Re: Opens WMV as text files

From: Jim in Canada (warnerjim_at_msn.com)
Date: 03/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 06:23:58 GMT

"dev" <dev@null.invalid> wrote in message
news:uY6RMmFFEHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> /Jim in Canada/ said:
>
>> Sorry for the cross post but I am not sure if this is a Windows XP SP2 or
>> a
>> WMP 9 problem.
>>
>> When I click on a wmv file link on a website, I get an Internet explore
>> page
>> full of jumbled text. Also if I click on it and choose Save target as, it
>> defaults to File type txt. But if I change it to all files, and give it a
>> wmv ending, it saves the file, and it can be viewed properly in Windows
>> Media Player.
>
> What WEBsite? What browser?

Internet Explorer ver 6.0.2900.2096
http://www.funnyjokes.com/humor/wmv/.
for example

The same thing happens with swf files too......the only thing that streams
or downloads properly are mpeg/mpg/avi/midi/wav......and yes I mentioned I
had to Save as above.

I did mention that I tried the samples at the MS website and they work
properly. So they will have to let everyone else in on the secret I guess.

>
> If the MIMEtype being sent by the WEBsite's server is incorrect, the file
> may be rendered as text. Simply save the text dump as a WMV file (wait
> for completion), then double-click the file. Or hold down <shift> while
> clicking the link to the file. A SAVE AS box may appear.
>
> --
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