If you have been going thru AutoItObject files ever, you have probably noticed script called DirectShow.au3. That's minimalistic player made to utilize DirectX technology. Here's a version of that script (or the other way around) with much more features. This script will take advantage of some new features of Windows 7 system. Windows 7 specific interfaces: ITaskbarList3 ICustomDestinationList Other used interfaces: IGraphBuilder IMediaControl IMediaEventEx IVideoWindow IMediaPosition IBasic