Media Player Unable to Play Streaming Content or Multimedia Files (255063)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q255063

SYMPTOMS

When you try to view or listen to a type of multimedia file through Internet Explorer 5, you may receive error messages about being unable to install codecs or about the file format of a multimedia file being unsupported.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, you may need to download a plug-in for that type of multimedia file. However, Internet Explorer plays most multimedia content formats located on the Internet or your computer, including Advanced Streaming Format (ASF), Real Audio/RealVideo 4.0, QuickTime, Audio-Video Interleaved (AVI), WAV, Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG), and MP3.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/23/2002
Keywords:kbprb KB255063
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