To invoke the external Media Player, just place a link to an asf or ASX file in your Web page. To see a live demo of a streaming media, try this story about a turtle. The minimum modem baud rate should be 28.8K. The video stream will look more like still pictures with lower-rate communication link.

Learn more about Windows Media Player in Column 51, A Streaming Media JukeBox.

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