I am using a php script to send out a wmv file. If I send it straight to the windows media player application, it goes perfectly. If I try to use a browser plugin it fails miserably with the error quoted below, both in IE and mozilla. Any ideas?

 

If I had to guess, it looks like it's not able to find/build a filter graph for the file. You may be able to specify one with the browser plugin stuff.


You have just exhausted my knowledge of wmp and filter graphs.


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...wmp80040218.asp

 

well that's what i'd guess too, but the standalone player has no problems playing the URL i specify to the plugin so I happen to disagree unless I'm told otherwise. thanks for the link to the KB but M$ is only as helpful as your wallet is deep.

 

turns out that while the standalone player will accept http cookie headers, the plugin will FAIL if it recieves any. I created a one-time-password scheme to make sure access is authorized instead of the other methods I use on normal webpages.