Service Pack 3 Windows Media Player -

: Surprisingly, WMP on XP SP3 lacked native DVD support. Users had to install third-party MPEG-2 decoders or specialized codec packs to watch movies.

: This version was specifically bundled with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 , which also used the SP3 codebase. Notable Features & Historical Context Service Pack 3 Windows Media Player

: XP SP3 supported the Windows XP Media Center Edition , which allowed the OS to act as a "Symphony" for home entertainment, eventually adding support for the Xbox 360 as a media extender. : Surprisingly, WMP on XP SP3 lacked native DVD support

: By default, Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3 included Windows Media Player 9 . Service Pack 3 Windows Media Player