Microsoft KB Archive/298812

= Media Player Eventually Stops Responding to Events If Events Are Not Handled =

Article ID: 298812

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2004

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition 

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This article was previously published under Q298812

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SYMPTOMS
Clients that connect to a stream through a stream redirector (.asx) file may eventually see the player stop responding to events within the stream.

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CAUSE
This appears to happen when events are not handled within the .asx file. This can be caused by one of the following situations:   The ENTRY tag is in the .asx file, but there is no corresponding EVENT tag. <asx version = &quot;3.0&quot;> StreamSwitch

<Event name=&quot;Event1&quot; whenDone=&quot;resume&quot;> </Event> <Event name=&quot;Event2&quot; whenDone=&quot;resume&quot;> </Event>

</li>  The encoder, or an embedded script command, is passing an event that has not been scripted. In the following example, assume that the encoder is passing an event called Event2. <asx version = &quot;3.0&quot;> StreamSwitch

<Event name=&quot;Event1&quot; whenDone=&quot;resume&quot;> </Event> </li></ul>

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WORKAROUND
Make sure that the handler for an event is properly scripted.

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

Additional query words: netshow WMP ASX Stream Switching event error

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB298812

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