About Type 2 Online Stores
[The feature associated with this page, Windows Media Player SDK, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by MediaPlayer. MediaPlayer has been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use MediaPlayer instead of Windows Media Player SDK, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]
Note
This section describes functionality designed for use by online stores. Use of this functionality outside the context of an online store is not supported.
Windows Media Player supports two kinds of online stores: type1 and type 2. Type 1 stores are supported by Windows Media Player 11. Type 2 stores are supported by Windows Media Player 10 and Windows Media Player 11. Type 2 stores provide a basic level of integration with the Player's user interface, and type 1 stores provide a deeper integration. For more information about the difference between type 1 and type 2 stores, see Windows Media Player Online Stores.
The following sections provide overview information about type 2 online stores.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Service Task Panes | Provides general information about the three service task panes that an online store can display in Windows Media Player 10. Note: In Windows Media Player 11 there is only one task pane, which is displayed when the user clicks the Online Stores tab. |
| Purchase Integration for Type 2 Online Stores | Describes how online stores handle requests to purchase media content. |
| Download Manager | Describes the Windows Media Player Download Manager. |
| Album Info Integration | Describes how an online store handles requests to display album details. |
| BITS | Provides information about using the Windows XP Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) with Windows Media Player. |
| ServiceInfo Document for a Type 2 Online Store | Describes the document that online stores must author to describe how to configure Windows Media Player. |
| Test and Production Keys for a Type 2 Online Store | Describes registry entries that an online store must create on the user's computer. |
| Type 2 Online Store Plug-in | Describes the plug-in that is provided by an online store. |
| Type 2 Online Store Samples | Describes how to view two sample online stores created by Microsoft. |