Using a Stand-alone Player

When you use NetShow Player as a stand-alone application, you can decide how you want to access the .asf files. If you play an .asf file locally, you are not streaming the file. NetShow Player reads the .asf file from the hard drive and then plays it. If you play an .asf file from a remote location, it will stream to your computer.

When you play an .asf file you must specify a protocol (either HTTP or MMS), a server, and an .asf file. The following instructions explain how to open NetShow Player and use it to play an .asf file locally and from a remote location.

To open NetShow Player

• Click the Windows Start button, point to Programs, point to Microsoft NetShow, and click Microsoft NetShow Player.

  NetShow Player appears.

To open a local .asf file

1. On the File menu, click Open File.

   The Open dialog box appears.

2. In the Open dialog box, choose the .asf file you want to play.

   NetShow Player buffers the .asf file and then begins playing it.

To open an .asf file in a remote location

1. On the File menu, click Open Location.

   The Open Location dialog box appears.

2. In the Open Location dialog box, type the URL of the .asf file you want to play.

   NetShow Player buffers the .asf file and then begins playing it.

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