The most POPULAR stream recording software (free download):

• REPLAY MEDIA CATCHER
  the best audio/video stream ripper. Supports the most popular flash video format (RTMP and HTTP).
• REPLAY CAPTURE SUITE
  the best audio/video stream recording/capturing bundle
• REPLAY MUSIC
  the best streaming music recorder
• WM RECORDER
  the best Windows Media, Real Audio/Video stream capture software

Other RECOMMENDED software and services:

• REPLAY MEDIA GUIDE
  free service to find and record online radio, Internet TV, podcasts
• AVS VIDEO TOOLS
  convert, split, join, remove commercials, edit, rotate, apply effects, capture, transfer, copy, rip and burn DVD and video files
• EMUSIC
  the best legal music download service
• AUDIBLE
  download audio books, audio magazines, newspapers, radio programs
• SOUNDTAXI
  remove DRM protection from Windows Media, iTunes music and video files

Please read our disclaimer before recording any media streams. Otherwise your activity could be considered illegal.

MSN Videos and other media that come through the browser (Internet Explorer only) is sometimes cached (saved) in Windows cache file (Temporary Internet Files). Unless the remote server specifies in its HTTP response that the file should not be cached IE always does this. For example Yahoo Launch videos are never cached but MSN videos are always cached.

When such a file was cached Windows Media Player only makes a connection to the URL to find out if the file has been changed (updated). The URL is intercepted and saved by WM Recorder when in PRO or ADA modes. If the file was cached Windows Media will just play it back from the local computer. If in PRO mode WM Recorder will enter the WAIT mode waiting for data that will never come. In ADA mode however once the URL is detected WM Recorder makes its own connection and records.

There are a few ways to record media that was already cached.

1. Open the Saved URL's window and double click the saved URL.
2. Open the cache file and delete the cached files. To do this open IE / Tool / Internet Options / Settings / View Files. This brings up the Temporary Internet Files. Here click Type twice to order the files in reverse alphabetical order. Select files of type Windows Media Player or Data.

WM Recorder 10.2 deals with this situation in a different way. In PRO mode, WM Recorder will switch to URL mode and records if the URL has been detected but no data is coming.

Courtesy of WM Recorder developer