windows media player will not play my file

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From: Caribbean_Queen (Caribbean_Queen_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/20/04 

Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 09:04:20 -0700

why dose this icon pop up everytime i try and play my music off my computer
 
"Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There may not be a sound device installed on your computer, it may be in use by another program, or it may not be functioning properly."

i need help, to try and fix it, please help.

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