Media Player 10 Won't Play ANYTHING Any More. Help!

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> "James W." wrote:
>

> > I have Window XP and Media Player 10.
> >
> > Media Player was working beautifully up until it suddenly stopped playing
> > any kind of media content (local MP3 files, streamed audio, local MPG video,
> > etc.)
> >
> > It starts by showing "Opening Media" when I attempt to play local media or
> > "Connecting to Media" when I attempt to play streamed media and in a few
> > seconds I get the following error:
> >
> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the
> > file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file."
> >
> > I have not deleted any codecs and have used several utilities to check and
> > verify that the codecs exist (they do).
> >
> > I have unintalled and reinstalled Media Player twice (both times downloaded
> > directly from Micrsoft).
> >
> > I can't seem to find a solution to this anywhere. Your help would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > James.
> >
> >

>I have Window XP and Media Player 10.
>
> Media Player was working beautifully up until it suddenly stopped playing
> any kind of media content (local MP3 files, streamed audio, local MPG
> video,
> etc.)
>
> It starts by showing "Opening Media" when I attempt to play local media or
> "Connecting to Media" when I attempt to play streamed media and in a few
> seconds I get the following error:
>
> "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support
> the
> file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the
> file."
>
> I have not deleted any codecs and have used several utilities to check and
> verify that the codecs exist (they do).
>
> I have unintalled and reinstalled Media Player twice (both times
> downloaded
> directly from Micrsoft).
>
> I can't seem to find a solution to this anywhere. Your help would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> James.
>
>

>
> Uninstalling and reinstalling is never the best plan - the software was
> written to be installed on top of the existing install, so any uninstall
> first is highly counterproductive. [I wrote the code, so anybody else
> suggesting otherwise is indeed wrong.]
>
> What exact error code number did you get?
> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#isolate
>
> From that little information, I'd suspect the wrong output selected under
> WMP's Tools:Optionsevices:Speakers... ?
>
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "James W." <JamesW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CCBF4151-4DB2-448B-91E1-1B04E6DB5E7F@microsoft.com...

> >I have Window XP and Media Player 10.
> >
> > Media Player was working beautifully up until it suddenly stopped playing
> > any kind of media content (local MP3 files, streamed audio, local MPG
> > video,
> > etc.)
> >
> > It starts by showing "Opening Media" when I attempt to play local media or
> > "Connecting to Media" when I attempt to play streamed media and in a few
> > seconds I get the following error:
> >
> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support
> > the
> > file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the
> > file."
> >
> > I have not deleted any codecs and have used several utilities to check and
> > verify that the codecs exist (they do).
> >
> > I have unintalled and reinstalled Media Player twice (both times
> > downloaded
> > directly from Micrsoft).
> >
> > I can't seem to find a solution to this anywhere. Your help would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > James.
> >
> >

>
>
>

>
> Uninstalling and reinstalling is never the best plan - the software was
> written to be installed on top of the existing install, so any uninstall
> first is highly counterproductive. [I wrote the code, so anybody else
> suggesting otherwise is indeed wrong.]
>
> What exact error code number did you get?
> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#isolate
>
> From that little information, I'd suspect the wrong output selected under
> WMP's Tools:Optionsevices:Speakers... ?
>
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "James W." <JamesW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CCBF4151-4DB2-448B-91E1-1B04E6DB5E7F@microsoft.com...

> >I have Window XP and Media Player 10.
> >
> > Media Player was working beautifully up until it suddenly stopped playing
> > any kind of media content (local MP3 files, streamed audio, local MPG
> > video,
> > etc.)
> >
> > It starts by showing "Opening Media" when I attempt to play local media or
> > "Connecting to Media" when I attempt to play streamed media and in a few
> > seconds I get the following error:
> >
> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support
> > the
> > file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the
> > file."
> >
> > I have not deleted any codecs and have used several utilities to check and
> > verify that the codecs exist (they do).
> >
> > I have unintalled and reinstalled Media Player twice (both times
> > downloaded
> > directly from Micrsoft).
> >
> > I can't seem to find a solution to this anywhere. Your help would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > James.
> >
> >

>
>
>

> OK, I went to Tools: Options: Devices: Speakers and guess what?
>
> It shows "speakers" but when I go to "properties" there is NOTHING listed
> in
> the "Audio device to use:" drop-down box.
>
> I think we're getting somewhere but now what?
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>

>>
>> Uninstalling and reinstalling is never the best plan - the software was
>> written to be installed on top of the existing install, so any uninstall
>> first is highly counterproductive. [I wrote the code, so anybody else
>> suggesting otherwise is indeed wrong.]
>>
>> What exact error code number did you get?
>> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#isolate
>>
>> From that little information, I'd suspect the wrong output selected under
>> WMP's Tools:Optionsevices:Speakers... ?
>>
>> --
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>>
>> "James W." <JamesW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CCBF4151-4DB2-448B-91E1-1B04E6DB5E7F@microsoft.com...

