It may very well replace your current player of choice. Having difficulty playing back certain file types in WMP? Give MPlayer a shot. It’s free, open source and adheres to GNU/GPL standards.
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It seems like this program messes around with the Windows 7 colour schemes, causing it to change to default. I think I’ll be sticking to my black toolbars and VLC
I seem to be having the same problem as Jono. I’d rather stick to my Windows Media Player with Klite Mega Codec Pack combination