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• Windows Media Player does not open the .tgz files

  Original title: codec .tgz files

  My Windows Media Player does not open the .tgz files

  Hello

  1. what happens when you try to open the .tgz files?

  2. what version of Windows Media Player do you use?

  .tgz file is not supported by Windows Media Player.

  You can use your favorite search engine to download and install the latest codec for Windows Media Player. Subsequently, check if you are able to read .tgz files.

  Note: Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  
  Reference: information about the types of media files that supports Windows Media Player

  Package of Installation of codec

  Hope the helps of information.

• Microsoft windows media player does not retain the previous size. is irrtating so me gift of reorganize its size every time when I open it.plz help I want stable wmp version 11

  Microsoft windows media player does not retain the previous size. is irrtating so me gift of reorganize its size every time when I open it.plz help I want stable wmp version 11, version 12 is sucks.

  Hello, Simone

  I'll assume you're on Windows 7. Windows Media Player 12 is not supported on Windows Vista or XP and as such, you will need to go back to Windows Media Player 11.

  You can check the permissions in the registry to ensure that it is able to record information.

  Change the settings of the REGISTRY can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the REGISTRY settings configuration can be solved. Changes to these settings are at your own risk.

  Open the registry editor by clicking on start, type regedit.exe in the search box and press on enter, you may be prompted to continue.

  In the registry editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software, Microsoft, MediaPlayer, then Preferences.

  It should be an element named LastLocation_26, right-click on it and select Rename, and rename it to old LastLocation_26.

  Leave the open registry editor and open Media Player, then move it to your favorite place and close Media Player.

  In the registry editor, press F5 on your keyboard and check if LastLocation_26 has been recreated.

  If this is not the case, there is probably a permissions problem.

  If so, the location must be registered.

  Let us know.

  David
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Windows Media Player does not recognize the new downloaded songs

  I have a Pavilion a4310f Prod Nr: race AY014AA-ABA, Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

  I just found out that Windows Media Player does not recognize the songs, I recently downloaded from Wal-Mart music download Site.  The songs can be seen in the music library in a folder called 'Downloads' and I can open each song and he will play when double-clicked.  The problem is that I can't create a playlist containing the new songs and burn a copy of the reading list, because the songs are not listed in the Media Library Player any hot it is sorted (artist, Album, Genre, etc.).

  Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

  Mitch

  Problem solved!

  Went to: start == > Control Panel == > troubleshooting == > view all == > and ran troubleshooting on the library and the settings of WMP.

  Convenience store detected library corrupt and "in media files appear in the WMP library.  Then ran convenience store on WMP settings which reset OMP to default settings.  After that, everything worked as announced.

  Thanks to Big_Dave for putting me on the right track.

• software that would work Windows media player.to stop an error reacurring.ie cannot read the file the player does not support the file ect

  • If we had a software incorporated into our windows media player that could convert all formats in SGF format which media player works with.and would give the correct codec, seeking a new kind of film because we wouldn't not error of windows media player cannot play the file the player might not support the file type or is unable to support the codec used to compress the file.i know it y has many converters of FOSS by there .but why is it not incorporated into the windows media player 11 to make it the best player support ever.you must know of software that will do all this .and would work with media player 11. Please if you know an update that would do this please please write me on * address email is removed from the privacy * waiting for your reply thank you

  Hi bbdunford,

  There is nothing of MS that does this, but this codec pack will work just fine: http://download.cnet.com/Media-Player-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10749065.html?tag=mncol

• Windows Media Player does not recognize the iPod touch.

  Windows media player does not recognize my ipod touch to sync

  Open WMP in the taskbar from top, find "Tools", scroll down to options.

  in the new window, locate the Hardware tab, add hardware.

• Windows media player does not open the wmv files and when I go to turn on or off windows feartues windows media player is not displayed in multimedia features

  Windows Media Player is not in the multimedia functions to scroll to the bottom of the pop-up window

  Hi WilliamHendry,

  1. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  2. you receive an error message during playback of WMV files?

  3. are you able to play other file format music files using Windows media player?

  In Windows vista, you will not find Windows media player available in the list of Windows features.

  Check and make sure that your computer has all the necessary codecs installed.

  Codecs: Frequently asked questions

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

  Play an audio or video file: frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/play-an-audio-or-video-file-frequently-asked-questions

• Windows Media Player-does not recognize the mpeg4 files

  My media playes does not recognize the mpeg4 files

  I recently had to re - install windows vista, after that everything works well, but when I try to read a MPEG4 file, it gives me an error message that it can't play at this time of the fine.  It plays music, mpg3 files fine... I tried to do a 'quickfix' but it didn't work.

  Hello

  I suggest you to download and install the latest pack of codec for Windows Media Player. Make a search using your favorite for more information search engine.

