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In Windows 7, Windows Media Player 12 can act just like a DVD player, letting you watch movies on disc, view videos that you've downloaded from the Internet, and enjoy videos that stream from the Internet directly to Windows Media Player. This video shows you a few Windows Media Player tricks to make it work the way you want it to.
Andy Rathbone's computer books, which include Windows? 2000 Professional For Dummies? and Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies?, have sold more than 11 million copies.
