Re: WMP and MKV video

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hi,

i can i get specific instructions to enable my wmp to read .mkv files. i
don't know much about using regedit. thanks.

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:


Sure, enjoy.
Just don't use numbers - those are reserved for WMP usage. =)

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"Fred Manders" <FredManders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks! That did the trick! Time to expand the mediatypes big time!

"zachd [ms]" wrote:


Yep - it's pretty easy, just create a "MKV" value under each of the three
subkeys under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Extensions
and generally copy the existing patterns, except for MUIDescription where
you would just reapply the Description value since you likely don't have
a
MUI file to work with.

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"Fred Manders" <Fred Manders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
You can extend that file association listing if you want.

Do you mean I can have *.mkv in mediatypes when I use the open dialog
in
WMP? Because that would be great! I made some regedits, so that WMP
would
play MKV files without complaining. I can even drag and drop a MKV file
onto
WMP and it will start playing. The only thing missing is recognition in
the
open dialog.

Kind regards,

Fred Manders






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