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• Windows media player has encountered a problem when downloading the file. for additional assistance, click web help.

  Original title: unable to audio stream.

  Unable to audio stream, "windows media player has encountered a problem when downloading the file.  for further assistance, click web help' web help does not work, clicking web help does nothing (no response from program... a lot of negative response from me) stuck with the big pass... vista 64 bit... a lemon from the getgo... problem after problem...

  Hi Joseph,

  What is the file format of the file you are trying to download?

  This problem normally occurs when the Media player could not play the file downloaded or not supported.

  Method 1:

  Step 1: Here is the list of 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

  Note: See if the file format is in this list, if it is not there, you may need a third-party codec that can read the file.

  Step 2: For more information about codecs, see article given:

  Codecs: Frequently asked questions:

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

  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.

  Method 2:

  I also suggest you to run the Windows media player Fixit:

  Solve the problems of Windows Media Player video and other media or library

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/windows_media_player_diagnostic

  Hope this information helps.

• "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem when burning the file to disk"?

  "I ENCOUNTERD CE WHEN BURNING YEAR MP3 AUDIO CD AND NOW I wanted TO KNOW WHY IT WON'T WORK THAT IS THE CODE POPPING up" Windows Media Player has encountered a problem when burning the file to disk ' WHAT CAN BE THE PROBLEM

  Hello MactabardX,

  I try and remove Windows Media Player and then reinstall it.
  Uninstalling and reinstalling Windows Media Player:
  Step 1.
  Uninstalling Windows Media Player:
  1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
  2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  3. search for multimedia and uncheck the brand in the face of Windows Media Player.
  4 restart the computer
   
  Step 2.
  Reinstall Windows Media Player:
  1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
  2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  3. find the multimedia functions and place a check mark in front of the Windows Media Player.
  4 restart the computer.

  If you encounter problems with Windows Media Player, try to use the Troubleshoot utility to see if that fixes the problem.

  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter by clicking the Start button, then Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooting, and then click Troubleshooting. Click View all, and then click the Windows Media Player settings.

  If the size of the .wmv files is too large, it can cause Windows Media Player to stop working.

  I try and remove videos from Windows Media Player library and test to see if the size of the files could be a problem.

  If please reply back and let us know if these steps helps.

  Thank you

  Marilyn
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• When I want to burn a CD in Windows Media Player, it shows "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem when burning the file to disk". What's wrong? How to fix?

  When I want to burn a CD in Windows Media Player, it shows "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem when burning the file to disk".    What's wrong? How to fix?

  I tried several times to remove the selection to burn and create a new a new but it keep "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem when burning the file to delivery" appears what should I do?   What problem is it?

  Hello

  1. what file format you are trying to burn?

  2. have you made changes on the computer recently?

  3. What is the security software installed on the computer?

  If it's something you downloaded, it may be copy protected by DRM, in which case you may not burn it to a CD or DVD.

  Here are a few things to try:

  1. make sure that the disc is clean.

  2. try a different brand of blank discs.

  3. stop all other programs that are running.

  4. make sure that the hard drive does not use disk compression.

  I suggest that you follow these steps and check if they help to solve the problem.

  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 "convenience store" and then click Troubleshooting.

  c. click on show all and then click the Windows Media Player settings.

  Method 2:

  Select a recording speed (write) more slow for the CD burner.

  Change settings for burning a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-settings-for-burning-a-CD-or-DVD-in-Windows-Media-Player

  Method 3:

  If you have any third-party burning software, I suggest you temporarily Uninstall it and then try to burn the disc using Windows Media Player.

  Note: Reinstall the software after the trial.

  Method 4:

  Temporarily disable all programs that could activate themselves, while burning is in progress, such as screensavers or anti-virus programs.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/turn-Windows-Firewall-on-or-off
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/disable-antivirus-software

  Note: Run the computer without antivirus software or firewall is a potential threat to the computer; Be sure to activate security software after completing the troubleshooting steps and after identifying the problem.

  I hope this helps.

• Error when trying to play multimedia file: Windows Media Player has encountered a problem when reading this file.

  Windows media player

  I get the message "windows media player has encountered a problem when reading this file", and in the media player screen, he says 'changing media '.  What does all this mean?

  Hello

  1. when the question is is produced?
  2. don't you make changes to your machine before the problem?
  3. What is the format of the file you are trying to play?
  4. you play a file from a CD or DVD, or from the hard drive?

  I suggest that you follow the steps mentioned below and check to see if they help.

  Step 1:

  Open the troubleshooter in Windows Media Player settings and check if the problem persists.

  Step 2:

  Check if the file you are trying to play requires no codecs.

  Codecs: Frequently asked questions

  Step 3:

  Uninstall and reinstall Windows Media Player:

  A.
  a go to start and in the search type 'Turn Windows has or not'.
  b. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  c. find multimedia and uncheck the brand in the face of Windows Media Player.
  d. restart the computer
   
  B.
  Reinstall Windows Media Player:

  a. go to start and in the search type 'Turn Windows has or not'.
  b click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  c. find the multimedia functions and place a check mark in front of the Windows Media Player.
  d. restart the computer.

• get the error message"Windows Media Player has encountered a problem while playing the file. "When tying to play videos on my memory card

  get the error message"Windows Media Player has encountered a problem while playing the file. "When you try to play videos on my memory card

  Hello

  1. What is the format of the video file you are trying to play?

  2. do you have any third party audio or video codec installed?

  Follow these methods.

  Method 1:  Run the troubleshooter in the Windows Media Player settings.

  Troubleshooting looking for issues related to playback of audio and video files in the drive by checking its configuration and network parameters.

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

  Method 2:
  If you have installed any third-party codec or plug-in for Windows Media Player, uninstall them temporarily to check if they are causing the problem.

• Error when you try to play .wmv files: Windows Media Player has encountered a problem while playing the file. For any additional help, click Help on the Web

  Will not play WMV video files

  I'm having a problem to play wmv. video files.  I have windows vista.  I can play music in Windows Media Player, but can not play any video, that is sent to me by e-mail.  WMP crashes and give a message saying that Windows Media Player has encountered a problem while playing the file. For any additional help, click Help on the Web.  I click web help and receive nothing.  The drivers are up to date.  Why I can't play videos? Thank you

  Hello Henry Michael,.

  Please relay the e-mail program you use.  You can also try to save the file directly on your local computer, and then check if the file is being read correctly. If there has been any recent codec package installation, you can also try to temporarily uninstall the codec package and then check out the question.

  Thank you

• There is no sound in my computer and I also get the error "Windows media player has encountered a problem while playing the file" while trying to play audio in Windows Media Player.

  Original title: what is a possible cause for any audio?

  Whenever I try to play any type of audio file I get the error message "Windows media player has encountered a problem while playing the file." All of my audio is disabled, no notification sound, no in his game. All audio drivers are up to date and when I try to diagnose the problem, he told me that there is no problems found. It also gives me this error message when you try to play video files or listen to internet radio on the media player.

  Hello

  If I understand correctly, you are facing problem with playback of the audio files in Windows Media Player. I would like to know more information on the issue, so that we can help you better.

  1. have you made changes on the computer before this problem?

  2. is it works much earlier?

  Let us try the following methods and check if it works for you.

  Method 1:

  Run the troubleshooter in Windows Media Player.

  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter

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

  Method 2:

  Try to re - register the files associated with Windows Media Player.

  a. Click Start, type 'regsvr32 wmp.dll"without the quotes into the search option and press ENTER.

  b. restart your computer later.

  Also see the following Microsoft to issue his No. article.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/tips-for-fixing-common-sound-problems

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/no-sound-help#no-sound=Windows-7&V1H=win8tab1&V2H=win7tab1&V3H=winvistatab1&v4h=winxptab1

  Please reply with the status of the issue, so that we can better help you.

• No matter what I try to play, I get this message, "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem while playing the file." And the media player does not work

  Windows Media Player

  No matter what I try to play, I get this message, "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem while playing the file."  And the media player does not work

  Reset the WMP.

  Step by step instructions are given here: -.

  http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-uninstall-and-re-install-Windows-Media-Player-12-WMP12-in-Windows-7/

• Error when you try to play multimedia files: Windows Media Player has encountered a problem while playing the file. For any additional help, click Help on the Web

  ERROR: Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file. For any additional help, click Help on the Web.

  I get the error Windows Media Player 11.0.6001.7007.  "Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file. For any additional help, click Help on the Web frequently. "What happens on the music or video files even those I had on my PC for a long time.  They work some days and other days they don't.  I have to reboot to clear it and it's really annoying. I can read a file and then 10 minutes later the same file will not play.  Sometimes after the error message, if I don't click Close, the video is not yet but the audio will not.

  I'm on a laptop HP DV5 with vista 32-bit and 4 GB memory such that shipped HP (Yes, 4 concerts and 32-bit).

  I don't know if it was related, but IE7 would continually fail to open, click on through the windows and should be completely closed.  essentially the WMV and IE are fails miserably on this laptop, and it was only 6 months old.  Firefox fixes my problem of browser.

  How can I fix this WMV as I can't UN/reinstall with Vista?

  I ran sfc/scannow after completion of the analysis, the results were that "windows resource protection finds corrupted but files could not solve some of them" gives then refers to where the cbs.log file is located. I tried to open the cbs log, and he says that access is denied.

