6 Appendix A: Product Behavior

The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

  • Windows NT operating system

  • Windows 2000 operating system

  • Windows XP operating system

  • Windows Server 2003 operating system

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base (KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the product does not follow the prescription.

<1> Section 1.3: The MSBD Protocol is only supported by Windows Media Player 6.4.

<2> Section 1.4: The IP multicast is supported only by Windows Media Services implementations in Windows NT 4.0 operating system and Windows 2000 Server operating system.

<3> Section 1.6: The server role is only supported in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server.

<4> Section 3.1.5.3: Windows Media Services on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 does not assign values to the wStreamId, cbPacketSize, cTotalPackets, dwBitRate, msDuration, cbTitle, cbDescription, cbLink, or cbHeader fields.