"Use Browser Proxy Settings" Option May Not Work for the Windows Media Player 6.4 Web Control (290628)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
This article was previously published under Q290628 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to view streaming video by using the Windows Media Player 6.4 Web control, you may not be able to view the streaming video when you select the option to use the browser proxy settings.
Using the browser proxy settings is an advanced option that you can set if you right-click the Web control window inside of a Web page.
CAUSE
This problem can occur when the browser is required to use an automatic configuration script file to determine which proxy server to connect to. When this problem occurs, Windows Media Player is not correctly polling for the proxy server information.
RESOLUTION
The English-language version of this hotfix is available:
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
Apply this hotfix only to computers that are running Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (SR2).
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/5/2004 |
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