After months of wrangling and numerous failed attempts, Microsoft has finally settled on names for its new versions of Windows XP. The new versions, called Windows XP Professional N and Windows XP Home Edition N are identical to their respective predecessors in every way except one: they will ship without Windows Media Player preinstalled.

Both versions of Windows XP N will be available on store shelves in Europe only, as they are the result of Microsoft’s efforts to comply with a recent European Union ruling against them, mandating that they ship a version of Windows XP with no bundled media player.

Earlier this year, Microsoft said it was working with the commission on naming options after antitrust regulators balked at the “reduced media” name. Microsoft said the name was selected by European regulators over nine other alternatives proposed by the software maker.

“We have some misgivings about the chosen name as we fear it may cause confusion,” Microsoft spokeswoman Stacy Drake said on Monday. “We will adopt the commission’s name in order to move forward and accelerate the pace of the implementation process.”

The ruling stemmed from an EU anti-trust investigation into Microsoft’s business practices with regard to its Operating System and Server products.