Hi,
I am having a problem with DRM on Vista. When I try and play any DRM
protected content Windows Media Player just says Windows Media Player
encountered a problem while playing the file. For additional assistance,
Click web help. I have clicked web help and that didn't help at all. I have
done system restores back to when I know it was working and that doesn't
work. I have located the DRM folder and there wasn't anything in the folder
apart from a hidden folder called server. Apart for re-installing the OS I am
not sure what to do.

Any Ideas?

download VLC and try it.
plays music, and videos.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"jonno" <jonno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:55255F7C-8EC2-43CB-9EB4-630A08760F27@microsoft.com...
Hi,
I am having a problem with DRM on Vista. When I try and play any DRM
protected content Windows Media Player just says Windows Media Player
encountered a problem while playing the file. For additional assistance,
Click web help. I have clicked web help and that didn't help at all. I have
done system restores back to when I know it was working and that doesn't
work. I have located the DRM folder and there wasn't anything in the folder
apart from a hidden folder called server. Apart for re-installing the OS I am
not sure what to do.

Any Ideas?

Cheers I will give it a go! But I am hoping to fix media player!

"mikeyhsd" wrote:

> download VLC and try it.
> plays music, and videos.
>
> mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
>
> "jonno" <jonno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:55255F7C-8EC2-43CB-9EB4-630A08760F27@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I am having a problem with DRM on Vista. When I try and play any DRM
> protected content Windows Media Player just says Windows Media Player
> encountered a problem while playing the file. For additional assistance,
> Click web help. I have clicked web help and that didn't help at all. I have
> done system restores back to when I know it was working and that doesn't
> work. I have located the DRM folder and there wasn't anything in the folder
> apart from a hidden folder called server. Apart for re-installing the OS I am
> not sure what to do.
>
> Any Ideas?

Another alternative is to just never buy any DRM'ed media...<g>

Dana Cline - MCE MVP

"jonno" <jonno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:32DDF2E6-F403-4758-8F5F-63BFF24080DD@microsoft.com...
> Cheers I will give it a go! But I am hoping to fix media player!
>
> "mikeyhsd" wrote:
>
>> download VLC and try it.
>> plays music, and videos.
>>
>> mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
>>
>> "jonno" <jonno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:55255F7C-8EC2-43CB-9EB4-630A08760F27@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> I am having a problem with DRM on Vista. When I try and play any DRM
>> protected content Windows Media Player just says Windows Media Player
>> encountered a problem while playing the file. For additional
>> assistance,
>> Click web help. I have clicked web help and that didn't help at all. I
>> have
>> done system restores back to when I know it was working and that
>> doesn't
>> work. I have located the DRM folder and there wasn't anything in the
>> folder
>> apart from a hidden folder called server. Apart for re-installing the
>> OS I am
>> not sure what to do.
>>
>> Any Ideas?

Just curoius...quite a few DRM schemes are not IE7 or Vista ready could the
be the problem? Check with the content provider.

"Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:

> Another alternative is to just never buy any DRM'ed media...<g>
>
> Dana Cline - MCE MVP
>
> "jonno" <jonno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:32DDF2E6-F403-4758-8F5F-63BFF24080DD@microsoft.com...
> > Cheers I will give it a go! But I am hoping to fix media player!
> >
> > "mikeyhsd" wrote:
> >
> >> download VLC and try it.
> >> plays music, and videos.
> >>
> >> mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
> >>
> >> "jonno" <jonno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:55255F7C-8EC2-43CB-9EB4-630A08760F27@microsoft.com...
> >> Hi,
> >> I am having a problem with DRM on Vista. When I try and play any DRM
> >> protected content Windows Media Player just says Windows Media Player
> >> encountered a problem while playing the file. For additional
> >> assistance,
> >> Click web help. I have clicked web help and that didn't help at all. I
> >> have
> >> done system restores back to when I know it was working and that
> >> doesn't
> >> work. I have located the DRM folder and there wasn't anything in the
> >> folder
> >> apart from a hidden folder called server. Apart for re-installing the
> >> OS I am
> >> not sure what to do.
> >>
> >> Any Ideas?
>
>
>