Event ID 304 — Windows Media Server Availability

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

To enable the streaming of content to clients over networks (either an intranet or the Internet), the Windows Media Services service must be running on the Windows Media server.

Event Details

Product: Windows Media Services
ID: 304
Source: WMServer
Version: 9.5
Symbolic Name: WMS_EVMSG_SERVICE_REQUEST
Message: The Windows Media Services service received a control request from the Service Control Manager that it did not recognize.

Resolve

No further action is required

The Windows Media Services service ignores service control requests from Service Control Manager (SCM) that it does not recognize and no further action is required. For more information, see MSDN: Service Control Requests.

Verify

To verify that the Windows Media Services service is running:

  1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
  2. In the list of services, verify that the Status for Windows Media Services is Started.

Windows Media Server Availability

Streaming Media Services