Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays some
wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .' click web
help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that works)
Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11 to
reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version. It
seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing so locked
in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual core
desktop.
--
Chuck

On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 19:32:01 -0700, CBeyer
<CBeyer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays some
>wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .' click web
>help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that works)
>Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11 to
>reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version. It
>seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing so locked
>in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
>Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual core
>desktop.


Rather than trying to fix Media Player which is mostly a joke, try a
better player like GOM player. It has way more features as far as
controlling playback and adjusting your videos and it's free.

I want it to work as advertised first, then I can compare it to the
competition to see what I will associate with different formats. Since it is
imbedded into Vista, I would like it to work.
--
Chuck


"Adam Albright" wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 19:32:01 -0700, CBeyer
> <CBeyer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays some
> >wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .' click web
> >help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that works)
> >Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11 to
> >reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version. It
> >seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing so locked
> >in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
> >Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual core
> >desktop.
>
>
> Rather than trying to fix Media Player which is mostly a joke, try a
> better player like GOM player. It has way more features as far as
> controlling playback and adjusting your videos and it's free.
>
>

You maybe missing codecs, an application "Mediainfo" is a missing codec
finder that may assist in identifying if codecs are your problem.
It May help!!!
--
Regards
Bob J


"CBeyer" wrote:

> Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays some
> wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .' click web
> help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that works)
> Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11 to
> reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version. It
> seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing so locked
> in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
> Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual core
> desktop.
> --
> Chuck

You might need to do an over-install to get this corrected.

Check this link for uninstall - reinstall.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...11/readme.aspx
This is for XP however might give you some tips.

http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11372
Media Player 11 solutions center

http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?=1

http://tinyurl.com/yo69lt
Microsoft KB Search


"CBeyer" <CBeyer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:89A23C8C-55E0-425F-9222-25DD0700EBA8@microsoft.com...
>I want it to work as advertised first, then I can compare it to the
> competition to see what I will associate with different formats. Since it
> is
> imbedded into Vista, I would like it to work.
> --
> Chuck
>
>
> "Adam Albright" wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 19:32:01 -0700, CBeyer
>> <CBeyer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays some
>> >wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .' click
>> >web
>> >help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that works)
>> >Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11 to
>> >reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version. It
>> >seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing so
>> >locked
>> >in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
>> >Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual core
>> >desktop.
>>
>>
>> Rather than trying to fix Media Player which is mostly a joke, try a
>> better player like GOM player. It has way more features as far as
>> controlling playback and adjusting your videos and it's free.
>>
>>

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/ess...odec-pack.html

The above link might help you with codecs.

"CBeyer" wrote:

> Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays some
> wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .' click web
> help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that works)
> Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11 to
> reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version. It
> seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing so locked
> in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
> Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual core
> desktop.
> --
> Chuck

Cannot find a way to uninstall in Vista. When I try to over-install by
downloading current version, it tells me I cannot do it because I am running
a newer version. MS seems to have really buried the player into Vista. I
have the option checked to automatically install codecs.
--
Chuck


"Spirit" wrote:

> You might need to do an over-install to get this corrected.
>
> Check this link for uninstall - reinstall.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...11/readme.aspx
> This is for XP however might give you some tips.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11372
> Media Player 11 solutions center
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?=1
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yo69lt
> Microsoft KB Search
>
>
> "CBeyer" <CBeyer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:89A23C8C-55E0-425F-9222-25DD0700EBA8@microsoft.com...
> >I want it to work as advertised first, then I can compare it to the
> > competition to see what I will associate with different formats. Since it
> > is
> > imbedded into Vista, I would like it to work.
> > --
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> > "Adam Albright" wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 19:32:01 -0700, CBeyer
> >> <CBeyer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays some
> >> >wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .' click
> >> >web
> >> >help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that works)
> >> >Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11 to
> >> >reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version. It
> >> >seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing so
> >> >locked
> >> >in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
> >> >Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual core
> >> >desktop.
> >>
> >>
> >> Rather than trying to fix Media Player which is mostly a joke, try a
> >> better player like GOM player. It has way more features as far as
> >> controlling playback and adjusting your videos and it's free.
> >>
> >>
>
>

I downloaded & installed the mediainfo application, and it runs fine.
Unfortunately, I do not know what it is telling me? Maybe if I wait until
I've had a good nights sleep, it will make more sense. The last failure
indicated the audio codec was "MPEG audio decoder" and the video was "MPEG
video decoder" - when I go to technical support to list the codecs, those
codecs are not listed. When I go to the suggested web site to download, they
are also not listed. I feel like Alice in Wonderland.
--
Chuck


"Bob J" wrote:

> You maybe missing codecs, an application "Mediainfo" is a missing codec
> finder that may assist in identifying if codecs are your problem.
> It May help!!!
> --
> Regards
> Bob J
>
>
> "CBeyer" wrote:
>
> > Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays some
> > wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .' click web
> > help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that works)
> > Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11 to
> > reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version. It
> > seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing so locked
> > in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
> > Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual core
> > desktop.
> > --
> > Chuck

Thank you, thank you, thank you.
--
Chuck


"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/ess...odec-pack.html
>
> The above link might help you with codecs.
>
> "CBeyer" wrote:
>
> > Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays some
> > wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .' click web
> > help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that works)
> > Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11 to
> > reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version. It
> > seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing so locked
> > in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
> > Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual core
> > desktop.
> > --
> > Chuck

I meant over Install Vista.

"CBeyer" <CBeyer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58D26520-9D5C-4355-BC42-3E15C8055487@microsoft.com...
> Cannot find a way to uninstall in Vista. When I try to over-install by
> downloading current version, it tells me I cannot do it because I am
> running
> a newer version. MS seems to have really buried the player into Vista. I
> have the option checked to automatically install codecs.
> --
> Chuck
>
>
> "Spirit" wrote:
>
>> You might need to do an over-install to get this corrected.
>>
>> Check this link for uninstall - reinstall.
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...11/readme.aspx
>> This is for XP however might give you some tips.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11372
>> Media Player 11 solutions center
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?=1
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yo69lt
>> Microsoft KB Search
>>
>>
>> "CBeyer" <CBeyer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:89A23C8C-55E0-425F-9222-25DD0700EBA8@microsoft.com...
>> >I want it to work as advertised first, then I can compare it to the
>> > competition to see what I will associate with different formats. Since
>> > it
>> > is
>> > imbedded into Vista, I would like it to work.
>> > --
>> > Chuck
>> >
>> >
>> > "Adam Albright" wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 19:32:01 -0700, CBeyer
>> >> <CBeyer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Player won't play most content (avi, mpeg, asf are some) - it plays
>> >> >some
>> >> >wmv's and not others. Error message 'encountered a problem . . .'
>> >> >click
>> >> >web
>> >> >help which suggests sound card/driver problem (sound is all that
>> >> >works)
>> >> >Files all play fine with Realplayer. Try to download new player 11
>> >> >to
>> >> >reinstall, says I cannot do that since I am running a newer version.
>> >> >It
>> >> >seems the player or codecs have be corrupted, but MS has this thing
>> >> >so
>> >> >locked
>> >> >in, I cannot find a way to fix it.
>> >> >Running Vista Ultimate, all fixes current, brand new HP Intel dual
>> >> >core
>> >> >desktop.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Rather than trying to fix Media Player which is mostly a joke, try a
>> >> better player like GOM player. It has way more features as far as
>> >> controlling playback and adjusting your videos and it's free.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>