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wmp11 won't stream (vista home edition)

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Dave, Feb 25, 2008.

  1. Dave

    Dave Guest

    wmp11 has been working fine since I purchased a pc with vista home edition
    installed. About a week ago, it suddenly stopped streaming music or video
    from the internet, including Napster. Have tried most of the suggestions in
    forums (codecs, default, system restore, etc), but without success. Can
    anyone help? Many thanks
    Dave
     
  2. Matty1992

    Matty1992 Guest

    I am having exactly the same problem, is it when you go onto a website that
    requires windows media player does it just shows a red cross? If this is the
    case its the Internet explorer codec that is messed up or it not there, this
    is the problem i am having. As windows media player is part of Vista you cant
    uninstall it or reinstall it. And windows updates install a latest version so
    any older versions you try you cant install again not even the latest version
    again. I am also using Home Premium and so far this is the only problem i am
    having with it. I have tried alot of forums but still no luck. You might be
    stuck with this porblem.

    Cheers
     
  3. Dave

    Dave Guest

    Hi Matty

    Thanks for the information. I'm not getting a red cross, in fact I'm not
    getting anything from wmp. Like you, I've tried forums and everything I can
    think of, but nothing seems to resolve the problem. I've been wondering
    about IE and reinstalled that this afternoon - the only difference it made
    was that wmp opened when I tried to stream, but no video/audio was
    forthcoming. Thanks for taking the trouble to reply.

    Dave

    "Matty1992" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > I am having exactly the same problem, is it when you go onto a website that
    > requires windows media player does it just shows a red cross? If this is the
    > case its the Internet explorer codec that is messed up or it not there, this
    > is the problem i am having. As windows media player is part of Vista you cant
    > uninstall it or reinstall it. And windows updates install a latest version so
    > any older versions you try you cant install again not even the latest version
    > again. I am also using Home Premium and so far this is the only problem i am
    > having with it. I have tried alot of forums but still no luck. You might be
    > stuck with this porblem.
    >
    > Cheers<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  4. Matty1992

    Matty1992 Guest

    No problem, just thought i would be helpfull. I tried reinstalling IE myself
    but still nothing, might try again though.

    Cheers
     
  5. Debbra

    Debbra Guest

    I am having a similar problem. Mine is that video and mp3 links will not
    stream but instead the save to disc box comes up. Usually the things I want
    to see then time out. Im finding this very very frustrating and wish I hadnt
    got vista. Any ideas gratefully accepted.

    "Matty1992" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > No problem, just thought i would be helpfull. I tried reinstalling IE myself
    > but still nothing, might try again though.
    >
    > Cheers<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  6. Dave

    Dave Guest

    At long last, I'm pretty sure I've found the solution to this problem - it's
    working for me anyway. Video and music is streaming again in wmp 11 on
    vista.

    In the 'Start' menu, go into 'Control Panel', click on 'Default Programs',
    click on the option 'Change Autoplay Settings', go to the bottom of the page
    and click on 'Reset to Default'.

    That's all it took. I can't believe it's so simple, yet it's taken hours of
    trying different things over ten days to discover the solution. I hope it
    works for you. Spread the word.

    All the best,
    Dave

    "Debbra" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > I am having a similar problem. Mine is that video and mp3 links will not
    > stream but instead the save to disc box comes up. Usually the things I want
    > to see then time out. Im finding this very very frustrating and wish I hadnt
    > got vista. Any ideas gratefully accepted.
    >
    > "Matty1992" wrote:
    > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > No problem, just thought i would be helpfull. I tried reinstalling IE myself
    > > but still nothing, might try again though.
    > >
    > > Cheers<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  7. Debbra

    Debbra Guest

    Alas Dave no. Good try but it didnt work for me.

    The save box that comes up claims that it has an incorrect file type or is
    corrupted. i know that neither is true as it is an .wmv made for wmp! It is
    definately not corrupted as this is a reliable site and not a P2P filesharing
    thing. when i do download them they play beautifully. It is simply a glinch.

    "Dave" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > At long last, I'm pretty sure I've found the solution to this problem - it's
    > working for me anyway. Video and music is streaming again in wmp 11 on
    > vista.
    >
    > In the 'Start' menu, go into 'Control Panel', click on 'Default Programs',
    > click on the option 'Change Autoplay Settings', go to the bottom of the page
    > and click on 'Reset to Default'.
    >
    > That's all it took. I can't believe it's so simple, yet it's taken hours of
    > trying different things over ten days to discover the solution. I hope it
    > works for you. Spread the word.
    >
    > All the best,
    > Dave
    >
    > "Debbra" wrote:
    > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > I am having a similar problem. Mine is that video and mp3 links will not
    > > stream but instead the save to disc box comes up. Usually the things I want
    > > to see then time out. Im finding this very very frustrating and wish I hadnt
    > > got vista. Any ideas gratefully accepted.
    > >
    > > "Matty1992" wrote:
    > > <!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > No problem, just thought i would be helpfull. I tried reinstalling IE myself
    > > > but still nothing, might try again though.
    > > >
    > > > Cheers<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  8. shortbean

    shortbean Guest

    tried it same here scratch... wants to save stream as a *.asx playlist
    file... not stream


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    shortbean
     
  9. vkvince

    vkvince Guest

    I just found out what was wrong with mine.
    Thanks to Dave I ended up at Start Menu -> Default Programs where I
    went for configure program access and default programs (just simple
    translations from dutch :x but ok) there I did the third option, Custom
    or something, and selected WMP as default mediaplayer.. which it alrdy
    was, but doing this again worked for me... I want my XP back >.<


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    vkvince
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  10. zachd [MSFT]

    zachd [MSFT] Guest

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