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atoach | 13:30 Tue 01st May 2007 | Technology
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A website is asking me if I want to install "Windows Media 6.4 Player Shim". It's on Internet Explorer 7. What is a shim ? What does it actually do ? How much will it slow down my computer if I install it, and what am I mising if I don't ?

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In computing terms, shims are pretty nasty hacks used to force something to work. Personally, I would upgrade Media Player rather than install a shim.
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