XML Parse Error Message When You Start Windows Media Player 7 (299068)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 7
This article was previously published under Q299068

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows Media Player, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following error message:
Windows Media Player Error
XML Parse Error: Line: 132 Column: 9
Failed to find token: =
  | id="volume" zindex="2"
----^

CAUSE

This issue can occur if you start Windows Media Player while the Sony CD Extreme program is installed and running on your computer.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, quit the Sony CD Extreme program before you start Windows Media Player.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Windows Media Player 7 and CD-ROM Drives, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

268504 Description of the CD Audio Feature in Windows Media Player

267592 Sound Recorder Does Not Record from an Audio CD-ROM While Media Player 7 Is Playing the Music

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/15/2006
Keywords:kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbprb KB299068
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