WHY I CANT WATCH VIDEO STREAM

CANT PLAY VIDEO STREAM IT CONTINUES by SAYING ME Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The player might not support the file type or does not support the codec used to compress the file.

Hello

Welcome to the Microsoft answers site!

This problem may occur,

(a) the file type is supported by the drive, but the file was compressed by using a codec that is not supported by the player.

(b) the file might have been encoded with a codec that is not supported by Windows Media Player. If this is the case, Windows Media Player cannot play the file.

I suggest you try the following steps:

Step 1: First, check to see if Windows Media Player streaming video settings is enabled. To do this, follow the steps below:

(a) open Windows Media Player and click on organize.

(b) go to options and select the network tab.

(c) under the network tab, select all the boxes to check and try.

Step 2: To determine what codec was used with a specific file, play the file in the player, if possible. When the file plays, right click on the file in the library and then click on properties, the file, look at the Audio and video codec codec.


Step 3:
download and install the Codecs:

Follow these steps in Windows Media Player:

(a) click the arrow below the now playing tab, and then click Other Options.

(b) on the Player tab, select the check box automatically download codecs .

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/codecs-frequently-asked-questions

(, Read the player always try to download codecs automatically?)

Step 4: when you open Windows Media Player next, the option plan you will find the stream menu bar. In the menu bar of data flow, please apply the settings you want to the stream and the video game under streaming options.

If this does not match the type of video file that you are trying to replicate with windows media player default programs.

You can make the default program using set Associations.

(a) open default programs by clicking the Start button, click default programs.

(b) click on associate a type of file or Protocol with a program.

(c) click on the file type or protocol that you want the program to act as the default value.

(d) click the program of change.

(e) click the program that you want to use by default for the selected file type, or click the arrow next to other programs to show other programs. (If you don't see other programsor your program is not listed, click Browse to find the program that you want to use and then click Open. If no other programs are installed that are able to open the type of file or Protocol, your choice will be limited.)

(f) click OK.

Step 5: Configure the protocol settings

To change the Protocol for the player settings

(a) click the arrow on the reading tab, click More Options, and then click the network tab.

(b) make the desired changes.

(c) If you disable the TCP , or if your firewall TCP stream blocks box and the player are configured to use the RTSP protocol, the player will try to receive the streams by using the UDP protocol. If you also clear the UDP check box, or if your firewall blocks broadcasts that use these protocols and the player is configured to use the RTSP protocol, the player will try to receive the streams by using the HTTP protocol.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/which-protocols-does-Windows-Media-Player-use-for-streaming

Now, check if the problem is resolved.

Please see the link below for your reference:

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/911710

Thank you, and in what concerns:

Ajay K

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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