If your Windows Media player’s status is always on “Ready” or “Connecting to Media…” you can try to the following steps in Windows Media Player to correct the issue:
Click Start >> Programs >> Windows Media Player or Click Start >> Run >> type in wmplayer, click OK
Click Tools >> Options, then select the Network Tab (If the Tools menu is not visible, Press Ctrl + M)
Under Protocols for MMS URLs, only select the HTTP and deselect all other options then click Apply and then OK.
