Microsoft KB Archive/253267

= Error: The Specified Stream Type Is Not Recognized (0xc00d0026) when Starting Program =

Article ID: 253267

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.1

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This article was previously published under Q253267



SYMPTOMS
If you configure a multicast station and start the application on a Windows Media server, you may receive the following error in the stream status:

Error: The specified stream type is not recognized. (0xc00d0026)



CAUSE
When you are configuring a stream for a program on a Windows Media server, you can add a stream manually by clicking the Streams button and selecting New. This dialog box allows you to put in any URL on the Source/Destination tab and does not check the validity of the URL.



RESOLUTION
Ensure that you are using a valid URL for the source of your stream.



MORE INFORMATION
Valid URLs for a stream source can only be paths to an encoder, another Windows Media server set up for distribution, or a unicast publishing point. For example:

  mms://localhost/sample.asf

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  msbd://encoder1:7007

Note that local file system paths such as C:\Asfroot\Sample.asf and UNC paths such as \\server1\fileshare\sample.asf are not valid paths.

Additional query words: netshow wms

Keywords: kbprb kbpending KB253267

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