It should generally work fine.
If you click Web Help on WMP's error dialog, what URL does it take you to?
That URL itself has a little extra data. =)
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"Maurice09" <Maurice09@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks
>
> I can play it all with divx player, witch solves that, but there are some
> web base streaming that uses windows media player that will not play??
>
> "Adam Albright" wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:21:00 -0700, Maurice09
>> <Maurice09@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I am running vista business, Trying to play some videos (AVI) it gives
>> >me an
>> >error message ( C00D11B1) I have installed DivX Codec and have been
>> >watching
>> >the same files when running XP and works fine, please can someone help
>> >me
>> >with this
>> >cheers
>> >mauriceleroux2000@yahoo.com
>>
>> Did you also install a DivX player?
>>
>> If so does it play the file properly?
>>
>> DivX files come in many different flavors and you need the latest
>> codec to play some. Media Player (in my opinion being junk) has
>> trouble with a lot of file types. You're much better off using a
>> different player.
>>
>> The trouble with AVI files is it is just a wrapper. The actual file
>> type inside the wrapper could be anything. To see, try downloading G-
>> Spot which is a free utility that will scan your system and tell you
>> what you already have should be able to play the file. If not, at
>> least you're told what version you need so you know what codec to look
>> for.
>>
>> To play a file in G-Spot once you install it. Just right click on the
>> video file from Explorer and where it says "Open with..." select
>> G-Spot from the list of applications offered. G-Spot doesn't actually
>> play the file, it gives you important details about the file and what
>> it found on your system that should be able to play it. It will also
>> usually tell you if your file is corrupt. Media Player won't even try
>> to play corrupted files, it freaks right away. Some other players
>> don't.
>>
>> If a file is corrupt and it is some version of AVI then what's usually
>> happened and it is common if you downloaded the file from the Internet
>> is the file is missing it's header or the file's header got corrupted.
>> Only takes a byte or two to mess things up.
>>
>> Lots of applications that can fix this problem either by rebuilding
>> the file's index or patching over corrupt sections.
>>
>>