---
title: "What Am I Missing?"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/5/1/what-am-i-missing.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/5/1/what-am-i-missing.html"
published: "2003-05-01T15:45:00"
updated: "2003-05-01T15:45:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Is it just me , or does the Windows Media Player 9 Fun Pack not install on windows server 2003 claiming it \"Requires Windows XP\" to install??"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# What Am I Missing?

By Roy Osherove May 1, 2003 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published May 1, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

Is it just me , or does the Windows Media Player 9 Fun Pack **not install on windows server 2003** claiming it "Requires Windows XP" to install??

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## About the author

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