Solved: windows media player

robb1 · 09-26-2007

Hi i wondered if any 1 can help me? when i open windows media player to watch a movie it will not play the movie and bring up an error report to send to microsoft then does a refresh by wiping all open screens and wipe the desktop of all icons then re-load everything.
i have uninstalled and re-installed but there is no change,tho the media player does play music fine its just the movies.please help me if you can i would really appreciate any guidance with this
many thanks
rob

madmonkey · 09-26-2007

Hi Rob, welcome to PCHF.

Can you play certain types of movie? Which type of movie file are you having problems playing (DVD, DivX, Avi, Mpeg, Mov's for example)?

robb1 · 09-27-2007

any file really tho most files are avi do you know what it could be?
many thanks
rob

madmonkey · 09-27-2007

Playing movies on your PC is entirely down to what "codecs" you have installed on your PC. These are responsible for decoding the movie, and displaying it on the screen. Each type of movie will use it's own codec. You can in theory play any type of you want, as long as you have the codec for it. You can try downloading the Microsoft codec pack from here: Codec Installation Packages for IT Professionals (scroll down to the bottom, and click on "Download Now" at the very bottom). This codec pack I believe include an AVI codec.

EDIT: Marked as Answered.

09-26-2007	#1
robb1 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	windows media player Hi i wondered if any 1 can help me? when i open windows media player to watch a movie it will not play the movie and bring up an error report to send to microsoft then does a refresh by wiping all open screens and wipe the desktop of all icons then re-load everything. i have uninstalled and re-installed but there is no change,tho the media player does play music fine its just the movies.please help me if you can i would really appreciate any guidance with this many thanks rob

09-26-2007	#2
madmonkey Site Manager Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 9,979 PC Experience: ...	Re: windows media player Hi Rob, welcome to PCHF. Can you play certain types of movie? Which type of movie file are you having problems playing (DVD, DivX, Avi, Mpeg, Mov's for example)? __________________ <br />

09-27-2007	#3
robb1 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	Re: windows media player any file really tho most files are avi do you know what it could be? many thanks rob

09-27-2007	#4
madmonkey Site Manager Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 9,979 PC Experience: ...	Re: windows media player Playing movies on your PC is entirely down to what "codecs" you have installed on your PC. These are responsible for decoding the movie, and displaying it on the screen. Each type of movie will use it's own codec. You can in theory play any type of you want, as long as you have the codec for it. You can try downloading the Microsoft codec pack from here: Codec Installation Packages for IT Professionals (scroll down to the bottom, and click on "Download Now" at the very bottom). This codec pack I believe include an AVI codec. EDIT: Marked as Answered. __________________ <br /> Last edited by madmonkey; 10-04-2007 at 11:49 PM.

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