Windows Media Player 9 Quits Responding Using Windows Media Netscape Plug-In (813343)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP

SYMPTOMS

When you view a Web site by using Netscape Navigator 4.75 which is using the Windows Media Netscape plug-in, the presentation may stop playing unexpectedly.

CAUSE

This issue may occur if the following conditions exist:
  • A script command on the Web site is sent to update a picture or item in another frame.
  • The wrong frame may be updated, and the player stops functioning.
  • The "&&frame" value is not being passed correctly to Netscape Navigator that has Windows Media Player 9 installed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, when you create a Web site by using Windows Media Series 9 technologies, set the DefaultFrame property inside the <Embed> tag to specify which frame it flips to. For example: 
defaultFrame= "urlflip_frame"
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/14/2006
Keywords:kbprb kbbug KB813343
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