There are two ways to start Microsoft Windows Media Player from a link on a Web page or Web application and receive content streamed from a Windows Media server:
To launch Windows Media Player from a link in a Web page or Web application using an .asx metafile, create a URL in the HTML code similar to the following example:
<A href=http://server/file.asx>
This link will send the client to the .asx file which will in turn direct the player to the access point for your content.