In order to [successfully] download, install, [and use] Media Player 11, Internet Explorer 7, etc., Microsoft's mechanism called WGA "Windows Genuine Advantage" -- based from their Windows Update servers -- will verify the authenticity of your Windows installation. If your copy of Windows is indeed legitimate, you may wish to download/install the "Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications" application, directly on your computer via Windows Update. Although WGA Notifications has a specific purpose, [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474 ] installing the software just might allow the WGA process to successfully authenticate your machine, and thus allow the [completely] successful download and installation of Windows Media Player 11, Internet Explorer 7, etc...
