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Symptoms

When you use Windows Media Player 12 on a computer that is running Windows 7, the Play To feature does not work in the following scenarios.

Scenario 1

  • The computer has two or more network adapters. Additionally, at least two of the network adapters are on different subnets. For example, you have an Ethernet network adapter that connects to the Internet, and you have another Wi-Fi network adapter that connects to a local area network.

  • You try to use the Play To feature to play media on a digital media receiver (DMR) device through the Wi-Fi connection.

In this scenario, the DMR device receives an invalid URL that contains an incorrect IP address.

Scenario 2

  • You enable Wi-Fi Direct concurrent mode on the computer. This mode lets Wi-Fi client mode and Wi-Fi Direct mode coexist.

  • You try to use the Play To feature to play media on a DMR device through the Wi-Fi Direct connection.

In this scenario, the DMR device does not play the media successfully. The device plays the media if you enable only Wi-Fi Direct mode.

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1).Additionally, Windows Media Player 12 must be installed on the computer.

For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 file information notes

Important Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.

    Version

    Product

    SR_Level

    Service branch

    6.1.760
    1.
    17xxx

    Windows 7

    SP1

    GDR

    6.1.760
    1.
    21xxx

    Windows 7

    SP1

    LDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Wmpdmccore.dll

12.0.7601.17695

324,096

18-Sep-2011

00:59

x86

Wmpdmccore.dll

12.0.7601.21822

324,096

18-Sep-2011

02:41

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Wmpdmccore.dll

12.0.7601.17695

425,984

18-Sep-2011

01:59

x64

Wmpdmccore.dll

12.0.7601.21822

425,984

18-Sep-2011

03:05

x64

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

More Information

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 7

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,637

Date (UTC)

19-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

07:16

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_04a991b02f8289faba8d15ddfb36351d_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21822_none_fa4765a953f13968.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

702

Date (UTC)

19-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

07:16

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_2751697fd707825eee7d868c375a1dfb_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17695_none_2789902c0952d9d8.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

702

Date (UTC)

19-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

07:16

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-wmpdmccore-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17695_none_f6a44efb10472aef.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

21,623

Date (UTC)

18-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

01:28

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-wmpdmccore-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21822_none_f7769c42292eb844.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

21,623

Date (UTC)

18-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

03:10

Platform

Not applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

File name

Amd64_a486839d1affba81da90199be3b31678_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17695_none_c9d917939caed1eb.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,052

Date (UTC)

19-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

07:16

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_e783daf22b4228da6a85c9afe25e3f9d_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21822_none_d46d42046a874cd4.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,052

Date (UTC)

19-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

07:16

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-wmpdmccore-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17695_none_52c2ea7ec8a49c25.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

21,627

Date (UTC)

18-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

02:27

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-wmpdmccore-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21822_none_539537c5e18c297a.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

21,627

Date (UTC)

18-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

04:19

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,647

Date (UTC)

19-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

07:16

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-wmpdmccore-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17695_none_f6a44efb10472aef.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

21,623

Date (UTC)

18-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

01:28

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-wmpdmccore-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21822_none_f7769c42292eb844.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

21,623

Date (UTC)

18-Sep-2011

Time (UTC)

03:10

Platform

Not applicable

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