Windows media player 11 on downloaded videos error "cannot read drive file does not support the file type or does not take in charge the codec used to compress the file.

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• Windows Media Player 12 sounds and video choppy playback. MTS files

  Original title: Windows Media Player 12 plays. Slow MTS files

  Hello

  I have just rebuild my laptop HP with Windows 7 (Professional) entertainment.
  My laptop has 4 GB of RAM, so it must be able to manage the Windows 7 x 64 build.
  I have a digital camera Panasonic DMC that uses. MTS files.
  For some reason, Windows Media Player 12 will open the file but after three seconds, the sound and the video begins to become unstable.  It's slow.
  Does anyone have recommendations?
  Thank you
  Winston

  Hello

  1 when was the last time it was working fine?
  2 - is the Windows Media Player crashes only when trying to play this particular file or other files too?
  3. this happens with files saved on the hard drive, CD/DVD, or both?
  4 did you a recent software or changes to the material on the computer?

  I suggest you use Event Viewer to search for information on the problem.

  The display of the error messages in the event viewer

  For more information, see:

  What are the information contained in the logs of the event (Event Viewer)?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-information-appears-in-event-logs-Event-Viewer

  Check out this link to open the event viewer:

  Open event viewer

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-Event-Viewer

  You can see for more information on the issue at the time where it occurred.

  Method 1:

  I also suggest you to run the Windows Media player settings Troubleshooter and check if it helps.

  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-pH/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-settings-Troubleshooter

  Method 2:

  I also suggest you to download the latest drivers (Audio and video) on the manufacturer's Web site.

  Update drivers: recommended links

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/update-drivers-recommended-links

  Method 3:

  You can also follow the steps and check.

  a. Click Start, type Sound.
  b. click sound. The audio window appears.
  c. click on speakers/headphones, click Properties.
  The Properties window is displayed.
  d. click the upgrades tab.
  e. Click to check Disable all improvements.
  f. click on apply and then OK.
  The Properties window closes.
  g. click on apply and then OK. The acoustic window closes.

  Let us know of any additional assistance if the steps above did not solve the problem.

• Windows Media Player - no sound for videos

  Windows Media Player 11 - will play videos (.) MOD files) and the DVD but with NO AUDIO.  It plays music (.mp3) files fine with sound, so I know the speakers work fine.  PowerDVD program will play audio and video very well, but no Media Player (or RealPlayer besides).  I seem to recall having this problem of her before but was able to get it fixed somehow.  I had to reformat my computer during the winter well and now again manage this noise problem.  I don't know if it's a codec issue or what, and if it's a codec problem I have no idea how to fix this.  I use Windows XP SP 3.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you.

  NateEgg

  Windows Media Player 11 - will play videos (.) MOD files) and the DVD but with NO AUDIO.  It plays music (.mp3) files fine with sound, so I know the speakers work fine.  PowerDVD program will play audio and video very well, but no Media Player (or RealPlayer besides).  I seem to recall having this problem of her before but was able to get it fixed somehow.  I had to reformat my computer during the winter well and now again manage this noise problem.  I don't know if it's a codec issue or what, and if it's a codec problem I have no idea how to fix this.  I use Windows XP SP 3.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you.

  NateEgg

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  * No Audio when playing a DVD *.
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  No guarantee... but installing an AC3 Filter can be
  worth a try:

  (FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
  Restore point before installing software or updates)

  AC3Filter downloads
  http://AC3Filter.NET/wiki/Download_AC3Filter
  (tests - AC3Filter full 2.6.0b)

  Ignore the button 'Download' giant and scroll down
  the page slightly and on the left, click on the text: "AC3Filter full 2.6.0b"

  Download the filter on your desktop and install from there.

• Why observed my windows Media Player flat mpeg-4 video clips of my nokia n7 momile? Ive tried also nokia ovi suite, without success. What are the alternatives to play my clips on the pc

  Why observed my windows Media Player flat mpeg-4 video clips of my nokia n7 momile? Ive tried also nokia ovi suite, without success. What are the alternatives to play my clips on the pc

  Might be interesting to try to download and install a
  the following freeware media players:

  (FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
  Restore point before installing software or updates)

  VLC Media Player
  http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc/
  (works on XP/Vista/7)
  (name of the file to download: vlc - 2.0.1 - win32.exe)

  Media Player Classic Home Cinema
  http://MajorGeeks.com/Media_Player_Classic_Home_Cinema_d6213.html
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  (name of the file to download: MPC - HomeCinema.1.6.2.4902.x 86 .exe)

• Windows Media Player sound only during video playback

  Windows Media Player won't PLAY VIDEO (MOVIES); ONLY SOUND CAN BE HEARD.

