Windows Media Player 9 Series

Windows Media Player 9 Series is a version of Windows Media Player that was released in 2003. It is the last version of Windows Media Player that supports Windows 98 SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000. It was included in the RTM release of Windows Server 2003. It was also included in Windows 98 SE build 2222B and Windows Me build 3000A for the Windows Security Update CD from February 2004.

Installing the Service Pack 2 or 3 on Windows XP replaces Windows Media Player 8 with this version. According to Microsoft this was done to fix security vulnerabilities that were present in Windows Media Player 8. Microsoft advised to uninstall the Service Pack if a user wants to remove Windows Media Player 9 Series.