wmv or WMA files don't play using Windows Media Player 11

Windows media player 11

whenever I double click on any of the file nothing happens. Windows media player does not open. No message is given. nothing happens!

Hello
 
1. are you able to open the files by using another player?
2. don't you make changes before the show?
3. it's coming with a particular file or all the files?
4. are you able to open Windows Media Player from start menu, all programs?

Step 1: We recommend that you change the default music or video recorder. To do this, try the following steps.
1. open the folder that contains the file you want to edit.
2. right click on the file that you want to change, and then click Open with.
3. click on the program that you want to use to open this file automatically.
4. Select him always use the selected program to open this type of file check box, and then click OK.
 
For more information, see this link:
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/change-the-file-types-that-play-in-Windows-Media-Player

Step 2: Rebuild the media player library.
If you are able to launch Windows Media Player from the start menu. Try the following steps.
1. Click Start, type run and press to enter.
2. in the run box, type %appdata%\microsoft\windows\sendto, and then press ENTER.
3. in the window, double-click the Local Directory, double-click Microsoft and double click on Media Player.
4 rename a file named CurrentDatabase_ (*) OLDCurrentDatabase_ (*), where * can be any number.
5 restart the media player.
 
Try the steps and post back with the results, so that we can help you further.
 
Kind regards
Syed
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