Windows Media Player 9 Series

Windows Media Player 9 Series is a version of Windows Media Player that was released in 2002. It is the last version with support for Windows versions prior to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me and Windows 2000). It was included in the RTM release of Windows Server 2003.

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.