Microsoft KB Archive/891772

= BUG: Windows Media Player only plays the first item in the playlist when you embed an ActiveX control in a Web page and you set the Autostart parameter to false =

Article ID: 891772

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 10

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SYMPTOMS
When you embed a Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 ActiveX control in a Web page and set the Autostart parameter to false, the player only plays the first item in the playlist from the host server if you have Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series installed.



CAUSE
Windows Media Player 9 Series uses a shim to translate the Windows Media Player 6.4 object model into the native Windows Media Player 9 Series object model. This problem occurs because of a problem in the translation of the Autostart parameter between these two object models.



WORKAROUND
We recommended that you use the Windows Media Player 9 ActiveX control (CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6) instead of the older Windows Media Player 6.4 ActiveX control. If this is not possible, do not set the Autostart parameter to false.



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



MORE INFORMATION
The following is an example of how to embed Windows Media Player 6.4 with the Autostart parameter set to false.     The following is an example of how to embed Windows Media Player 9 Series with the Autostart parameter set to false.     For more information about the compatibility differences in the Windows Media Player ActiveX controls, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms983561.aspx

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