Problem with Windows Media Player 12

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Daniel

Hi everybody,

I installed Windows 7 a few days ago. Eveything seems OK except for Windows
Media Player V 12, which doesn't seem to be able to play mpeg files.

is it "normal" ? Should WMP normally play such files? Should I download some
kind of extra plug-in? If so, is there any free plug-in available?

many thks in advance for your kind help.

with best regards,

Daniel
 
Daniel said:
Hi everybody,

I installed Windows 7 a few days ago. Eveything seems OK except for Windows
Media Player V 12, which doesn't seem to be able to play mpeg files.

is it "normal" ? Should WMP normally play such files? Should I download some
kind of extra plug-in? If so, is there any free plug-in available?

many thks in advance for your kind help.

with best regards,

Daniel
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Mine plays mpegs ok, have you tried several different files?
 
Hi Dave,

Thanks for your message. Yes, I tried with a number of mpegs, to no avail.

any clue ?

best,
Daniel
 
Daniel said:
Hi Dave,

Thanks for your message. Yes, I tried with a number of mpegs, to no avail.

any clue ?

best,
Daniel
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Not really, is there an error message you could Google ?
Does Media Center play them - right-click the file, open with Media Center.
 
Hi Whs,

many thanks for your message.

I installed VLC as you suggested, and indeed, VLC plays all my .mpeg video
files.

Again, my files cannot be read neither with Win Media Player nor Media
Center.

does it mean there is something wrong with Windows Media Player on my PC ?

thks again,
Brds
Daniel
 
thank you so much for your time and concern, Dave.

no, Media Center canot play these mpeg files either.

Do you think it is a problem with my Win Media Player 12 ?

best rgds,
Daniel
 
Daniel said:
thank you so much for your time and concern, Dave.

no, Media Center canot play these mpeg files either.

Do you think it is a problem with my Win Media Player 12 ?

best rgds,
Daniel
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Obviously. Do you get an error message when you try to play a file?
If you do what does it say ?
 
Hi Peter


Thank you for your message.

However, in windows Media player 12, I do not have thisTools/options/
filetypes option.
Does it exist in the V12 version?

brgds,
Daniel



peter said:
Have you looked under Tools/options/filetypes
to see if .mpeg is checked??

peter
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Have you looked in the help section ?



Hi Peter


Thank you for your message.

However, in windows Media player 12, I do not have thisTools/options/
filetypes option.
Does it exist in the V12 version?

brgds,
Daniel
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Daniel,
are you sure you're having problems with .mpeg files or mpeg2 files? Both
are normally converted into .vob which is DVD format. None of the Windows
Media Players come with that codec. Did you happen to have PowerDVD
installed on your computer, but forgot to reinstall it when you upgraded?
If you did, then just pop in the disk and install it. You'll have no
further problems. If not, download Media Player Classic. It plays
everything. Your last option is to install an outside codec pack such as
KLite Basic. That will allow WMP to decode mpeg's. This should only be a
last resort, though. Inexperienced users can accidentally change all their
file associations is this is installed incorrectly.
--


"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
 
Thank you so much for your kind and detailed answer.

What you write is most interesting. Indeed, before doing the upgrade to Win
7 (just an upgrade, not a full install) I had some DVD player installed on
my PC (Was it PowerDVD ? I just cannot remember). And, strangely enough, I
cannot find any trace of this player since I upgraded. All the programs I
had are still there, except that one, so it seems. How come, I wonder ?

Now, before the upgrade, I could read any video file. I have the feeling I
could read them all in Win Media Player V11, but now I am not sure of
anything. Could this PowerDVD have installed a codec pack in WMP to allow
the playing of Mpeg files ?

Do I understand from your message that WMP 12 cannot read any mpeg file?

coming back to this PowerDVD or similar utility I had before, I just don't
know how to reinstall it, for I have a Dell DVD with all the utilities and
programs that were delivered with the PC, but I have the feeling that it can
be used only reinstall everything.

Thanks in advanc efor your kins help.
best,
Daniel
 
You should have a few Dell disks. Look for the one marked Applications.
PowerDVD automatically installs the mpeg codec so you can watch DVD's. Pop
it in and see if PowerDVD is listed. My Dell came with PowerDVD, but when I
formatted it I found out Dell never gave me a disk to reinstall it. I went
with the Klite codec pack.
 
Thank you so much again for your concern, Michael.


No I didn't find in the disks provided by Dell anything that looks like
PowerDVD or similar application.

question : although my WMP 12 cannot playMPEG files, how come it can play
DVDs ?

brgds,
Daniel
 
Daniel said:
Thank you so much again for your concern, Michael.


No I didn't find in the disks provided by Dell anything that looks like
PowerDVD or similar application.

question : although my WMP 12 cannot playMPEG files, how come it can play
DVDs ?
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What happens when you try to play an mpeg file?
Do you get an error message ?
 
Hi Dave,

Thank you for your message.

Actually I do not get any error message. WMP 12 just stalls. Nothing
happens.

Thks again for yr kind help.

Best rgds,
Daniel
 
Now I'm stumped. I'm crossposting this message to the mediaplayer
newsgroup. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
 
Hi Michael,

Thank you very much for your time and kindness.
you have been really kind and helpful.

Best,
Daniel
 
Hello Karnyk22,

many thanks for your kind help.

I will install that pack and keep you posted on the results.

tks again,
Brgds,
Daniel



"karnyks22" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le
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Hi Daniel:
Has your issue been solved?
I had a little trouble following the thread.

The reason that DVD may play when MPEG2 does not maybe related to underlying
architectures. WMP uses many different runtimes to playback media:
directshow, media foundations to name a couple.

I believe WMP uses DirectShow to playback DVD, and may use Media Foundation
to playback MPEG2 ts and ps streams. So that may be the issue.

Can you restate your problem for me?

Thanks
Kevin Larkin (MS)
 
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