Microsoft KB Archive/840259

= FIX: The metadata of Windows Media content is hidden from the shell when you switch locales =

Article ID: 840259

Article Last Modified on 5/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Media Format 9 Series Software Development Kit
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series

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SYMPTOMS
If you add metadata from a locale that is different from the locale that the content was created in, you cannot see the newly added metadata when you view the metadata by means of Microsoft Windows Explorer.



CAUSE
Although you can use Windows Media Player 9 Series to add metadata for multiple languages to an Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) file, the shell only displays metadata from the locale that the content was originally created in.



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 WindowsMedia9-KB840259-ENU.exe package now.

For additional 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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The English version of this tool has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name -  05-Apr-2004  05:59  1.0.0.1           459,776  Wmdellanguagelist.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
After you download the package that is mentioned earlier, run the tool on Windows Media content before you add metadata from the new locale.

The tool that you downloaded is located in the following folder:

%systemdrive%\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Tools\WMDelLanguageList

By using this tool, you can run a command with the following parameters:

wmdellanguagelist.exe /S 

The /S switch is to include Subdirectories. The  placeholder is for the path and the name of the file.

For example, you can run the following command:

wmdellanguagelist.exe /S c:\music\*.wma

This command updates all .wma files in the C:\Music folder and its subdirectories.

Additional query words: content metadata LanguageList

Keywords: kbdownload kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB840259

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