Windows Media Player GUID Logged by Windows Media Services When Unique Identify Is Disabled (285864)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.1
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 7
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1
This article was previously published under Q285864

SYMPTOMS

The Windows Media Services log files may contain a large number of player Global Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) in the c-playerid field that begin with {3300AD50-2C39-46c0-AE0A. The end of the GUID varies per connection.

CAUSE

In Windows Media Player 7 and 7.1, you can disable the option to be identified uniquely when connecting to Windows Media servers. You can enable this in the Windows Media Player by doing the following:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Options....
  2. Click the Player tab.
  3. In the Internet Settings section, click to uncheck the Allow Internet sites to uniquely identify your player check box.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/1/2003
Keywords:kbpending kbprb KB285864
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