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29 Jun

Posted by Abdul Aziz as Freeware, Windows Mobile

The good folks at XDA Developer forum have managed to extract the HTC Streaming Media Player for Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 based Pocket PC and Smartphone devices. Windows Mobile does not provide in-built support for RTSP streaming protocol. HTC’s Streaming Media Player is a free application pre-installed on the latest Windows Mobile 6 HTC devices that allows you to watch streaming RSTP/3GP audio/video media such as from YouTube mobile by launching it from a mobile browser.

Download HTC Streaming Media Player here.

The CAB file also contains registry keys for 3GP MIME type so that when you click a streaming video link in your mobile browser, the HTC streaming media player is launched.

If you get an some error about components not found or missing, you might require this DLL file pack that contains the following system files required by the player:

AYGSHELL.dll
COREDLL.dll
ImageDLL.dll
ole32.dll
OLEAUT32.dll
VerInfou.dll
WININET.dll
WS2.dll

These files need to be placed under the \Windows directory of your mobile device. If you get a warning about replacing existing files, DO NOT proceed.

84 Responses

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July 1st, 2007 at 6:00 pm
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Rudi Pittman

July 6th, 2007 at 2:09 am
2

Just to clarify..don’t overwrite any existing files but you can still add the ones missing and the program runs fine…added to a tmobile MDA running WM5.
villaboy25

July 15th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
3

Yes agree with Rudi Pittman.
Thanks for the feedback Mr. Pittman. It works on both WM5 and WM6.
Did exactly the way you said and works like charm.
Thanks
Robert

July 15th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
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On an Eten M700 (rom 354), it’s not wotking.
I Followed the steps, after all I just added 3 .dll.
I was able to open the streamiing media, yes.
It oppened automatically when I tried to view a video in m.youtube.com
It started connecting then it buffered quite quickly 10%, 25%, 39%, 60%,
78%, 94%, 94%, 94%, 94%, … 94%, … closed.

When it gets to ninety-ish it stops for some seconds then the straeaming media closes.

Any one with the same problem?
Fierro

July 22nd, 2007 at 7:45 am
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Yup. I got the same problem Robert. I’ll ininstall and see if it happens again.
Mebba

July 23rd, 2007 at 3:09 am
6

Same Issue. Seems like it’s leading “Buffering” and it gets to 99% and the application quits. Anyways t solve it? I reinstall it twice and nothing
JRelax

July 23rd, 2007 at 3:55 am
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i have the same problem. it gets to 99% and then closes. has anyone found a fix for that? btw im running WM6 on an 8525
Robert

July 23rd, 2007 at 8:24 am
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Please let me know if it helps!
Mebba

July 23rd, 2007 at 2:44 pm
9

I also have the 8525, and like stated before the application quits when hit 99% buffering the media. HELP!!!!!!! :)
Jason

July 24th, 2007 at 1:02 am
10

I cant get it to work either on my Cingular 8525.
It buffers to 99% and closes the streaming media player that was installed with the .cab.
WTF!
I am starting to get pissed….wasting my time with this.
If anyone figures it out please let us know!
Thanks!
emtp211

July 30th, 2007 at 5:49 am
11

i get an unable to find network on my t-mobile wing, anyone knows why is this ??
mark

July 30th, 2007 at 10:34 am
12

It works! Thank you! Using my t-mobile MDA. Awesome!
Charles

August 3rd, 2007 at 5:55 pm
13

i get the same unable to find network error when using this on my Wing also the really only two issues i have with the wing is the bluetooth stereo and just streaming videos on the wed site ie youtube.
stefan

August 5th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
14

if I try to extract the .cab file I will get the error message: invalid archive.

