Re: Clicking on a WMV file in Explorer causes error...

If so I've installed a lot of other stuff after that. Is there a way to
reinstall the original codecs for Media player? Or maybe there is a way to
tell what codecs are installed?

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Bobby C.

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"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Bobby,
>
> Did you install a third-party codec pack or similar? Also, if this has
> happened recently, System Restore rollback might be a good idea. See
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=34275
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "Bobby C" <bobbyc.dixon-REMOVEME-creek.com> wrote in message
> news:%23x0yShhWFHA.3928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I'm looking at a list of .WMV files. If I single-click one (or hover
>> over it with preview on) I get the error:
>>
>> The instruction at "0x0152b676" referenced memory at "0xd0000000". The
>> memory could not be "read".
>>
>> This error occurs on all files, yet I can open the files by using Windows
>> Media Player. These files work on other machines, including a new XP
>> machine. I'm running a Toshiba laptop (P35-S6112, it's a 3.43 gHz P4
>> with 1 GB or RAM and plenty of free disk space). The OS is XP Pro SP2
>> with all the updates applied. Windows Media Player is version 10. I
>> have downloaded and ran MemTest and there were no errors detected. The
>> machine has been running very well except for this little hiccup.
>>
>> Anyone have an idea where to go from here? Thanks!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bobby C.
>>
>> "If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In
>> Prolonging The Problem." - from the 2002 Despair series posters entitled
>> "Consulting"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


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