Microsoft KB Archive/246976

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Windows Media Player May Start When You Click a NetShow Link

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Q246976

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft NetShow for Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98

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SYMPTOMS
When you click a link for a NetShow presentation, Windows Media Player may start.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur because of a mismatched file type association.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue:


 * 1) Double-click My Computer or start Windows Explorer.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Folder Options (or Options), and then click File Types.
 * 3) Click the first Active Streaming File Format in the list, and then click Edit.
 * 4) In the Content Type (MIME) box, click video/x-ms-asf.
 * 5) In the Default Extension for Content Type box, click .asx.
 * 6) In the Actions area, click Open, and then click Edit.
 * 7) In the Application used to perform action area, type c:\program files\microsoft netshow\player\nsplayer.exe %l.
 * 8) Click OK, and then click Close.

When you return to the File Types tab, click the second entry for Active Streaming File Format and perform the following steps:


 * 1) Click Edit.
 * 2) In the Content Type (MIME) box, click video/x-ms-asf.
 * 3) In the Default Extension for Content Type box, click .asx.
 * 4) In the Actions area, click Open, and then click Edit.
 * 5) In the Application used to perform action area, type c:\program files\microsoft netshow\player\nsplayer.exe %l.
 * 6) Click OK, click Close, and then click Close.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv win95 win98 win98se

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin98search kbWin98SEsearch kbNetShowSearch kbWin95 kbWin98 kbWin98SE kbNetShow95