Deleting all data of Windows Media Player

Hello;
I would reinstall the Windows Media Player, but when I reinstall it all the preferences, old data stll there!
How can I delete this program completely?
Can I clean all the "recent open" and the movies I just download?
Is there another software that runs all the movies that WMP run?
Thanks in advance!
Rgs,
DRCar
Macbook Core 2 Duo 2,0 ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Please be careful where you post. Windows Media Player is not an Apple product nor is it Windows. This forum is dedicated to Macintosh and Windows compatibility.
To answer your question have a look at this page on Microsoft's website <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0108 .mspx#EKD>. Refer to the section on this page titled "How do I uninstall Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X?"
Hope this helps! bill
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