Windows tells me it cannot find the files to play in one of my music, why is this?

When I click on any track, I get a message saying that Windows Media Player cannot find the file. Why is this and how to solve the problem?

Hello

(1) is this problem occurs with any format of file in particular?

(2) what is the exact error message?

(3) have you made recent changes to the computer before the show?

I suggest to refer to the following articles and perform the troubleshooting steps out there.

Method 1: Solve the video issues in Windows Media Player and other media or library

Run the Microsoft Fixit mentioned in the article.

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

Method 2:

You receive an error message of codec or audio plays video but does not play when you play media files in Windows Media Player 11: http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/926373

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