Windows Media Player Reference
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Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player comes in many different versions.
Here are the class ID's of the different versions, with a list of parameters.
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Why Has the class ID Changed?
The correct class ID for Windows Media Player 7 and later is: clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6.
Many places on the internet it states that the class ID should be: clsid:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95. This class ID is the old one , but it will work, because of backward compability. However, if you use the old class ID you will not be able to use the new features added to the component.
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Windows Media Player 10
clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6 (same as WMP7)
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Windows Media Player 9
clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6 (same as WMP7)
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Windows Media Player 7
clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6
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Windows Media Player 6.4
clsid:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95
Parameter Default Description
AudioStream true
AutoSize true
AutoStart true Sets if the player should start automatically
AnimationAtStart true Sets if an animation should show while the file loads
AllowScan true
AllowChangeDisplaySize true
AutoRewind false
Balance false
BaseURL
BufferingTime 5
CaptioningID
ClickToPlay true Sets if the player should start when the user clicks in the play area
CursorType false
CurrentPosition true
CurrentMarker false
DefaultFrame
DisplayBackColor false
DisplayForeColor 16777215
DisplayMode false
DisplaySize false
Enabled true
EnableContextMenu true
EnablePositionControls true
EnableFullScreenControls false
EnableTracker true
Filename URL The URL of the file to play
InvokeURLs true
Language true
Mute false
PlayCount 1
PreviewMode false
Rate 1
SAMILang
SAMIStyle
SAMIFileName
SelectionStart true
SelectionEnd true
SendOpenStateChangeEvents true
SendWarningEvents true
SendErrorEvents true
SendKeyboardEvents false
SendMouseClickEvents false
SendMouseMoveEvents false
SendPlayStateChangeEvents true
ShowCaptioning false
ShowControls true Sets if the player controls should show
ShowAudioControls true Sets if the audio controls should show
ShowDisplay false Sets if the display should show
ShowGotoBar false Sets if the GotoBar should show
ShowPositionControls true
ShowStatusBar false
ShowTracker true
TransparantAtStart false
VideoBorderWidth false
VideoBorderColor false
VideoBorder3D false
Volume -200
WindowlessVideo false
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Windows Media Player 6 (Older Version)
clsid:05589FA1-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A
Parameter Default Description
Appearance false
AutoStart false
AllowChangeDisplayMode true
AllowHideDisplay false
AllowHideControls true
AutoRewind true
Balance false
CurrentPosition false
DisplayBackColor false
DisplayForeColor 16777215
DisplayMode false
Enabled true
EnableContextMenu true
EnablePositionControls true
EnableSelectionControls false
EnableTracker true
Filename
FullScreenMode false
MovieWindowSize false
PlayCount 1
Rate 1
SelectionStart true
SelectionEnd true
ShowControls true
ShowDisplay true
ShowPositionControls false
ShowTracker true
Volume -200