Microsoft KB Archive/236320

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Error Using Windows Media Player on Alpha-Based Computer

Article ID: 236320

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2001



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.2



This article was previously published under Q236320


SYMPTOMS

When you try to play a file with Windows Media Player, you may receive the following error message:

This media file cannot be played on your Alpha computer. (Error=C00D0050)

CAUSE

This issue can occur if the file you are trying to play was created with Windows Media Rights Manager, and you are using an Alpha-based computer. This technology is for securing multimedia content and managing permissions to obtain access to it, but the ability to play Rights Manager protected content is not yet available for Alpha-based computers.

MORE INFORMATION

Although you cannot play this file, you can play multimedia files that do not use Rights Manager technology on Alpha-based computers.


Additional query words: drm

Keywords: kberrmsg kbui kbprb kbprod2web KB236320