Re: Trying to Play MP3 Crashes WMP

From: Chris Lanier [MVP] (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 23:03:38 -0500

Those 4 or 5 things should not add the ability (or change for that matter)
WMP's ability to play MP3 files. TMK, ZP uses l3codecx.ax to decode MP3
files. This is a standard Windows file, and the links to the filters at the
start of the program will not lead you to a download for it.

What exact were the things you downloads? Still sounds like you might be
trying to play an Ogg Vobris file or some other file encoded with a third
party codec. 

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"jaywalker" <jaywalker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:02B810AB-452F-4F20-B657-663C0A0952DD@microsoft.com...
> Zach and Chris, the problem is solved. Here's what happened. I tried out 
> the
> Inmatrix Zoom Player. After installation, the Zoom Player opens with a 
> list
> of things that are needed for it to play correctly. There were four or 
> five
> items on the list. I just installed them all - very easy hyperlinks to the
> Inmatrix site and from there to the download locations. And now, lo and
> behold, WMP10 plays my MP3 files.
>
> So, definitely, this is a feature that WMP should emulate. Why not review
> the codecs and whatevers after installation and let us know what we are
> missing and how to install? If Zoom Player can do it, why not WMP?
>
> "jaywalker" wrote:
>
>> I just installed WMP10 on my WindowsXP SP2 system. WMP9 worked fine, but
>> after installing WMP10, whenever I try to play an MP3 file, WMP10 simply
>> crashes. It closes without any error message. I have tried this with 
>> several
>> MP3 files. It can play .avi, .mpg, .wav, .mid files. But it fails 
>> completely
>> with MP3s.
>>
>> Uninstalling WMP10 and going back to WMP9 only resulted in the same 
>> behavior
>> on WMP9. So I reinstalled WMP10, but how can I get it to play MP3s?
>>
>> -- 
>> jaywalker

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