>> >I have Window XP and Media Player 10.
>> >
>> > Media Player was working beautifully up until it suddenly stopped
>> > playing
>> > any kind of media content (local MP3 files, streamed audio, local MPG
>> > video,
>> > etc.)
>> >
>> > It starts by showing "Opening Media" when I attempt to play local media
>> > or
>> > "Connecting to Media" when I attempt to play streamed media and in a
>> > few
>> > seconds I get the following error:
>> >
>> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not
>> > support
>> > the
>> > file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the
>> > file."
>> >
>> > I have not deleted any codecs and have used several utilities to check
>> > and
>> > verify that the codecs exist (they do).
>> >
>> > I have unintalled and reinstalled Media Player twice (both times
>> > downloaded
>> > directly from Micrsoft).
>> >
>> > I can't seem to find a solution to this anywhere. Your help would be
>> > greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance.
>> >
>> > James.
>> >
>> >

>>
>>
>>

>
> Then WMP doesn't know that you have a working sound card... are you getting
> sound with other apps?
> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#dsound
> may help.
>
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> WMP10.
> --
>
> "James W." <JamesW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F570870C-DFFB-4ADE-8B34-26C49544E9AC@microsoft.com...

> > OK, I went to Tools: Options: Devices: Speakers and guess what?
> >
> > It shows "speakers" but when I go to "properties" there is NOTHING listed
> > in
> > the "Audio device to use:" drop-down box.
> >
> > I think we're getting somewhere but now what?
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> >
> > "zachd [ms]" wrote:
> >

> >>
> >> Uninstalling and reinstalling is never the best plan - the software was
> >> written to be installed on top of the existing install, so any uninstall
> >> first is highly counterproductive. [I wrote the code, so anybody else
> >> suggesting otherwise is indeed wrong.]
> >>
> >> What exact error code number did you get?
> >> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#isolate
> >>
> >> From that little information, I'd suspect the wrong output selected under
> >> WMP's Tools:Optionsevices:Speakers... ?
> >>
> >> --
> >> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "James W." <JamesW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:CCBF4151-4DB2-448B-91E1-1B04E6DB5E7F@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have Window XP and Media Player 10.
> >> >
> >> > Media Player was working beautifully up until it suddenly stopped
> >> > playing
> >> > any kind of media content (local MP3 files, streamed audio, local MPG
> >> > video,
> >> > etc.)
> >> >
> >> > It starts by showing "Opening Media" when I attempt to play local media
> >> > or
> >> > "Connecting to Media" when I attempt to play streamed media and in a
> >> > few
> >> > seconds I get the following error:
> >> >
> >> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not
> >> > support
> >> > the
> >> > file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the
> >> > file."
> >> >
> >> > I have not deleted any codecs and have used several utilities to check
> >> > and
> >> > verify that the codecs exist (they do).
> >> >
> >> > I have unintalled and reinstalled Media Player twice (both times
> >> > downloaded
> >> > directly from Micrsoft).
> >> >
> >> > I can't seem to find a solution to this anywhere. Your help would be
> >> > greatly appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you in advance.
> >> >
> >> > James.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

> Zach,
>
> All of my other applications (QuickTime, system sounds, etc.) all play
> properly over my speakers.
>
> Media Player is the only one that doesn't work.
>
> I have reinstalled several times but the program still doesn't see my
> speakers and won't play music or video.
>
> So, if my computer sees my audio devices and if it worked before... what
> could be going on now?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>

>>
>> Then WMP doesn't know that you have a working sound card... are you
>> getting
>> sound with other apps?
>> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#dsound
>> may help.
>>
>> --
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> WMP10.
>> --
>>
>> "James W." <JamesW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F570870C-DFFB-4ADE-8B34-26C49544E9AC@microsoft.com...

>> > OK, I went to Tools: Options: Devices: Speakers and guess what?
>> >
>> > It shows "speakers" but when I go to "properties" there is NOTHING
>> > listed
>> > in
>> > the "Audio device to use:" drop-down box.
>> >
>> > I think we're getting somewhere but now what?
>> >
>> > Any thoughts?
>> >
>> >
>> > "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Uninstalling and reinstalling is never the best plan - the software
>> >> was
>> >> written to be installed on top of the existing install, so any
>> >> uninstall
>> >> first is highly counterproductive. [I wrote the code, so anybody else
>> >> suggesting otherwise is indeed wrong.]
>> >>
>> >> What exact error code number did you get?
>> >> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#isolate
>> >>
>> >> From that little information, I'd suspect the wrong output selected
>> >> under
>> >> WMP's Tools:Optionsevices:Speakers... ?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> "James W." <JamesW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:CCBF4151-4DB2-448B-91E1-1B04E6DB5E7F@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have Window XP and Media Player 10.
>> >> >
>> >> > Media Player was working beautifully up until it suddenly stopped
>> >> > playing
>> >> > any kind of media content (local MP3 files, streamed audio, local
>> >> > MPG
>> >> > video,
>> >> > etc.)
>> >> >
>> >> > It starts by showing "Opening Media" when I attempt to play local
>> >> > media
>> >> > or
>> >> > "Connecting to Media" when I attempt to play streamed media and in a
>> >> > few
>> >> > seconds I get the following error:
>> >> >
>> >> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not
>> >> > support
>> >> > the
>> >> > file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress
>> >> > the
>> >> > file."
>> >> >
>> >> > I have not deleted any codecs and have used several utilities to
>> >> > check
>> >> > and
>> >> > verify that the codecs exist (they do).
>> >> >
>> >> > I have unintalled and reinstalled Media Player twice (both times
>> >> > downloaded
>> >> > directly from Micrsoft).
>> >> >
>> >> > I can't seem to find a solution to this anywhere. Your help would
>> >> > be
>> >> > greatly appreciated.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you in advance.
>> >> >
>> >> > James.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

>>
>>
>>