How can I install or extract the files from the archive on my mobile device? I’m using a SGH-i600 with windows mobile 6.
Anthony

August 8th, 2007 at 10:31 am
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guys, pardon from being a newbie, but I tried to explore using activesync my 8125 /windows directory and I couldn’t find it. How can I see the /Windows directory?
thanks for the help.
Billy M

August 9th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
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It worked on my HP iPAQ 6925 - had to install the cab then replace the files in the \Windows dir, but many files already existed, so I did not overwrite. Still, a Mr Pregnant YT video worked, alot of stop and go buffering over Edge, but it worked. I’ll try over WiFi and expect better performance….
Ismail

August 13th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
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I have an HTC touch which came without the streaming media. So i had to install i myself. Now I cannot view youtube videos, failed to find the network message comes up.I connect with edge insted of wifi.
Does anyone know why i cant view m.youtube videos?
job

August 13th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
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keeps saying its connecting, the server times out:/
Ismail

August 14th, 2007 at 12:57 am
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yes, it keeps saying it is connecting but then the server times out.
Does anyone know what to do to solve this problem?
Mike

August 17th, 2007 at 2:52 am
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i just got my HTC P4000 from TELUS and i managed to make it work. WM6 but i swear to god WM6 and Media Stream is flakey at best as i kept getting Fail to Connect and now all the sudden it started to work.. make sure u turn off all proxy settings.
Sean

August 17th, 2007 at 8:20 am
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I just installed this on my Cingular 8125 / Wizard with WM5. Works great! I can now play videos on m.youtube.com just by clicking on the link in IE.

I did have to install some of those DLL files, but did not overwrite any of the files that already existed.
Jason

August 23rd, 2007 at 5:50 am
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need better directions for installing dll files. i can see the windows file on my phone but not from pc.i launch m.youtube and says failed to find network
David

August 25th, 2007 at 3:55 am
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I get the same problem as comments #4 - #10 above. Once I click the video in m.youtube.com, the HTC player opens and it starts buffering. Once it gets to 99% the player crashes with this message:

We’re Sorry… A problem has occurred with StreamingPlayer.exe.

And then the option to send a report to Microsoft.
Eddy

August 29th, 2007 at 5:46 am
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I had a completely different set of issues when installing on T-Mobile MDA WM5. I ended up manually removing installed files via file explorer on device, then I went here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=288857
Then I came back to this page’s links to install dll’s and reinstall streamer by putting the cab in My windows based mobile device>program files>. After following instructions on link above, then coming back to this page and following above steps (and soft reset), It’s working now.
Ryan Smith

August 31st, 2007 at 1:43 am
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This works great. The only troubles I have are because of T-Mobile’s lackluster data service. It ends up rebuffering often but I’m used to that. :)

Thanks for the tip, Abdul.
Badawi

September 5th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
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Thanks, it works on my ipaq 2490, the application opens up, i’ll try to connect and check if it works online as well.

thanks for the how to
Kelvin Tong

September 20th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
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Hi, just want to let you know I installed this on my O2 Zinc and it worked perfectly! I was able to connect to my locate service provider’s video streaming and it is so much smoother than before when I was using another video streaming software. Thanks!!!!
Jon C

October 1st, 2007 at 10:48 pm
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Worked fine…except no sound on my T-Mobile wing. most of the DLLs were present already and I did not overwrite
brad

October 6th, 2007 at 11:33 am
29

works great on my cingular 8125
brad

October 15th, 2007 at 6:23 am
30

The Cab won’t install on my storage card. I don’t have enough room on my device to install! Help!!!
Pete

October 20th, 2007 at 6:46 am
31

Tried to install the cab file for HTC Streaming Video on my AT&T TILT and several tries later still haven’t been able to get it installed. Just keep getting a message saying installation was unsuccessfull. DOn’t know what help you can give but any would be greatly appreaciated …….thanx
Pete

October 20th, 2007 at 6:49 am
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Tried installing the cab file on my AT&T TILT and keep getting a installation was unseccessfull message, never really even seemed to get started I meand the progress bar never even started let along got to the part where it asks where you want to install it.
Milos

