Windows Media Player hangs PC

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AMC

Recently my PC hangs whenever I try to open a video file associated with
Media Player. MP3's open OK without a prob. Any one got an idea on what
could be causing this ?
 
Does this happen with all video files? If it's only this one, then the file
could be corrupt. If it's all video files, then these articles might help
you troubleshoot the problem:

How to troubleshoot playback in Windows Media Player 9
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811982

Troubleshooting playback in Windows Media Player for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306317

How to Troubleshoot Audio and Video Issues in Windows Media Player
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=265523

PattyL
 
Recently my PC hangs whenever I try to open a video file associated with
Media Player. MP3's open OK without a prob. Any one got an idea on what
could be causing this ?
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I have a somewhat similar problem and the solution seems to be to hit
alt-control-delete and then cancel. You need to do this even you have
the Task Manager open.

I think this is some sort of windows/windowsmedia bug. The same
problem comes up opening a avi file in Premiere Pro and the same fix
works.

I am going to ask in this group and see if I can figure out just what
sort of a hang-up like this would be unhung this way.
 
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