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June 19, 2009

Fix Windows Media Player mms:// problem

Filed under: General,Windows — Tags: , , , — admin @ 2:35 pm

If you want to watch a mms:// stream and windows media player gives you the following error :

Windows Media Player cannot play the file because the specified protocol is not supported. If you typed a URL in the Open URL dialog box, try using a different transport protocol (for example, "http:" or "rtsp:").

Here is the solution :
1.Click on Start
2.Click on Run…
3.Type the following command and press enter :

regsvr32 wmnetmgr.dll

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