October 29th, 2007 at 5:21 am
33

It works on my i600 great!! Thanks a lot!!
rida

October 31st, 2007 at 8:31 am
34

hey can anyone help me with whitch URL i need to use to get started im using a tmobile dash please help
matt

November 2nd, 2007 at 3:56 am
35

i installed cab and dlls. player opens when I click on mobile you tube link, buffers to 99% and then quits. any ideas?
ES

November 8th, 2007 at 3:15 am
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The link for the DLL pack is down and has been for a couple days .. does anyone know where I can get the DLL’s
Scott Brown

November 11th, 2007 at 4:21 am
37

Thanks! It works on my T-Mobile Shadow. Saved CAB to MyDocuments Shadow folder. Sync’d, then installed the CAB via File Explorer. Restarted, and NOW I can view m.youtube.com.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Now if I can only get Skype Mobile to work… :/
Adam Timbrook

November 13th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
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I am trying to download the .cab htc streaming media player. It doesn’t download completely and says it was unsuccessful! and the dll link is broken! please help me. I am using t-mobile mda windows mobile 5.
Big t*ne

November 15th, 2007 at 2:17 am
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Says intallation unsucessful
Big t*ne

November 15th, 2007 at 2:18 am
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am using a tmobile wing btw
Rolando

November 15th, 2007 at 6:57 am
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Unbelievable, it worked! Thank you so much!
Big t*ne

November 15th, 2007 at 8:40 am
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Hard reset the phone and everything. Clicked on the file on my storage card RvBrS_Streaming_Media.cab. Progress shows for like a second them it says ‘RvBrS_Streaming_Media.cab was unsuccessful’. am i missing a step? help please.
flimFLAM

November 16th, 2007 at 8:32 am
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Installs and works great on my Tilt, without the need for the DLLs.
ricky

November 18th, 2007 at 2:21 am
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ok I figured out the problem with the cingular 8525 with either the wm5 or 6 operating system the program is already on the phone so you don’t need it all you need is to go to xda developers and get a cab file for dopod 838pro_streaming_v210
install the file and the streaming video works
I had it on wm5 and it worked fine just upgraded to wm6 and it works fine on it too
shane

November 19th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
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im running the t-mo dash and the link for the DLL pack is a dead one, im trying to find WS2.dll and i cant get any luck. anyone out there who can copy it and host it for me to download would be greatly appreciated. thanks
snafu

November 24th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
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Yep, the link for the DLL’s pack is dead. However, I found them here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1635261

There’s a download called Tools.zip at the end of the first post - you’ll have to register to download.

I got the htc streaming app working on my Dell Axim x51v, and it plays nice with the new mobile youtube site m.youtube.com. Thanks AA.
eddy

November 29th, 2007 at 1:10 am
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works like a charm. I installed it in my HTC touch
unknown

November 29th, 2007 at 10:09 am
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i got a t-mobile wing….installed it successfully, with no need for DLLs but the when I try to watch a video from m.youtube.com, it never loads, it just keeps connecting then exits itself out..

i am using wifi….not the data service…is that the problem?
Kelvin

December 17th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
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After I installed the player, you got an error about components not found or missing.

I might require the DLL file pack that you mentioned but I can’t download the DLL file pack.. Pls help.
Big T*NE

December 17th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
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just download and use a program called AVOT MV and all problems will be solved. good luck
Kelvin

December 21st, 2007 at 8:07 am
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Sorry, I still can’t download the DLL files. The download page error is

‘The quickkey you provided for file download was invalid. This is usually caused because the file is no longer stored on Mediafire. This occurs when the file is removed by the originating user or Mediafire.’
Lawrence

December 31st, 2007 at 5:38 am
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I have a Telus HTC Touch using EVDO. The software is installed and now when I click on a YouTube video in IE the HTC Media Player launches,=. I see “connecting…” in the tiop left corner then a few seconds later “failed to find network” is displayed in the middle of the player and it closes and I am returned to IE.
EDDIE

