Re: wmv files

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I thought this was a simple question -

I receive an email with a wmv attachment, which I then view by double
clicking the attached file, I do not save or alter it in any fashion.
Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't even though they both are shown
as wmv and the sender was able to view before forwarding to me.


"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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JT wrote:
Can someone explain why we can open wmv files only sometimes when
received through email?

sgopus wrote:
What??

You need to give more detail.

JT wrote:
When we receive a wmv clip we can play it. We then can receive
another wmv clip, different, and it won't play.


Doesn't mean anything.
Can other people play those same WMV files?
Have you copied them to external media and tried them on other computers
to prove the files are not corrupt?
Are you saving the attachments *before* trying to play them if they are
actually attached and not links to web pages?

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