  UPDATE: there seems to be a conflict between WMP and any other application that opens which can play the video with sound.  When I close firefox, and then the videos and sound can play (these same questions happened on IE7 and firefox was installed just yesterday).  I met the same problem with more than Pinnacle video editing software.  Is it possible to change a parameter with WMP as there is no sharing violation during a different application can play the video?

  SO thanks a lot!    I had to use the following steps to get your simple solution:

  1. Select Options under the button 'SYNC '.

  2. choose 'other Options '.

  3. click on the tab 'network '.

  4. only check box RTSP/TCP and HTTP and Multicast Streams allow the player Pourrecevoirun multicast stream (which meant I had to uncheck "RSTP/UDP"

  5. click on apply and take advantage of my windows media player.

  Thanks a lot wmd_user!

• Error mesaage: "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem while playing the file.

  Original title: Re-install Windows Media Player

  I installed a different media player for a specific purpose. Now Windows Media Player has stopped working. Whenever I try to play anything, I get the message 'the Player Windows Media has encountered a problem reading the file'. There any multimedia file. Still the same message. Is it possible to re - install WMP?

  Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, no method helped. Looks like I'm stuck with a different media player.

• Error reading of disks: Windows Media Player has encountered a problem while playing the file

  Im having a prob. with my Media Player, everthing was working fine until about 15/04/2010.

  Im having a prob. with my media player from vista, everthing was working fine until about 15/04/2010. then all I get when I put a disc that worked before the time this message (Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file. For any additional help, click Help on the Web.)

  any thoughts?

  Hello SUNCITYDAVIS,

  ·         Remember to make changes to the computer (hardware or software) before having this problem?

  ·         Do you get this error during playback of all media files or any size of file in particular?

  ·         This happens when you play multimedia files stored on your computer as well?

  The error indicates that there could be some missing codecs for the file format, you are trying to play with Media Player.

  You can see the article that will give you information about the codecs:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/FAQ/codec.mspx

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

• Media Player 12 unable to read amazon mp3 files: "windows media player has encountered a problem while playing the file.

  new computer.  Only music files that work are preloaded "samples."

  Hi Jim_789,

  ·         Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

  ·         What is the full error message?

  Follow these methods.

  Method 1: Run the Windows media player settings Troubleshooter.

  Method 2: Run the Windows media player settings Troubleshooter.

  For reference:

  Solving problems in Windows Media Player (Applicable to Windows 7)

• Windows media player error "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem when you try to read the file" after burning CDs.

  Original title: "missing songs" in my windows media player then burn them on several cd :((

  I burned songs to several cd using my Windows media player to make different Cd, but after I returned to my library all the songs that I burned to the CD have disappeared, they are there, but they won't play it is as if they have been deleted, a window appears saying that windows media player has encountered a problem when you try to play the file. I did not notice this until after Cd burning a few I can't do more because if I keep going I'm not going to have more songs in my library! I don't know what to do im going crazy, it took me a long time to get all of these songs and now he disappeared! I have Windows 7 Ultimate is the version 12.0.7601.17514 hope that helps

  Hello
   
   
  They were playing before you burn CDs?
   
   
  Method 1:
  
  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-settings-Troubleshooter
  Open the troubleshooter in the Windows Media Player library:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-library-Troubleshooter
  
  Method 2:
  
  This problem may be due to database corruption. You can delete the Windows Media Player database and check if the problem persists.

  Steps to clear the database of windows media player:

  a. exit Windows Media Player.
  b. Click Start, run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player and then click OK.
  c. Select all files in the folder and then click on Delete on the file menu.

  Note you don't have to remove the folders that are in this folder.

  d. restart Windows Media Player.

  Note: Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

  If this does not resolve the problem, disable the Windows Media Player database cache files. To do this, follow these steps:

  a. exit Windows Media Player.

  b. Click Start, click Run, type % LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft and then click OK.

  c. Select the Media Player folder, and then click on Delete on the file menu.

  d. restart Windows Media Player.

  Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

• I get a message "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem" when I browse me videos.

  When I browse my library of videos in Windows Media Player 11 on Windows XP SP3, I got a message "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem and needs to close." The message does not appear immediately, but after about 5 seconds browsing my library of videos. The details of the error are:
  AppName: wmplayer.exe AppVer: ModName 11.0.5721.5145: deinterlace.ax
  ModVer: 1.0.1.0 Offset: 00001cba

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Someone just tell me how to solve the problem. Apparently, some corrupt videos caused Windows Media Player to plant as soon as thumbnails of the videos have been read. I quickly changed to a non-thumbnail view, so the error would not appear (it appears only when you try to load the photos), then deleted corrupted videos. Thanks for the help, if.