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  • clanser
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Aug 2003
    • 40
    #1

    Windows Media Player

    Hi Chaps,
    Does anyone else have a problem with media player when opening mpeg or dvd files where it tells you "we are sorry but media player has encountered a problem ...........the program must close"
    I have tried various versions of mp and have all the codecs installed but still the problem persists.
    Installed ATI multi media centre and all file formats play perfectly.
    Any ideas?
    Regards Clanser
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    • Floppy
      #2
      Hello old chap!

      By god man, what version Media player are you using these days?

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        • ziadost
          Super Moderator
          • Mar 2004
          • 5525
          #3
          what does the attatchment have to do with anything?

          try media player 10
          "What were the things in Gremlins called?" - Karl Pilkington

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            • clanser
              Junior Member
              Junior Member
              • Aug 2003
              • 40
              #4
              Hi group,
              Am using mp9 on XP Pro.
              btw mp only crashes when opening a file with ac3 audio-wonder why it doesn't try to auto download a codec?
              Will try upgrade to mp10.
              Tks for the reply,
              Clanser
              ps: the attachment was a test to see if I could post attachments,am having problems on another messageboard-sorry.

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                • Floppy
                  #5
                  Hi

                  I thought the attachment was funny... Specially dishing it out like that!!! (dishing it out li.....ke tha!!

                  MP10 however is not that bad works fine but have u got XP-SP2.

                  I ask b'cause I had similar problems with WMP9 and SP1 specially with some .AVI Files... As well as mpg.

                  Good things
                  Last edited by Guest; 18 Oct 2004, 04:36 AM.

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                    • clanser
                      Junior Member
                      Junior Member
                      • Aug 2003
                      • 40
                      #6
                      Hi Floppy,
                      Only have SP1 installed at present-uninstalled SP2 as I suspect it is causing my network settings to be deleted randomly causing a ' limited or no network' report.
                      Will install it later-perhaps-as my machine is running OK now,don't know what to do about updates?
                      Anyone had similar problems with SP2?
                      Regards Clanser.
                      PS: glad you liked what I was dishing up....lol

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                        • Floppy
                          #7
                          Hi

                          True I randomly think that SP2 is like a whore that got stitched up so it could feel like a virgin!!! This is why more and more I come across SP2 related problems, with different software...

                          Ideas I try to have some but even MVP on Windows XP chat can help... They know less than I do, I know nothing, mind???

                          Good things
                          Last edited by Guest; 18 Oct 2004, 05:15 AM.

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                            • setarip
                              Retired
                              • Dec 2001
                              • 24955
                              #8
                              "mp only crashes when opening a file with ac3 audio"

                              Do you have either a software DVD player (such as WinDVD or PowerDVD), or an .AC3 filter/codec installed on your system? If not, you should do so...

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                                • ziadost
                                  Super Moderator
                                  • Mar 2004
                                  • 5525
                                  #9
                                  download "ac3filter" at http://www.free-codecs.com
                                  "What were the things in Gremlins called?" - Karl Pilkington

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                                    • admin
                                      Administrator
                                      • Nov 2001
                                      • 8946
                                      #10
                                      True I randomly think that SP2 is like a whore that got stitched up so it could feel like a virgin!!!
                                      Never heard that one before, and probably not the best place to post it. What with kids visiting this site too.
                                      Visit Digital Digest and dvdloc8.com, My Blog

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                                        • clanser
                                          Junior Member
                                          Junior Member
                                          • Aug 2003
                                          • 40
                                          #11
                                          Hi Group,
                                          Thanks for all the input,
                                          Have just downloaded ac3 codec(Thanks Ziadost) from freecodec and will install later.
                                          I have powerdvd 5 installed but it wont play avi files with ac3-will try mp after installing codec.
                                          Regards Clanser

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