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| | viewing \ downloading MPEG files I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file and view it without having to download it. Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I change of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from the remote site. Thanks, DH |
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| | Re: viewing \ downloading MPEG files I should give more information, the file extension is tv ( *.tv ). I do not see it listed in File Associations. Suggestions? Thanks, DH Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23TOgKP3lIHA.1164@xxxxxx Quote: >I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file >and view it without having to download it. > > Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I change > of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from the > remote site. > > Thanks, DH |
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| | Re: viewing \ downloading MPEG files No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and 'solved' my problem. I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program defaults .... and reset a few items. In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens again. "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23TOgKP3lIHA.1164@xxxxxx Quote: >I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file >and view it without having to download it. > > Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I change > of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from the > remote site. > > Thanks, DH |
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| | Re: viewing \ downloading MPEG files Do you have Nero on this system? I'd be interested in knowing what third party player might have caused this by misregistering the file association. =\ -- Speaking for myself only. 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. -- "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eea4RM8lIHA.748@xxxxxx Quote: > No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and > 'solved' my problem. > > I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program > defaults ... and reset a few items. > > In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens again. > > > "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23TOgKP3lIHA.1164@xxxxxx Quote: >>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file >>and view it without having to download it. >> >> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I change >> of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from the >> remote site. >> >> Thanks, DH |
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| | Re: viewing \ downloading MPEG files I had installed a 'video' program - a well known program though I can't remember the name at the moment, uninstalled it, but it didn't revert the settings back to Media Player. I did this manually and then everything was OK. It would be great if in these situations, Windows would prompt the user with - I see you do not have a program associated with this file - let's take a look .... instead of simply asking me if I want to save the file to the hard drive. Had I not known where to look, I would have been really confused. Problem solved. Thanks. "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23sf$nlhmIHA.4076@xxxxxx Quote: > > Do you have Nero on this system? I'd be interested in knowing what third > party player might have caused this by misregistering the file > association. =\ > > -- > Speaking for myself only. > See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. > -- > "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:eea4RM8lIHA.748@xxxxxx Quote: >> No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and >> 'solved' my problem. >> >> I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program >> defaults ... and reset a few items. >> >> In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens again. >> >> >> "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%23TOgKP3lIHA.1164@xxxxxx Quote: >>>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file >>>and view it without having to download it. >>> >>> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I >>> change of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from >>> the remote site. >>> >>> Thanks, DH |
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| | Re: viewing \ downloading MPEG files I just remembered the program I uninstalled - WinAmp "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23sf$nlhmIHA.4076@xxxxxx Quote: > > Do you have Nero on this system? I'd be interested in knowing what third > party player might have caused this by misregistering the file > association. =\ > > -- > Speaking for myself only. > 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. > -- > "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:eea4RM8lIHA.748@xxxxxx Quote: >> No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and >> 'solved' my problem. >> >> I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program >> defaults ... and reset a few items. >> >> In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens again. >> >> >> "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%23TOgKP3lIHA.1164@xxxxxx Quote: >>>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file >>>and view it without having to download it. >>> >>> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I >>> change of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from >>> the remote site. >>> >>> Thanks, DH |
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| | Re: viewing \ downloading MPEG files There actually is an association set up, but that third party player has broken the association - running that step simply has WMP rebuild the association. Since that requires administrative privileges, there's not a great solution *readily* available other than that. -- Speaking for myself only. 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. -- "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:udlN9ZimIHA.5684@xxxxxx Quote: >I had installed a 'video' program - a well known program though I can't >remember the name at the moment, uninstalled it, but it didn't revert the >settings back to Media Player. I did this manually and then everything was >OK. > > It would be great if in these situations, Windows would prompt the user > with - I see you do not have a program associated with this file - let's > take a look .... instead of simply asking me if I want to save the file to > the hard drive. Had I not known where to look, I would have been really > confused. > > Problem solved. Thanks. > > > "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23sf$nlhmIHA.4076@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> Do you have Nero on this system? I'd be interested in knowing what third >> party player might have caused this by misregistering the file >> association. =\ >> >> -- >> Speaking for myself only. >> 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. >> -- >> "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:eea4RM8lIHA.748@xxxxxx Quote: >>> No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and >>> 'solved' my problem. >>> >>> I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program >>> defaults ... and reset a few items. >>> >>> In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens >>> again. >>> >>> >>> "Dave Horne" <davehorne@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:%23TOgKP3lIHA.1164@xxxxxx >>>>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG >>>>file and view it without having to download it. >>>> >>>> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I >>>> change of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from >>>> the remote site. >>>> >>>> Thanks, DH >>> |
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