Microsoft KB Archive/285864

= Windows Media Player GUID Logged by Windows Media Services When Unique Identify Is Disabled =

Article ID: 285864

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.1
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1

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This article was previously published under Q285864



SYMPTOMS
The Windows Media Services log files may contain a large number of player Global Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) in the c-playerid field that begin with {3300AD50-2C39-46c0-AE0A. The end of the GUID varies per connection.



CAUSE
In Windows Media Player 7 and 7.1, you can disable the option to be identified uniquely when connecting to Windows Media servers. You can enable this in the Windows Media Player by doing the following:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options....
 * 2) Click the Player tab.
 * 3) In the Internet Settings section, click to uncheck the Allow Internet sites to uniquely identify your player check box.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: netshow wms wmp logs GUID

Keywords: kbprb kbpending KB285864

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