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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.
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.
Windows Media Player 10

clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6 (same as WMP7)
Windows Media Player 9

clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6 (same as WMP7)
Windows Media Player 7

clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6
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
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