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Win Media Player Has Stopped Working

#1 MickinPlymouthUK

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 06:39 AM

Hi, can anybody suggest why my Windows Media Player 11 won't work any more?
I keep getting the message 'cannot play this file' nine times out of ten, whereas everything worked fine before, and as far as I know I haven't altered my system or anything.
I tried re-installing WMP but the problem's still there.
I'm XP Home.
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Posted 10 September 2007 - 07:23 AM

Right click the file and select error details

Please post the error message hear, as it will give us clues as to what's the problem

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#3 MickinPlymouthUK

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 08:38 AM

Right-click isn't giving any error details.
All I get when I try to play a file is this message in a box in the middle of the screen -

"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. If the file is located on the Internet, connect to the Internet. If the file is located on a removable storage card, insert the storage card"

but I am connected to the net, yet WMP can't seem to connect to the files.

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 05:32 AM

Hey mate, I'd try re-installing WMP 11.

If all else fails, hit the reset button.
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#5 MickinPlymouthUK

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 08:00 PM

I did but the prob was still there, HOWEVER I then deleted all the files that wouldn't play, then re-loaded their addresses from floppy and it seems to have done the trick.. :)
The old files must have been corrupted I suppose..

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Posted 13 September 2007 - 06:31 AM

Great work, MickinPlymouthUK

Don't ya just love trial and error sometimes?

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Posted 13 September 2007 - 06:36 AM

Ah, but trial and errors only good until you get yourself into a hole and have to cart your PC to the shop and leave it with them to bail you out of trouble for the usual £15 fee, I'm used to it (sniffle).. ;)