9th August 2001
Windows Media Player v7.0 introduced License Management features to the mix. Dandy when you want to rip songs from audio CDs that you've purchased, but not-so-dandy when you intend to listen to them on other computers. A little foresight on the part of Microsoft and some creative use of the backup and restore features will allow you to transfer the license information (for the CDs you've ripped) to another machine. In WiMP, click Tools | License Management, then Browse to a shared location where backups can be created. Click the "Backup Now" button to save the information. >From the other PC, navigate to the same location; click the "Restore Now" button to import the previously-saved license data. The player will then allow you to listen to all of the music files you created on the original PC.