WMP control for PIE can't play secure WMA on PPC2003

I am developing a WMA player to play secure WMA's on PocketPC using eVC3.0 &
the Windows Media Player for Pocket PC Software Development Kit.

I am able to use the WMP control for PocketIE to play regular as well as
secure WMA's( transfered to PPC2002 using desktop WMP9) on PPC2002.

The player is also able to play regular WMA's on PPC2003.
My problem is the player cannot play secure WMA's on PPC2003.

When using this WMA player on the new iPaq h1935 running PocketPC2003
w/WMP9, I notice the following:
1. I can still transfer secure WMA's onto the device w/desktop WMP9.
It creates a DRMv1PM file at the root of the device, or the root of the
Storage Card(SD Card).
2. I can also transfer using a WMDM app. It also creates a DRMv1PM file.
3. The PPC2003's WMP9 is able to play the secure WMA transfered via 1 & 2..
4. The MS sample app from the "Windows Media Player for Pocket PC Software
Development Kit "does not play the secure WMA's anymore. It says "Windows
Media Player cannot play this file because the file cannot be found or the
file type is not valid. Verify that the network and proxy settings are
correct...."

I have noticed that quite a few postings in this and other newsgroup:
1. There was issue about PIE unable to display content using the WMP
control in PPC2003.
2. There was problems playing legally purchased WMA's. I assume these
are secure WMA's.

My questions are:
1. Are there any ways to get the WMP control to play secure WMA's on
PPC2003?
Is there any sample/documentation about this issue?
2. When can we have an updated WMP control that works on PPC2003? So far
everything else seems to work fine on PPC2003 with the current WMP control
SDK except the WMA's w/ DRM.

Thanks!

Joseph
Serenade Systems, Inc

Mark
Wed Jan 07 09:10:21 CST 2004

Joseph,

I have been able to get secure WMA's (legally purchased music) to play in
main memory only. Not on an expansion card. I've seen other users with the
same problem. I've also talked to PPC 2002 users who DO NOT have this
problem. I think it's a WM 2003 issue but I can't find anyone at HP or MS
who can help.

Mark

"joseph" <joseph81@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ue0gyTX0DHA.3216@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I am developing a WMA player to play secure WMA's on PocketPC using eVC3.0
&
> the Windows Media Player for Pocket PC Software Development Kit.
>
> I am able to use the WMP control for PocketIE to play regular as well as
> secure WMA's( transfered to PPC2002 using desktop WMP9) on PPC2002.
>
> The player is also able to play regular WMA's on PPC2003.
> My problem is the player cannot play secure WMA's on PPC2003.
>
> When using this WMA player on the new iPaq h1935 running PocketPC2003
> w/WMP9, I notice the following:
> 1. I can still transfer secure WMA's onto the device w/desktop WMP9.
> It creates a DRMv1PM file at the root of the device, or the root of the
> Storage Card(SD Card).
> 2. I can also transfer using a WMDM app. It also creates a DRMv1PM file.
> 3. The PPC2003's WMP9 is able to play the secure WMA transfered via 1 &
2..
> 4. The MS sample app from the "Windows Media Player for Pocket PC
Software
> Development Kit "does not play the secure WMA's anymore. It says "Windows
> Media Player cannot play this file because the file cannot be found or the
> file type is not valid. Verify that the network and proxy settings are
> correct...."
>
> I have noticed that quite a few postings in this and other newsgroup:
> 1. There was issue about PIE unable to display content using the WMP
> control in PPC2003.
> 2. There was problems playing legally purchased WMA's. I assume these
> are secure WMA's.
>
> My questions are:
> 1. Are there any ways to get the WMP control to play secure WMA's on
> PPC2003?
> Is there any sample/documentation about this issue?
> 2. When can we have an updated WMP control that works on PPC2003? So far
> everything else seems to work fine on PPC2003 with the current WMP control
> SDK except the WMA's w/ DRM.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Joseph
> Serenade Systems, Inc
>
>
>
>
>
>
>