Vista - Windows Media Player 11 and Internet Explorer

WMP had been working properly until recent installation of WOW music download
program. While browsing the web can not play .mpg or .mpeg files, options I
get are to save to computer or cancel. I did remove the WOW program, but
when I try to play mpegs I now get message saying IE cannot open (standard
broken internet connection message). I have checked and made sure WMP was
the default program but cannot solve this problem. WOW has been of no help.
Wondering if WOW program deleted particular codecs or other WMP files to
allow for mpegs to be played while browsing. Any help is appreciated

What third party players were installed to this system? It sounds like one
of them broke the file associations here.

Does going to the Default Programs control panel and using Set Program
Access and Defaults to set WMP as default fix this?

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"Cjamr" <Cjamr@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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WOW's player, JR Media (?) I believe was installed and shows as the default
player for mpgs. I have gone to control panel, both while WOW's program was
installed and even after it was uninstalled to set WMP as the default player,
both instances having failed to correct the problem. Even as Wow has been
uninstalled (thru their uninstall program) and verifying thru control panel
that it has been removed, the problem persists. Restarting after changes
have been made do not correct. You mention possible broken file
associations. Is there a way to correct this?

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote: