wmp not playing mp3 above 40 kbps

hey !!

m using vista home premium. m facing a prob with the wmp as it cannot play mp3 above 40 kbps. Perhaps the prob started after the windows updates.
It's wmp 11.
please help me out ...

Thanks in advance.

Not sure how to fix WMP but heres some good alternatives that actually work better IMO :

Audio and Video Downloads - FileHippo.com

I like aimp2 for audio and VLC for everything else.Also try the k-lite codec to fix WMP.

thanks for the suggestion..but dear i just want to solve this problem ....m not gettin the reason behind the paradox that the player can't play the mp3 having bit rate >40 but can easily play the video files (avi, mpeg..) with all the effects .....

Please help me out....

Thanks !