How To Change the Default HTTP Download Data Source Timeout in Windows Media Services 9 Series (328730)

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By default, the HTTP Download Data Source Plugin has a 15-second timeout. You can change this by changing the ServerNamespace.xml file that the server uses:

1. Stop the Windows Media Services (run the net stop wmserver command).
2. Move to the directory where the namespace file is located (%SystemRoot%\system32\windows media\server).
3. Open the ServerNamespace.xml file in a text editor, such as Notepad.
4. Locate the WMS HTTP Download Data Source node in the namespace.
5. Locate the Properties sub-node under the WMS HTTP Download Data Source node.
6. Add the following line under the Properties sub-node (the new timeout value is 4096ms):

   <node name="DownloadTimeout" opcode="create" type="int32" value="0x1000" />
   					

7. Restart the Windows Media Services (run the net start wmserver command).

Another representation of the code that you can add to the ServerNamespace.XML file is as follows:

<node name="WMS HTTP Download Data Source" opcode="create" >
    ...
    <node name="Properties" opcode="create" >
        ... 
        <node name="DownloadTimeout" opcode="create" type="int32" value="0x1000" />
        ...
    </node> 
    <!-- Properties -->
    ...
</node>
<!-- WMS HTTP Download Data Source -->
				

Although the value can be that of any 32-bit integer, the server has an internal timeout mechanism that will timeout after 2 minutes.