January 3rd, 2008 at 2:01 am
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I’m having the same problem with ” failed to find network” on my m.youtube. I tried getting the tools.zip download that “snafu” meantioned but was unseccessfull. I’m stumped. I have the Telus HTC touch. Help?!
Dash Feen

January 24th, 2008 at 7:32 am
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Well i couldnt install the .cab file the first time, so i just took the one from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1635261
Then tried installing it agian and it work.. so try that. It works for me now :)

*Tmobile dash owns XD
Can't get youtube to work what am I doing wrong? - PDAPhoneHome.com

January 27th, 2008 at 6:44 am
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Joey

January 31st, 2008 at 11:26 pm
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Worked like a charm thanks.
barcode

February 1st, 2008 at 7:57 am
57

Yep, well that made my Sprint Palm Treo 700wx unbootable. I had to do a hard reset and reinstall everything from my backups. Good thing I made a backup right before I tried this.
Kelvin

February 1st, 2008 at 9:19 am
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It works perfectly, but I do have a little problem that the streaming keep getting interrupted and I have to re-start the streaming. Wonder if this is because of the content provider or the software.
Jason

February 14th, 2008 at 8:57 am
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i have ipaq 110 and i had to install the dll’s and got the program to run … but no cigar … server times out or other connection failed errors … but nice try
Mark B

February 14th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
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I installed the Streaming Player on my Touch, and it seemed to install fine. But when i try to play a video on YouTube in Pocket IE, I still get the error message about having JavaScript turned off or not having the latest Flash Player.

What to do?

Thanks,

Mark
travis

February 15th, 2008 at 11:32 am
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this is the coolest thing. i have tmobile so steaming is very hard but this solved that thanks
Andrew

February 17th, 2008 at 6:08 am
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If you cant get it to work with Windows download Minimo (Mini mozilla). Next download the HTC Streaming Video Winzip file and copy it to your HD on your phone. run both setups and restart. on the first time you try to look at a streaming video you will be asked if you want to use and outside program and check “do this everytime” and click launch now. this worked on my HTC 6800 with WM 6 alltel service.
Brandon

February 20th, 2008 at 2:01 am
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i have a t,obile dash wm6 and i downloded the htc streamung media player and it says failed to find network what is causing this any help would be sooooo helpfull thanks guys!!
THE LT. OWLSOPTK,KILLA559

February 24th, 2008 at 3:05 am
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JUST DOWNLOADED 2 MY T MOBILE WING PDA THAT RUNS WINDOW MOBILE 6….IT WORKS!!!!! IT WORKS!!!!! IT WORKS!!!!!! THANX 4 THE DOWNLOAD WISH I HAD THIS A YEAR AGO SINCE THATS WHEN I BOUGHT THE PHONE….I WAS WONDERING IF THERES ANY KIND OF FRUITY LOOPS MUSIC PROGRAM DOWNLOADS FOR WINDOWS MOBILE 6 PHONES???????
J Beez

February 29th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
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Well this has been a fun experience. For those of you seeing that your installation was unsuccessful, I believe it is because you’ve downloaded an incomplete file. The cab file should be about 2.3 MB.. the first one I came across was about 400KB. Try this link.. http://www.ramonshare.com/files/index.php?share=4&path=TOOLS%2FRvBCrS_HTC_Streaming_Media.cab

As for the DLL files.. turns out I didn’t need it but here’s a link I found to those files..
http://rapidshare.com/files/40153298/YouTube_Tools.rar
tsiros

March 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
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@64: look for ‘MilkyTracker’
Bummer

March 11th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
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Just put this on my newly updated Mogul. Works great and didn’t have to do anything with the dll’s. Just works. Thanks
Seenu

March 14th, 2008 at 12:04 am
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The link for FRvBCrS_HTC_Streaming_Media.cab is not working. Can anybody tell where can I find this file?
James Dee

March 15th, 2008 at 4:54 am
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Im on an HTC touch, the link to the main file in the main post didn’t work for me, (I got the Usuccesful instlall comment) but the new link on post 65 worked. now that it is installed, and I attempt a video from m.youtube.com, I get the ” failed to find network” error.

