Microsoft KB Archive/167740

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"MPEG Layer-3" Message Displayed When Starting Programs
Last reviewed: July 11, 1997

Article ID: Q167740



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This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about obtaining support for a Beta release, please see the documentation included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location from which you downloaded the release.

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS
When you start a program after installing Internet Explorer 4.0, you may receive the following message:

The MPEG Layer-3 audio encoder beta is provided for evaluation purposes only and will cease to function on May 1, 1997.

CAUSE
This message is displayed by a component of the NetShow add-on for Internet Explorer 4.0. This component, the MPEG Layer-3 audio codec, is currently a Beta release.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 1. This problem does not occur with Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2. To obtain Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/