  Can someone please?  I go crazy - my windows media player will not play anything except the sound on videos (films are so far the problem).  She claims codecs are updated automatically, I'm too scared to download some unknown codec. I tried everything I know to do and I'm not too bad to understand such things.  I am now at a loss.  What is the problem here? BTW-Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit, Toshiba laptop.  I think that Media Player 11.

  Volunteer J ~ THANK YOU very MUCH FOR THE REPLY! I WILL RESPECT ALL THE SOLUTIONS YOU HAVE TO OFFER!  From what I can tell, they are my videos (movies) transferred from the cd to the media player.  Videos of "sample" provided pre work ok.  My films all have the extension .avi at the end, that's why I don't understand why they will play only the sound of the film, not the actual Visual part. . AVI should be accompanied by my windows media player.  As I said, I'm pretty decent to deal with such things as a result of working with a lot of "technicians" in recent years; This is why I do not bother anyone here, but I am at a loss for what to do. If it's codecs, I don't want to take the risk to download a bad codec and corrupting my system.  Already checked the updates of Media player, there are not available at this time.  She has also set to automatically download codecs.  Man, it drives me crazy!  ConfusedOne70 aka Michelle

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  If you download the following free utility... you can drag.
  an AVI file on it and it will tell you the codec it needs.

  Download GSpot
  http://www.free-codecs.com/download/GSpot.htm
  (left-click the text: "Download GSpot")
  (on the next screen...
  left click: 'Download [GSpot 2.70]')

  You don't have to install it... just unzip and run in left
  by clicking on... GSpot.exe...

  See the following articles:

  GSpot Super quick start
  http://www.headbands.com/GSpot/v26x/Quick_Start.html

  Evaluation of video files and Codecs with GSpot
  http://www.windowsmoviemakers.NET/PapaJohn/68/GSpot.aspx

  I guess these can be XviD files and you can get the XviD
  Codec at the following link:

  (FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
  Restore point before installing software or updates)

  XviD Codec
  http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/

  XviD FAQ
  http://www.xvidmovies.com/FAQ/

  Volunteer - MS - MVP - Digital Media Experience J - Notice_This is not tech support_I'm volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - * proceed at your own risk *.

• Windows media player gets stuck in video but audio continues

  The video freezes randomly and sometimes the program stops responding for a few seconds. For some reason any audio works fine however. I've had these files on my computer for awhile now and they never have it so far.

  Hi Shelby Reyes,

  Welcome to the Microsoft community. I understand that windows media player gets stuck in video but audio continues very well. I'll help you with this problem.

  1. What is the brand and model of the computer?

  2. have you made changes on the computer recently?

  3. what security software is installed on the computer?

  4. how much free space is available on the hard disk?

  Method 1.

  Try to use the Troubleshoot utility to see if that solves the problem.

  a. open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter by clicking the Start button, then Control Panel.

  (b) in the search box, type "Troubleshooting" and then click Troubleshooting.

  c. click on show alland then click the Windows Media Player settings.

  Method 2.

  A clean boot to test if any element of service or third party application startup is causing this issue.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: Once you have finished troubleshooting, follow step 3 in the article to start on normal startup.

  Method 3.

  You can update the video card driver and check.

  Update drivers: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Update-drivers-recommended-links

  Method 4.

  I suggest that you can exercise SFC scan and check if that helps. The SFC/SCANNOW command analyzes all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with appropriate Microsoft versions.

  For more information how to make SFC / scan, please follow this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

  I hope this helps.

• I am trying to burn a dvd on windows media player movie, but all I get is a desktop file burned on the dvd

  I am trying to burn a dvd on windows media player movie, but all I get is a desktop file burned on the dvd and that's all what he'll do it just ejects and the session is over

  Hi Barbara,

  You can use the player to burn a mixture of songs from the library of the drive or your computer to an audio CD, after which you can play the CD in any standard CD player. Alternatively, you can burn files on CD and DVD data. It is not possible to burn the live streams, such as radio stations, on a CD or a DVD.

