Microsoft KB Archive/309319

= Cannot Import Windows Media Player 7 or 7.1 Playlists to Windows Media Player for Windows XP =

Article ID: 309319

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.01
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.01

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This article was previously published under Q309319



SYMPTOMS
When you try to import a playlist from Windows Media Player version 7 or 7.1, you may receive the following error message:

Windows Media Player cannot play the selected playlist. The format of the playlist is either invalid or is not recognized.

Error# C00D119D

After you receive this error message, the media may not be playable from the playlist.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if the media references in the playlist have quotation marks in the metadata. For example, this problem can occur if the title of a track was:

The Windows Sound &quot;Radio Edit&quot; Version



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, open the ASX playlist in Notepad and remove the extra quotation marks from the appropriate parameter values, or re-create the play list in Windows Media Player for Windows XP.



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the structure of an ASX playlist, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

247355 Contents of an .asx File

Additional query words: wmp

Keywords: kberrmsg kbenv kbprb KB309319

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