Re: Odd behavior to connect to a stream

From: Mike Powers (sorry_at_nospam.net)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 23:12:20 -0700

Hello Group:

We may have a solution here. This following message is an answer to this
same post at another newsgroup:

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The error message page you are directed to indicates, most likely, a problem
with the proxy server settings between IE and your system's.
FIX: Update to behaviors of certain proxy servers on Windows Media Player 9
Series
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;839340

Could also be a firewall issue:
User Datagram Protocol does not work with some firewall packet inspection
routines
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;839221

Less likely, but possibly a third-party software conflict:
Windows Media Player May Not Play Audio Files from Web Server If Third-Party
Players Are Installed
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320280
(check your registry as mentioned)

One problem I noticed on the site you referenced was that to play the
stream, I had to disable my pop-up blocker - so check to see if that's your
problem, too.

If no joy with the above, hopefully a WMP MVP will see your post in the WMP
group and have better answers for you. 

--
Jon R. Kennedy
Charlotte, NC, USA
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"Mike Powers" <sorry@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:umLmBLm#EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> 1/14/05
>
> Greetings:
>
> You should be running Windows 2000 and Media Player 9 to observe this
> behavior.
>
> Perhaps this has something to do with Network security in Win2k or the
> security settings in IE. When I try
> to access an asx file linked to a button it DOESN'T OPEN the file. Instead
> IE opens a page in from the microsoft website for Windows Media help.
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/support/mperr.asp?prd=Windows&
>
spb=MediaPlayer&pver=9.0.0.2980&os=WinNT&over=5.0.2195&olcid=0x409&clcid=0x4
> 09&id=C00D1198
>
> Next I right-click the button, choose 'Save Target As...' and save the
> linked file
> to my Desktop. When I double-click the saved file on my Desktop, it OPENS
> NORMALLY, e.g. opens media player and connects to the stream.
>
> Try it and see if you can figure out what is happening. Why is it that the
> asx file doesn't work when linked to the button but the same asx file
works
> from your desktop (hard disk). What security feature is this?
>
> Go to http://www.smoothisland.com/bmainpage.php . You can use 'demo' and
> 'demo' as your user id and password.
>
> Enter the user id and password, then click  the sign-in button. Next you
> will see a red button. This is the button linked to the asx file. Click
the
> red button. Observe what happens (some people can connect to the stream,
> others are redirected to Windows error page). Next, place your mouse over
> the red
> button, right-click and choose 'Save Target As...' and save the linked
file
> to your desktop (your hard disk). Next, double-click the saved file on
your
> desktop. Now you can connect to the stream.
>
> Does anyone have any idea why this is happening. Two types of behavior
from
> one file. I need an explanation and a fix (as opposed to a workaround).
The
> button should work correctly when clicked. That is, the button should
follow
> the instructions contained in the asx file when clicked.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Mike Powers
>
>
>
>
>
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