  Follow the steps in the link below.

  Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player: frequently asked questions:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/burn-a-CD-or-DVD-in-Windows-Media-Player-frequently-asked-questions

  If you need further assistance on this topic, let know us and we will be happy to help you.

• Windows Media Player - no audio during video playback

  Windows media player

  I am running Windows XP.  Windows Media Player opens successfully, I have audio but not video.  I tried to reinstall, update etc.  Still nothing.

  Hi jeffwebs,

  1. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  2 when was the last time it was working fine?

  3. you receive an error message during playback of video files?

  4. What if the problem occurs with all video files read using Windows media player?

  It is likely that the codec is correct / encoder is not installed or is installed but has been corrupted by another program.

  A codec is a software to compress or decompress a digital media file, such as a song or a video. Windows Media Player and other programs use codecs to play and create digital media files.

  A codec can consist of two components: an encoder and a decoder. The encoder performs the compression function (coding) and the decoder performs the decompression function (decoding). Some codecs include both components and some codecs only one of them.

  Follow the steps listed in the section below to download codecs for this problem.

  You receive a codec error message or play audio but video does not play when you play media files in Windows Media Player 11

• My recently downloaded Windows Media Player 11 play dvd, audio cd and cd rom, but will not recognize two photos of the dvd which have been able to acknowledge by Media Player 10 and record of the Explorer Windows-with some difficulty

  1. Windows Media Player 10 has opened a photo successfully dvd but a message "Microsoft has encountered a problem and needs to close" came on the screen several times.  Had to re insert the dvd picture, but it would open again each time.
  2. Tried the cd drivers and troubleshooting dvd and was informed of my dvd could not be played because there was no decoder for dvd.  Following instructions and chose a windows xp approved decoder pack download - dvd has chosen the Roxio CinePlayer DVD Decoder Pack.
  3. Then upgraded the media player to Windows Media Player 11.
  4. After that, dvd and cd rom could be opened by the media player 11, but neither the DVD or cd ROM readers would recognize the photo DVD in question had been inserted into one of these discs, and even less to be opened by the media player.
  5. Program scanner and photo used to transfer my photos printed digitally on a dvd are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard.  Contact the center of the photo, but they could not provide me with any guidance or even particular HP photo program they used to create the dvd picture.  I remember the photos were stored on the dvd in JPEG format picture and was able to open by Windows Explorer before I've updated since WMP 10-11.

  "" I remember well, the pictures are stored on the dvd in JPEG format picture and was able to open by Windows Explorer before I've updated since WMP 10-11 ""

  Looks like you have a data dvd, which has just the pictures on it and it will not be seen by WMP, who needs a dvd-video disc.

  It should always open in windows Explorer and you should be able to see your pictues it.

• Windows Media Player and MPEG-4 video

  I have videos in MPEG-4 format. That they will not play on my Windows Media Player; says something about missing codec.

  How can I play these video files?

  I have videos in MPEG-4 format. That they will not play on my Windows Media Player; says something about missing codec.

  How can I play these video files?

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  Windows Media Player is not natively compatible
  with MPEG-4... See the following MSKB article:

  Multimedia Windows Media Player (316992)
  file formats
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316992/en-us
  > scroll waaay to MPEG-4 (.mp4)

  Might be interesting to try to install a codec Pack...

  (FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
  Restore point before installing software or updates)

  * Proceed at your own risk *.

  (1) news of CCCP (combined Community Codec Pack)
  http://www.CCCP-project.NET/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

  (2) K-Lite Codec Pack (full)
  http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/

  Or maybe one of the media following freeware
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  whatever it is:

  (FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
  Restore point before installing software or updates)

  VLC Media Player
  http://www.videolan.org/

  GOM Media Player
  http://download.CNET.com/GOM-media-player/3000-13632_4-10551786.HTML?tag=mncol;2

  The following software is not freeware.

  3ivx MPEG-4 5.0.2 decoder
  http://store.3ivx.com/3ivxStore/product_details.php?ID=11

  3ivx decoder
  http://www.3ivx.com/download/

  The components of the 3ivx decoder read
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  Good luck...

  Volunteer - MS - MVP - Digital Media Experience J - Notice_This is not tech support_I'm volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - * proceed at your own risk *.

• WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 HAS NO VIDEO BUT SOUND

  I downloaded and paid for the codec suggested Microsoft. Updated my Nvidia video card and it installed firefox plugin for WMP.  I can't get a video image, but get the sound when you try to play a dvd or the downloaded video. Not sure what to try next? Should I just remove WMp 11 and redownload it? Suggetions?

  Hi CLB43,

  Generally, this problem should be solved by installing the video codec. In my view, re - install the video codec should solve the problem.

  Also, make sure the file format you are trying to play if it is supported by WMP11 or not.

  Information on the types of media files that supports Windows Media Player

  Can what types of video files I play in Windows Media Player?

  You can also try to reduce hardware acceleration:
  1. click on start in the lower left corner of Windows Vista.
  2. click on Control Panel, click appearance and personalization, click personalization, click display settings and then click Advanced settings.
  3. click on the Troubleshooting tab, and then click on change settings.

  Note: The settings will be disabled if the graphics card driver does not support disabling hardware acceleration.

  4. move the hardware acceleration slider until it is one notch to the right of None. It is the basis of acceleration.
  5. click OK twice, and then close the window.

  Let us know if it helps.

  Kind regards
  Clement Kumar.

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer. Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• How can I block Windows media player-all function or video?

  OK, I have one of four newspapers-ons in my pc that is locked down pretty tight where the only thing I want to work is word processor (WordPerfect and starting Word version).  My teenage son has impulse control issues, which gives more access means that it is wandering and not on the task.  Theoretically, he likes to play music while working on school assignments (writing) on the computer.  The problem is that apparently in addition to the execution of music files already resident on our pc and external drive, he inserted DVD in the dvd player and movies run (secretly) that are played to use the features of Windows media player.  My preference would be to hell video functionality or the ability to use the DVD drive under this opening of session and leave the ability of audio file.  Is there a way to do this?

  Alternatively, if I install another drive, can I block the video features of a different player and block the drive windows completely?

  Hi Akphoneguy,

  We understand that you want to restrict your teenager using Windows Media Player to play the video file but without impact on music files. However, the feature that you are curious about is currently not available in Family Safety. It can only restrict the entire working application and not a specific feature within the application. If you think that restrict certain features of any application is a convenient feature to have safe family, we suggest that submit you it as a feature request to Microsoft who appreciates your comments and considers that the suggestion of a future versions. Here is the link where you can fill out our feedback form.

  https://feedback.live.com

  In regards to your idea to install a new drive and Windows Media Player blocking completely, as now, we have no information for the player who can perform the function you are looking for. We can only suggest what to look for any media player that may able to do using your search engine preferred.

  If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to reply to this message and we will do our best to help you.

  Thank you.

• How do I put music on windows media player that was downloaded on a Web site?

  I downloaded music from a website called 'www.datpiff.com', and I need to know how to put music I downloaded on windows media player so I can burn CDs

  If the downloaded file has a. ZIP extension?

  If_Yes_open the. ZIP file and another file will be inside.
  Drag this folder on the. ZIP file and drop it on your desktop.

  The following article offers you more:

  (306531) how to create and use tablets
  (zipped) folders in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=306531

  Now, open that folder, and inside, you see the music files...
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  Add the. MP3 files to a selection of Windows Media Player.

  Windows XP - Windows Media Player 11 - create and use your own customized reading lists
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• Problem with Windows Media Player and MTS to video clips

  When I load my video files MTS (AVCHD) of my Canon Vixia HFS100 camcorder to my PC and try to open and view them in Windows Media Player, I can hear the sound but I do not see the video. What can I do to fix it so I can not see the video?

  Something to try...

  Make a copy of one of your. MTS video clips.

  Click associarions / rename it to? MTS of?. MPG

  Try to play in Windows Media Player.

• Windows Media Player won't play videos

  I have Windows XP Home Sp 3 with all updates.

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  I prepare a thesis on slide TV show which will be sent to about 100 people.  It is the DVD-R format and will probably be played on DVD players for which there should be no compatibility issues.  Some will want to see on their computers, however, and this is where the problem arises.  I use mostly WinDVD, so I have no problem, but what do the people who have that WMP?

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  Hello

  You have converted this file to windows media player supported file types or they should have DVD decoder installed on the computer.

  For more information visit: information on the types of media files that supports Windows Media Player