Microsoft KB Archive/294866

= Error Message: The Specified Stream Type Is Not Recognized =

Article ID: 294866

Article Last Modified on 9/6/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q294866



SYMPTOMS
When you click a link or you try to open a media stream, you may receive the following error message:

The specified stream type is not recognized.



CAUSE
You may receive this error message if the protocol for accessing the media is not supported in Windows Media Player for Mac. For example, the &quot;rtsp:// / &quot; protocol is not supported.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the protocols that are supported, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

293226 Protocols Supported in Windows Media Player 7 for Mac

Additional query words: apple macintosh wmp WMP7 MACWMP available play audio movie sound

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB294866

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