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What's New

Three major changes have been made in the Windows Media Player control since version 6.4.

  1. The control has a new CLSID. It is 6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6. The old control is still shipped with this version of the Windows Media Player SDK to ensure that previous Web pages function correctly. But if you want to take advantage of the new functionality of the control for this version, you must change your CLSID.
  2. The control has been split into subcontrols, including Controls, Settings, and Network. Methods, properties, and events that are attached to the main control are documented under the Player object. See the Control Reference for more information. Methods and properties of the subcontrols are accessed through the player. For example, to use the bandWidth property of the Network object, you must type:
    player.Network.bandWidth
    
  3. The following version 6.4 methods and properties are no longer supported in the Windows Media Player control:

    AboutBox

    AllowChangeDisplaySize

    AnimationAtStart

    AudioStream

    AutoRewind

    CanPreview

    CanScan

    CanSeek

    CanSeekToMarkers

    ChannelDescription

    ChannelName

    ChannelName

    ChannelURL

    Codec Count

    ConnectionSpeed

    ContactEmail

    ContactName

    ContactPhone

    CreationDate

    DisplayBackColor

    DisplayForeColor

    EnableFullScreenControls

    EnablePositionControls

    EnableTracker

    ErrorCorrection

    GetCodecDescription

    GetCodecInstalled

    GetCodecURL

    GetMediaInfoString

    GetMediaParameter

    GetMoreInfoURL

    GetStreamGroup

    GetStreamName

    HasMultipleItems

    IsBroadcast

    IsDurationValid

    IsPlaylist

    IsSoundCardEnabled

    Language

    Open

    PlayerMode

    PreviewMode

    ReadyState

    SelectionEnd

    SelectionStart

    SendErrorEvents

    SendKeyboardEvents

    SendMouseClickEvents

    SendMouseMoveEvents

    SendOpenStateChangeEvents

    SendPlayStateChangeEvents

    SendWarningEvents

    Show Dialog

    ShowAudioControls

    ShowCaptioning

    ShowControls

    ShowDisplay

    ShowGotoBar

    ShowPositionControls

    ShowStatusBar

    ShowTracker

    Stream Select

    VideoBorder3D

    VideoBorderColor

    VideoBorderWidth

    Warning

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