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Article ID: 298638 - Last Review: April 18, 2006 - Revision: 4.2

Media Bar Is Unavailable on Internet Explorer 6 for Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q298638

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, when you click Internet Options on the Tools menu, and then click the Advanced tab, under Multimedia, you see a Don't display online media content in the media bar check box; however, you are unable to locate the Media bar to which this setting refers.

CAUSE

The Media bar depends on the Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Player is not available for the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Because the Media bar is not available in Internet Explorer for Windows NT 4.0, you can ignore the Don't display online media content in the media bar check box.

The Media bar is available in Internet Explorer 6 for use with the following operating systems:
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
For more information about Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/evaluation/overview/default.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/evaluation/overview/default.mspx)

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
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