It seems several Touch users are getting this error, what is required to solve this? Please take pity on Touch users and help!! thanks
Geekwad

March 15th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
70

I just upgraded my HTC Sprint Mogul to ROM 3.35.651.2. After upgrade, I could not play streaming video from Youtube. Windows Media Player tried to play, but returned a message “Unknown Error”.

After installing the above HTC Streaming Media CAB, it works perfect. There was no need to install additional DLL’s.
BrianR

March 18th, 2008 at 6:49 am
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I think I got it folks! If you’re getting the “Failed to Find Network” error, try uninstalling completelyand re-installing it on the device ONLY (notthe storage card).
Hope this helps!
Eric

March 19th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
72

can anyone help and show me how this works, i keep getting an error ( invalid URL)
Norm

March 21st, 2008 at 9:01 pm
73

As with the other numerous Touch WMP users trying to access mobile youtube, I also continue to get “Failed to Find Network”, “Error” or blank screen. This occurs with IE and Opera. Have installed/uninstalled both on device and on card. Have noted that the biggest difference between on device and on card is that the device install times out faster and kicks me back to the m.youtube.com site, whereas the card install gives me the above error msgs after a couple of minutes.

Any answer summary postings or suggestions of non-WMP apps? Thanks.
Mike

March 25th, 2008 at 12:03 am
74

link to download .dll’s turns up no results. any idea how to get this download?
adriano

March 25th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
75

i got the same problem mike!

the file link is invalid, i cant download the DLL pack..
can anyone help please?
thx a lot :D
Sacrajit

March 25th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
76

This is awesome, after a couple of hours search this is exactly what i needed.. :)
Julia

March 25th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
77

Just downloaded for the HTC touch from Bell…works great. (so far)
Thanks
Norm

March 26th, 2008 at 5:40 am
78

As with someone else, I had the Touch on/off a couple of times with no effect. However, powering it down overnight seems to have worked. I now have streaming YouTube on my Bell Touch!
Bakarie

April 6th, 2008 at 3:06 am
79

I just downloaded the HTC streaming media to my tmobile wing and flatout this is awesome !!!!!!!!! I’m talking about I put it to the test by going straight to youtube and lo and behold my wing finally played video you guys are awesome! thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nina

April 12th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
80

I keep getting sent here >http://www.ramonshare.com/files/index.php?share=4&path=TOOLS%2FRvBCrS_HTC_Streaming_Media.cab when I click “here” after download htc streaming media player . is there something up with the link or what? I downloaded it on my cell phone a like a month ago and it worked fine. im trying to downloaded it onto my moms phone and its not workin now. help?
dipt64

April 19th, 2008 at 3:53 am
81

when I go to click on ‘download streaming media player Here’ it says gateway timeout. there’s something wrong with your link to download the player please email me back with where I can download it. I had it b4 but had to exchange my phone so i tryed to re-download it but its not going to the link for me to download it. I need that player bad!!!! please!!
benito

April 20th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
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i have HTC installed on my xda 2 i installed it properly im using GPRS connection but when im want to watch a video from youtube my HTC streaming runs but have error “failed to connect can anyone help me
any settings?
thinboy

April 25th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
83

HTC touch users, if you get “failed to connect” error, disconnect your touch from PC, thus EVDO will re-connect. Then you can watch youtube. I hit the problem and found this solution.
dom

May 1st, 2008 at 10:07 pm
84

when I go to click on ‘download streaming media player Here’ it says gateway timeout. there’s something wrong with your link to download the player please email me back with where I can download it. I had it b4 but had to exchange my phone so i tryed to re-download it but its not going to the link for me to download it. thank you