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ServiceInfo Document

Note This section describes functionality designed for use by online stores. Use of this functionality outside the context of an online store is not supported.

Online stores must author the ServiceInfo.xml document. This is the document that the online store uses to configure the Windows Media Player user interface when Windows Media Player 10 or later is hosting the online store.

The following elements and their attributes are supported for Windows Media Player online stores.

Element Description
AlbumInfo Specifies the URL for the Web page that Windows Media Player displays when the user chooses to view more information about a particular media item.

Type 1: optional

Type 2 Music: required

Type 2 Commerce: ignored

ButtonText Specifies the text string that Windows Media Player displays for a task pane button.

Type 1: required

Type 2 Music: required

Type 2 Commerce: required

ButtonTip Specifies the tooltip that that is displayed when the user points to a task pane button.

Type 1: optional

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: optional

BuyCD Specifies the URLs for Web pages that Windows Media Player displays when the user chooses to make a purchase.

Type 1: required

Type 2 Music: required

Type 2 Commerce: ignored

Color Specifies the background color for online stores navigation buttons.

Type 1: optional

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: optional

Description Specifies a description of the online store that is displayed during the user's first experience with an installation of Windows Media Player. Requires Windows Media Player 11.

Type 1: required

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: optional

DownloadStatus Specifies a URL that the Windows Media Player displays as a link to enable users to view download status.

Type 1: ignored

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: optional

FriendlyName Specifies the text string that Windows Media Player displays to the user to identify the online store.

Type 1: required

Type 2 Music: required

Type 2 Commerce: required

HTMLView Specifies the base URL of an HTMLView Web page.

Type 1: optional

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: optional

Image Specifies the images that Windows Media Player displays to the user to represent the online store.

Type 1: required

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: optional

InfoCenter Specifies the URL of the Web page that Windows Media Player displays in the Info Center View feature of Now Playing when the online store is active.

Type 1: required

Type 2 Music: required

Type 2 Commerce: ignored

Install Specifies values used by Windows Media Player setup to install the default online store.

Type 1: required

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: ignored

Navigate Specifies a base URL used by calls to External.NavigateTaskPaneURL.

Type 1: optional

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: optional

ServiceInfo Represents the main element for the ServiceInfo.xml document.

Type 1: required

Type 2 Music: required

Type 2 Commerce: required

ServiceTask1 Represents the first online store task pane.

Type 1: required

Type 2 Music: required

Type 2 Commerce: required

ServiceTask2 Represents the second online store task pane.

Type 1: ignored

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: optional

ServiceTask3 Represents the third online store task pane.

Type 1: ignored

Type 2 Music: optional

Type 2 Commerce: optional

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