Windows Media Networking Protocols Compatibility
The following table identifies compatibility between protocols in the Windows Media Networking Protocol Kit and recent versions of Windows Media Services and Windows Media Player. For each version of Windows Media Services and Windows Media Player, the table also identifies the platforms on which that version operates.
| Supported protocols | WMS 9.5 (Longhorn Server) | WMS 9 Series (Windows Server 2003) | WMS 4.1 (Windows 2000 Server) | Player 11 (Windows Vista and Windows XP) | Player 10 (Windows XP and Windows Server 2003) | Player 9 Series (Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows 2000 Server) |
HTTP 1.1
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTTP 1.0
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RTSP
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
MSB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
MMS
|
No1
|
Yes2
|
Yes
|
No1
|
Yes3
|
Yes3
|
1 MMS protocol is not supported; however, "mms://" as a "protocol rollover URL" is still used (and highly recommended) when content providers expose their URLs. For additional details, see the MSDN article,
Protocol Rollover.
2 MMS protocol was deprecated in Windows Media Services 9 Series and is only supported when streaming to a Windows Media Player version prior to Windows Media Player 9.
3 MMS protocol was deprecated in Windows Media Player 9 and is only supported on Windows Media Player 9 and Windows Media Player 10 when streaming from Windows Media Services 4.1 or earlier.
