Windows Media Player can't find any online sites

When I am online and click on 'listen a sample', etc.. I get a message saying that Windows Media Player is not installed on my computer - but it is.  I always click on the standalone player to launch, and of course, my Windows Media Player will appear.  But why are the sites of not finding it? Can I fix it?

Hi JulieS1961,

· Do you receive the exact error message?

· You are downloading music and play then?

· What is the file format of the music you play?

· This is what happens with any particular Web site?

Check if Windows Media Player is set as default player on your computer, you can check the link below: change which programs Windows uses by default: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

With regard to:

Samhrutha G S - Microsoft technical support.

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