Microsoft KB Archive/944110

= Windows Media Player cannot load the content from certain URLs after you enable the &quot;Use proxy settings of the Web browser&quot; option =

Article ID: 944110

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 11
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 10

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario:
 * In Windows Media Player, you enable the Use proxy settings of the Web browser option. (This is the default setting.)
 * Your installation of Windows Internet Explorer uses a proxy server to access certain types of URLs.

In this scenario, Windows Media Player does not use a proxy server as expected to access the same types of URLs. Therefore, Windows Media Player cannot load the content from these types of URLs.

For example, in Internet Explorer, you add *.server to the Exceptions list in the Proxy Settings dialog box. However, Windows Media Player may unexpectedly bypass Web sites whose URLs contain the following:


 * .server*


 * .server.*

When Internet Explorer accesses these URLs, it uses the proxy server as expected.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because of an error in Windows Media Player. After you enable the Use proxy settings of the Web browser option, Windows Media Player uses the proxy settings that are configured in the Web browser. However, Windows Media Player uses a unique algorithm to parse the Exceptions list of the Web browser.



Update information for Windows XP
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Windows Media Player 11 in Windows XP, x86-based versions
Download the update for Windows XP for x86-based versions (KB94410) 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

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Windows Media Player 11 in Windows XP, x64-based versions
Download the update for Windows XP for x64-based versions (KB94410) 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

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Windows Media Player 10
Download the update for Windows XP (KB94410) 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

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other previously released hotfixes.

Registry information
To use this hotfix, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.

Update information for Windows Vista
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Windows Media Player 11 in Windows Vista, x86-based versions
Download the update for Windows Vista for x86-based versions (KB94410) 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

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Windows Media Player 11 in Windows Vista, x64-based versions
Download the update for Windows Vista for x64-based versions (KB94410) 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

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other previously released hotfixes.

Registry information
To use this hotfix, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.

Windows Media Player 11, x86-based versions


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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