Microsoft KB Archive/298638

= Media Bar Is Unavailable on Internet Explorer 6 for Windows NT 4.0 =

Article ID: 298638

Article Last Modified on 4/18/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q298638



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, when you click Internet Options on the Tools menu, and then click the Advanced tab, under Multimedia, you see a Don't display online media content in the media bar check box; however, you are unable to locate the Media bar to which this setting refers.



CAUSE
The Media bar depends on the Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Player is not available for the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.



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



MORE INFORMATION
Because the Media bar is not available in Internet Explorer for Windows NT 4.0, you can ignore the Don't display online media content in the media bar check box.

The Media bar is available in Internet Explorer 6 for use with the following operating systems:
 * Microsoft Windows 98
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000

For more information about Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/evaluation/overview/default.mspx

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