Article ID: 324178
Article Last Modified on 8/9/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
This article was previously published under Q324178
SYMPTOMS
An access violation may occur in Mpg4ds32.ax immediately after the Windows Media Player 6.4 buffers 100 percent of an Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) file. This problem only occurs if the video is encoded as MPEG4.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the DirectShow filter renders planar YUV and incorrectly follows a non-planar code path that contains function pointers that have not been initialized.
RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix by clicking the download link later in this article or contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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07-Jun-2002 14:30 509 Control.xml
23-May-2002 15:46 11,175 Eula.txt
03-Jun-2002 15:19 7.10.0.3069 258,048 Mpg4ds32.ax
01-May-2001 10:08 7.1.0.3055 274,432 Setup_wm.exe
07-Jun-2002 10:38 1,927 Wmqfe.inf
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
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Release Date: Jan-04-1999
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows Media Player 6.4.
MORE INFORMATION
This problem does not occur in Microsoft Windows XP.
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