Windows Media Player Skips Live Station After It Plays a .wsx File in an .asx Playlist

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SYMPTOMS

In Windows Media Player, when you play an .asx playlist, if there is a .wsx file in the playlist that is followed by a live station feed, the live station feed may be partially or fully skipped.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs if Windows Media Player caches the live station, and then it detects an "End of File". If this occurs, the live station may not play, depending on the duration of playlist.

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WORKAROUND

To prevent this problem, do not set a live station feed to play after a .wsx file.

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STATUS

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

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Windows Media Player file formats, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

316992 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992/EN-US/ ) Windows Media Player Multimedia File Formats

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