Microsoft KB Archive/297751

= Cannot Acquire DRM License with Netscape 6 as Your Default Browser =

Article ID: 297751

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.01
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.01

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This article was previously published under Q297751



This article discusses a Beta test product that is not yet announced or released publicly by Microsoft. Please feel free to familiarize yourself with this product, test it, and report problems to Microsoft.



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to play content that is protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM), the license may not be downloaded when you use Netscape 6 as your default browser, you may receive the following error message, and the content may not play:

Http/1.1 400 Bad Request (the data is invalid). The Page Cannot be Displayed.

There is a problem with the page you are trying to reach and it cannot be displayed.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because there is no DRM plug-in support for Netscape 6.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, contact the manufacturer for a compatible update.



WORKAROUND
Use either of the following methods to work around this behavior:
 * Use Netscape 4.x with the plug-in installed. When you do this, Netscape can acquire the license.
 * Use Internet Explorer as your default browser to play content that is protected by DRM.

You can download the plug-in for Netscape from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download

For more information about DRM, view the following Internet Digital Rights Management (IDRM) Web site:

http://www.idrm.org



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



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kb3rdparty KB297751

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