Microsoft KB Archive/262524

= Windows Media File Name Extension Descriptions =

Article ID: 262524

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0

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This article was previously published under Q262524



SUMMARY
A file name extension provides an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) with information about the rendering requirements of a program that uses that particular extension, and enables content authors to target general types of players (for example, the .wma extension is used for Jukebox-type programs).



MORE INFORMATION
For information about file names and types for Windows Media, please see the Windows Media Online Developer Center at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsmedia/

Keywords: kbinfo KB262524

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