Q246976: Windows Media Player May Start When You Click a NetShow Link

Article: Q246976
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 1.0,2.0,98 Second Edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv win95 win98 win98se
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition 
- Microsoft NetShow for Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 98 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you click a link for a NetShow presentation, Windows Media Player may
start.


CAUSE
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This behavior can occur because of a mismatched file type association.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue:

1. Double-click My Computer or start Windows Explorer.

2. On the View menu, click Folder Options (or Options), and then click File
  Types.

3. Click the first Active Streaming File Format in the list, and then click
  Edit.

4. In the Content Type (MIME) box, click video/x-ms-asf.

5. In the Default Extension for Content Type box, click .asx.

6. In the Actions area, click Open, and then click Edit.

7. In the "Application used to perform action" area, type "c:\program
  files\microsoft netshow\player\nsplayer.exe %l" (without the quotation
  marks).

8. Click OK, and then click Close.

When you return to the File Types tab, click the second entry for Active
Streaming File Format and perform the following steps:

1. Click Edit.

2. In the Content Type (MIME) box, click video/x-ms-asf.

3. In the Default Extension for Content Type box, click .asx.

4. In the Actions area, click Open, and then click Edit.

5. In the "Application used to perform action" area, type "c:\program
  files\microsoft netshow\player\nsplayer.exe %l" (without the quotation
  marks).

6. Click OK, click Close, and then click Close.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv win95 win98 win98se 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbWin98search kbWin98SEsearch kbNetShowSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin98 kbWin98SE kbNetShow95
Version           : :1.0,2.0,98 Second Edition
Issue type        : kbprb

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