgrading to WinX, and after weeks of MS changing
descriptions of updates from Optional, to Recommended, to Important,
and/or dropping any useful descriptions ... I got tired of spending my
days chasing info on them and stopped them altogether.

I know the security risks, etc., but I'm wondering if I had already
installed some updates affecting WMP? Anyone have any suggestions on
what I should check and or anything I can do to restore WMP on my Win7 pc?

If MS has succeeded in disabling my WMP use, they are just moving me
closer to the date I switch to Linux or Apple.

Barbara

I absolutely refuse to use Windows Media Player. I have RealPlayer,
VideoLAN (VLC), and Winamp installed. VLC generally handles all kinds
of media, both streaming and files (e.g., DVDs, CDs). For some uses,
however, I prefer RealPlayer or Winamp.

My favorite was MusicMatch which Real Player swallowed up. I only
use WMP for the DVDs I recorded for lazy listening.

I downloaded VLC some time ago, but still haven't tried it.
bj