W2k WMP9 closes itself when playing streaming video

[Jeff]

I am running Window 2k and Wmp9 (with all latest service
packs installed through Windows Update).

If I play MPEG video files on my hard drive, WMP9 plays
the videos correctly; however, when I stream video from a
web site, WMP9 closes itself immediately and does not
display an error message.

I uninstalled WMP9 and used WMP7 and everything worked
fine. Upon reinstalling WMP9, I have the same problem.
Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this?

Thanks,
J

 

[zachd [ms]]

Is it only MPEG files from the net that are problems, or do other video
types on the net cause problems?
http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html#mcspmpeg
http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html#isolate

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[zachd [ms]]

Well, yeah, the
http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html#isolate
link I mentioned would help with that.

It should be a driver conflict. If it happens with audio-only files too,
then it's probably not a video/networking conflict, but either a problem
with networking or networking mixed with audio.
http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html#tapisrv
and/or
http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html#dsound
would probably be fair starting points.

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