I thought I would post this here, since I've helped a few people recently set up their computers to play MP3s. This is really for computer novices, or those that for whatever the reasons are a little intimidated by technology. This also assumes you have a PC running either Windows 95 or 98.

It's very simple.

Go here and download Windows Media Player 6.4 for Win95/NT. (Avoid version 7.0, eventhough it's more current. It is a buggy, bloated piece of software that can mess up your system. That's been my experience and many others I know as well. 6.4 is quite stable and more reliable.)

Once you've finished downloading it, install it, and when the option presents itself as to what media files to associate the program with, select ALL. And that's it as far as set up.

Making sure your computer is connected to a sound card and the speakers are turned on, right click on any resident MP3 file you might have on your system, and select PLAY.

Also, if you visit a web site or Mudcatter web site with MP3 files available for downloading, just click on the file, and the file will immediately begin downloading and playing. Hope this helps.