Does
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#offline
help?

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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"Peridot" <Peridot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:75FADB8B-6C63-45A2-8314-426DB4091E5F@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I am using WMP version 10 with windows XP pro. I keep getting this error
> message:
>
> C00D11B3: Encountered a network error
> Windows Media Player cannot play the file because the Player encountered a
> network error. You might encounter this error message for one of the
> following reasons:
>
> The server is not available (for example, the server is busy or not
> online).
> Try again later.
> You are not connected to the local area network (LAN) or to the Internet.
> Connect to the network or Internet, and then try again.
> The proxy server settings for the Player are not configured properly.
> Verify
> that your proxy settings are correct, and then try again.
> To verify your proxy server settings
> On the Tools menu, click Options, click the Network tab, and then verify
> your settings in the Streaming proxy settings area.
> Notes
>
> If you do not know what your proxy server settings should be, on the
> Network
> tab, select a protocol, click Configure, and then select Autodetect proxy
> settings or Use proxy settings of the Web browser (available for HTTP
> protocol only).
>
> I have tried everything that the help topic has instructed me to do.
> Nothing seems to work. I have even tried to set my proxy settings to
> every
> possible combination of settings and this has become very frustrating
> because
> I cannot listen to live streaming as a result. Does anyone know what I
> can
> do???
>
> Thank you! Any help or advice would be much appreciated!