Microsoft KB Archive/925056

= FIX: HTTP referrer data is not sent in the request for the metafile to the Web server in Windows Media Player 10 =

Article ID: 925056

Article Last Modified on 2/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 10

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 is embedded in a Web page. The source URL points to a metafile, such as an ASX metafile redirector or ASP. In this scenario, HTTP referrer data is not sent in the request for the metafile to the Web server.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because this functionality was not included in the initial release of Windows Media Player 10.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsMedia10-KB925056-x86-INTL.exe package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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MORE INFORMATION
Windows Media Player does not send the referrer information to the Web server if the requested file is a WMA file, a WMV file, an ASF file, or an MP3 file. For more information about the referrer field specifications, see the following Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Web site:

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt

For more information about the referrer field specifications, see the following World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web site:

http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html

Additional query words: HTTP_REFERER HTTP_REFERRER referer referrer

Keywords: kbtshoot kbfix KB925056

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