Microsoft KB Archive/293300

= PRB: WMP 7 Does Not Play an HTTP Stream If It Is Not Connected to the Internet =

Article ID: 293300

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0

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This article was previously published under Q293300



SYMPTOMS
Windows Media Player 7 cannot play an HTTP stream on a local host if the network is disconnected. When you use WMP 7 to play a stream such as http://localhost:8080, you receive the following error message:

Unable to access the media. You may not be connected to the network.

This error occurs only if the computer is not connected to the network, that is, if the network is disabled from Control Panel or the network cable is pulled out.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, make sure that the client is connected to the network.



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

Keywords: kbprb KB293300

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