Keeping your computer secure

This section covers the actions you can take to secure your computer while using Windows Media Player:

• Using Internet Explorer security settings. Describes the security options that you can select in Internet Explorer to protect your computer while using the Player features that require an Internet connection.
• Using Windows Media Player security settings. Describes the security options that you can select in Windows Media Player to specify whether script commands and rich media streams can run when you play content that includes them.
• Using secure Internet sites for transactions. Describes how the Player works with secure and insecure Web site.
• Using a different type of user account. Describes how you can use different types of user accounts to protect your computer.

Windows Media Player 10 works best with the latest software version of the Player and operating system. For the Windows operating system, the latest most security- and privacy-aware version is Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Related topics

• Using the Player