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

  
  Note: software use of third parties, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  Kind regards
  Afzal Taher
  Microsoft technical support engineer

• Windows Media Player does not recognize the device (iphone)

  I'm trying to download music from Windows Media Player on my iphone. I can get the files in the synchronization section but the Media Player does not recognize my device or seem to have a way to connect. Can anyone help?

  You will need to install iTunes. The iTunes Setup program adds drivers and services for the iPhone. That's what I do:

  1. Once iTunes is installed, it allows to import all the music in Windows Media Player.
  2. If you want to automatically download album art, you will need to register for an iTunes Store account. Otherwise, just copy the album art from Windows Media Player:
  a. at a command prompt, cd in each music folder.
  b. attrib s h AlbumArt * Large.jpg
  c. xcopy AlbumArt * %tmp% Large.jpg
  d. attrib + s + h AlbumArt * Large.jpg
  e e.. now, for each album in iTunes, right click and choose 'Get Info'. Drag & drop the corresponding JPG of %tmp% in the field "Cover Art" and click OK.
  3. connect your iPhone. Select "Manually manage music" on the screen of the iPhone.
  4. click on the icon on the left side of iTunes music. Make sure that all the music that you want to synchronize has an audit. (This is the default).
  5 Select and drag it to the icon of the iPhone.

• Windows Media Player does not recognize the external hard drive music

  original title: Media Player

  I am playing music from an external hard drive but WMP doesn't recognize them.

  Hello

  What is the file format of the files you are trying to play in Windows Media Player?

  You can check the formats supported by Windows Media Player file.
  Information on the types of media files that supports Windows Media Player
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316992

  If the music file is not supported by media player, then you will not be able to read the file, you need to install the codec to read these files.

  How to Download Codecs automatically in Windows Media for Windows XP player

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/291818

• Windows Media Player does not play the Audio CD in Windows XP.

  Original title: Media Player 11

  Out of the blue, my media player has stopped working. I don't think I did something for him, but he started playing an audio CD. I have no error message, it will not play. I have another media player on my computer, which didn't interfere with Media Player 11, but I get an error message that says that it cannot open "" MRL CDSG: / / / D: / ".

  Hello

  1. are you able to play the songs in the Windows Media Player library?

  2. is the specific question on a CD?

  3. What are the types of audio file that do not play?

  Method 1: As happens with another player more, it might be that particular CD is corrupt.

  Try again with another CD and see if that plays.

   

  Method 2: Although most CD using the file system ISO 9660 CD Windows XP can read CD created by other operating systems may use filesystems not supported. The most obvious example is the Mac CD using the HFS file system.

  You can also check:

  Read CDs and DVDs:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/is-is/Windows-XP/help/Windows-Media-Player/11/play-CD-DVD

• Windows Media player does not support playback of some video files.

  Windows Media

  On my Windows media does not support to play some video files that I download on the Internet why?

  You can try the following tool to determine if an MPEG-2 video decoder (also called a DVD decoder) is installed on your system and it is compatible or not.
  Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility

• Windows Media Player does not include the CD Label/Insert manufacturer as it did before as I have re-installed Windows.

  original title: WHERE CAN I FIND WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2005 CD LABEL MAKER DONWLOAD?

  I HAVE A WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER INSTALLED ON MY COMPUTER, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CD LABEL/INSERT MAKER THAT HAD MY ORIGINAL COMPUTER UNTIL I REPLACED MY HARD DRIVE. THE NEW WINDOWS THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN MY NEW HARD DRIVE DID NOT INCLUDE THE LABEL MAKER FEATURE.

  Hi TerryodO'Donnell.

  The manufacturer of your computer would have installed extra software on your computer to create CD labels.

  So, you can use LightScribe system software to create CD labels.

  For more information, see:

  Forget the Sharpie: create your own disc labels

  Note: The information given in the link applies to Windows XP as well.

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• Windows media player does not detect the black cd in d drive to burn some music?

  I am burning music from my library on a black cd on drive D.I had a ready to burn playlist, I incert black drive up there, where he said burn cd now it says cd, incert black, but I have aready done itself do not know why I can start to "burn?

  Hi natesalgado,

  1. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  2 when was the last time you were able to burn audio CDs with Windows media player?

  3. you have any third-party DVD burning software installed on the computer?

  See the Microsoft articles below and check if it helps.

  How to troubleshoot problems that occur when you copy data on a CD - R or CD - RW optical disc in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/324129

  How to troubleshoot Audio CD creation in Windows Media for Windows XP player

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306319

• Windows Media Player does not recognize the .3gp file format

  Original title: cannot read!

  Why my Windows media player can't play 3gp format some0ne?

  Hello

  You will need a codec to play the file video .3gp. 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 the codec to play and create digital media files.

  For more information, take a look at the link:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/codecs-frequently-asked-questions

  I suggest you use your favorite search engine to download and install the codec for Windows Media player according to the type of file you are trying to read.

  NOTE: THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE WARNING

  Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.