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"MPEG Layer-3" Message Displayed When Starting Programs
Last reviewed: July 11, 1997
Article ID: Q167740
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The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you start a program after installing Internet Explorer 4.0, you may receive the following message: 

   The MPEG Layer-3 audio encoder beta is provided for evaluation
   purposes only and will cease to function on May 1, 1997.

CAUSE

This message is displayed by a component of the NetShow add-on for Internet Explorer 4.0. This component, the MPEG Layer-3 audio codec, is currently a Beta release.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 1. This problem does not occur with Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2. To obtain Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2, visit the following Microsoft Web site: 

   http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/

Additional query words: 4.00
Keywords : kberrmsg kbother msiew95
Version : 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 11, 1997
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