LindaDer wrote:
> 
> Steve, everytime I try to search the archives my Windows Media Player comes up!

Haven't heard that one before.  This hasn't happened to me.  I'll offer some
guesses and I'll send this to the forum in case somebody else out there has
already figured this out and can give you a better answer.

What browser and version are you using (Netscape, MSIE, AOL, Mosaic, etc.)? 
What operating system do you use (Windows 95, 3.1, Mac, PC, Unix, etc.)?  What
type of sound card do you have?  Do you see what kind of file the Media Player
is trying to load?  Is it a sound file (Wave, Midi, RMI, RA, etc.) or
something else like an HTML or SHTML or some other kind of file?  

GUESS #1 Browser Configuration.
Some web sites have audio and/or video instructions built into their web pages
which signal your browser to load the associated player.  If you run into such
a page and your browser and computer are configured to accept such
instructions, then whatever program (e.g. media player) your computer is
configured to use for the file type being sent will automatically run and try
to load the audio or video streaming in from that site.  With Netscape you can
configure your preference settings to automatically run such requests, save
the file to disk, ask you what to do, etc.  

GUESS #2  Misconfigured Registry File Types.
Do you know how to look at your "Registered File Types" Settings in Windows
95?  If so, try looking in there for the file types that are configured to use
the Media Player.  Make a note of these file extension types.  If you somehow
have a file type that should be loading as a web browser file rather than a
Media Player file then you probably need to fix that.

If that doesn't help, send more details or contact technical support from the
folks who sold you your computer and/or software.

Steve Coker

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