Microsoft KB Archive/934371

= Error in Windows Media Player 11 when you click an &quot;mms://&quot; link: &quot;Windows Media Player cannot find the file&quot; =

Article ID: 934371

Article Last Modified on 4/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 11

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SYMPTOMS
When you click an mms:// link to listen to streaming audio using Microsoft Windows Media Player 11, you receive the following error message:

Windows Media Player cannot find the file.



CAUSE
Windows Media Player 11 no longer supports the Microsoft Media Server (MMS) protocol.



WORKAROUND
Contact the provider of the streaming content for additional playback options or formats.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about supported multimedia file formats, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

316992 Windows Media Player multimedia file formats

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