Microwhat?

When I logged on to my computer to this morning I found Windows Update prompting me, upon checking the list of update available I was a little confused by an entry asking me to update Windows Media Player 6.4, so I decided to follow the link and investigate.

As it turns out that even though Windows Media Player 11 is installed, Windows Media Player 6.4 is kept hidden in Windows to provide compatability.


I have installed Windows Media Player 11 on my computer. Why am I being offered the Windows Media Player 6.4 security update?
While Windows Media Player 11 is not vulnerable, Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition will still have Windows Media Player 6.4 installed on the system for backwards compatibility.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-078.mspx