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Windows media player on dell
I got a new pc from dell and windows media player just won't play anything
and tells me there is an error and needs to close asking me to send a report to microsoft. Whether I agree or not, it closes.I' wondering what to do? thanx for your advice kendra |
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What does the error message say?
What file types do you play that would get this error? Did you install the new Windows Media Player? "kendra" wrote in message . uk... I got a new pc from dell and windows media player just won't play anything and tells me there is an error and needs to close asking me to send a report to microsoft. Whether I agree or not, it closes.I' wondering what to do? thanx for your advice kendra |
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"Dan Sgambelluri" wrote in message news:G_C1e.817244$6l.759640@pd7tw2no... What does the error message say? What file types do you play that would get this error? Did you install the new Windows Media Player? As a first guess, I'd think that WMP is not listed as the default program for the OPs audio files. Likely that Music Match or Dell Media Experience or some other program has grabbed the audio files and changed their file associations..... Stew |
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maybe but I doubt it though as I have been able to use WMP to listen to mp3s
even though Winamp is my default player. "S.Lewis" wrote in message . .. "Dan Sgambelluri" wrote in message news:G_C1e.817244$6l.759640@pd7tw2no... What does the error message say? What file types do you play that would get this error? Did you install the new Windows Media Player? As a first guess, I'd think that WMP is not listed as the default program for the OPs audio files. Likely that Music Match or Dell Media Experience or some other program has grabbed the audio files and changed their file associations..... Stew |
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why dont you just go to mircosofts web site and download media play 10 and
reinstall it...... how easy can it be.... "kendra" wrote in message . uk... I got a new pc from dell and windows media player just won't play anything and tells me there is an error and needs to close asking me to send a report to microsoft. Whether I agree or not, it closes.I' wondering what to do? thanx for your advice kendra |
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tonys wrote:
why dont you just go to mircosofts web site and download media play 10 and reinstall it...... how easy can it be.... "kendra" wrote in message . uk... I got a new pc from dell and windows media player just won't play anything and tells me there is an error and needs to close asking me to send a report to microsoft. Whether I agree or not, it closes.I' wondering what to do? thanx for your advice kendra Or a better media player like vlc, media player classic, or mplayer (google any of those for links to their sites). |
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"Nicholas Andrade" wrote in message ... tonys wrote: why dont you just go to mircosofts web site and download media play 10 and reinstall it...... how easy can it be.... "kendra" wrote in message . uk... I got a new pc from dell and windows media player just won't play anything and tells me there is an error and needs to close asking me to send a report to microsoft. Whether I agree or not, it closes.I' wondering what to do? thanx for your advice kendra Or a better media player like vlc, media player classic, or mplayer (google any of those for links to their sites). that's your opinion, obviously, in the hands of a competent person WMP10 is very good. dj |
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"tonys" wrote in message news:e%E1e.230494$FM3.176980@fed1read02... why dont you just go to mircosofts web site and download media play 10 and reinstall it...... how easy can it be.... "kendra" wrote in message . uk... I got a new pc from dell and windows media player just won't play anything and tells me there is an error and needs to close asking me to send a report to microsoft. Whether I agree or not, it closes.I' wondering what to do? thanx for your advice kendra Thanx but I did that. Also uninstalled and reinstalled wmp from the control panel, resatrted the pc several times when asked to, etc. The only thing it seems I haven't done is a system restore and I'm not sure that will be any good but in the hope that I did something that somehow stopped it from working. Thanx tho it seems there's no simple answer. I do have a couple of other players but I had just got used to wmp Kendra |
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Time Teamer wrote:
"Nicholas Andrade" wrote in message ... tonys wrote: why dont you just go to mircosofts web site and download media play 10 and reinstall it...... how easy can it be.... "kendra" wrote in message . co.uk... I got a new pc from dell and windows media player just won't play anything and tells me there is an error and needs to close asking me to send a report to microsoft. Whether I agree or not, it closes.I' wondering what to do? thanx for your advice kendra Or a better media player like vlc, media player classic, or mplayer (google any of those for links to their sites). that's your opinion, obviously, in the hands of a competent person WMP10 is very good. dj You're correct, it's my opinion; I find WMP bloated (which is hard to deny) and I much prefer shell controlled media players. It should also be noted mplayer (under x86) plays far more file types than WMP (including but support for real audio/video and quicktime). Actually I like WMP a lot more than both RealPlayer or Quicktime, but I prefer any of the 3 I mentioned in my previous post more than WMP. |
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