Microsoft KB Archive/324710

= BUG: Access denied in WMP when you try to stream content as a non-administrator =

Article ID: 324710

Article Last Modified on 6/9/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q324710



SYMPTOMS
When you try to stream files in Windows Media Player 7.0 or 7.1 as a non-administrator on Microsoft Windows 2000, you may receive the following error message:

Access is denied.



CAUSE
Windows Media Player tries to gain Write access to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{203b1eed-db9f-40fb-87bd-1990982017d2}\Plugins in the context of the user who is logged on. However, access is denied because the user is not an administrator. Non-administrators only have Read access to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{203b1eed-db9f-40fb-87bd-1990982017d2}\Plugins.



RESOLUTION
As the administrator, grant Write access for non-adminstrator account users to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{203b1eed-db9f-40fb-87bd-1990982017d2}\Plugins. You can do this manually by using Registry Editor. For large-scale deployment, use a policy or the Regini.exe tool.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Windows XP.

