# Windows Media Player 9 Problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-media-player-9-problem/315112>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 1, 2005, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-media-player-9-problem/315112 "2005-08-01T09:29:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thin\_Lizzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Thin\_Lizzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Lizzy)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-media-player-9-problem/315112/1 "2005-08-01T09:29:30Z")

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I have windows media player 9, and for some reason the program using alot of cpu and skips when playing mp3s or videos. winamp works fine, however I like media player for its media library. is there a way to fix this?

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**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-media-player-9-problem/315112/2 "2005-08-01T10:19:14Z")

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[Yes.](http://www.apple.com/itunes/)