Media player desktop shortcut & URL streaming media

[fallbayuk]

Does anyone know how i could create a desktop shortcut for Windows media player, that will open the program and automatically play the streaming video from a URL? I'd like to be able to do it for channel 4's live stream using THIS link.

 

[ns400r]

Save the correct link to your desktop then double click it.

 

[marc2003]

right click your desktop, new>shortcut, set the path to

"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" http://mfile.akamai.com/15478/live/reflector:48642.asx?bkup=48685



edited to add full path to wmp.