Additional query strings for Windows Media Player (315959)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 7
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1
- Microsoft Windows Media Player for Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows Media Player for Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
This article was previously published under Q315959 SUMMARY There are certain switches that you can use with Windows
Media Player to assist you in troubleshooting issues. These switches are added
in the form of a query string to the end of a requested URL.
- WMThinning: Enables or disables Windows Media Player to automatically thin
if network conditions dictate.
Values: 0 (Disable) or 1
(Enable) - WMBitrate: Sets the maximum connection speed (BPS) that Windows Media
Player can use.
Values: Positive DWORD value - WMContentBitrate: Explicitly sets the bit rate of the content to be received
(BPS).
Values: Positive DWORD value - WMReconnect: Sets the number of times that Windows Media Player will try to
automatically reconnect to content.
Values: Positive
integer - WMCache: Enables or disables Windows Media Player client caching and
progressive streaming.
Values: 0 (Disable) or 1 (Enable) - WMFecSpan: Sets the Forward Error Correction (FEC) span.
Values:
Positive DWORD value - WMFecPktsPerSpan: Sets the number of packets in a FEC span.
Values:
Positive DWORD value
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/4/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbDSWMM2003Swept kbinfo KB315959 |
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