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Windows Media Player Does Not Buffer 100-KB Streams When Internet Connection Sharing Is Enabled

Article ID:275530
Last Review:November 26, 2003
Revision:2.0
This article was previously published under Q275530
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SYMPTOMS

Windows Media Player may not properly play streams with a high bit rate (typically streams at or faster than 100 KB). When this occurs, Windows Media Player does not receive a large number of packets and may not render any audio or video at all. If you can connect to the stream at a lower bit rate, you can play the media.

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CAUSE

This issue can occur if you have enabled the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature in Windows 98 Second Edition.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, upgrade to Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me). This issue has been corrected with the new TCP/IP stack in Windows Me.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, disable User Datagram Protocol (UDP) streaming in both versions of Windows Media Player to allow larger files to be played properly. To disable UDP streaming, use the appropriate method for each version of the player. Please note that both versions exist when Windows Media Player 7.x is installed; you will have to make changes to both versions to clear up this issue.

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Windows Media Player 7 and 7.1

1.In Windows Media Player, click Options on the Tools menu.
2.On the Network tab, click to clear the UDP check box.
3.Click OK.

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Windows Media Player 6.4

1.In Windows Media Player, click Options on the View menu.
2.On the Advanced tab, click Streaming Media (Windows Media), and then click Change.
3.Click to clear the UPD check box.
4.Click OK.

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STATUS

This problem was corrected in Windows Me.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4, when used with:
  Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0, when used with:
  Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1, when used with:
  Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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kbenv kbprb KB275530

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