Sound and video files suddently do not play

[Bobby]

Every now and again, when I click on an audio or video file it does not play
in Windows Media Player. In fact, nothing happens whatsoever... I click on
the file and nothing. Then I reboot and it works (plays) perfectly. I get no
error messages when it doesn't play. Nothing.

The problem appears to be random. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it
doesn't.

Do you have an idea what could have caused this or how I can fix it?

Is there an easy way or re-installing WMP (I'm running Vista Ultima)?

Cheers.

Bobby

 

[carl feredeck]

ULTIMATE.. there is no "Ultima"

the only way to repair WMP is to do a repair installation..
that means installing vista on top of vista again,
but that will force you to redownload some of the updates

WMP11 is not a good player anyway.. like all things vista, it got worse
after WMP10.

Try out this player.. it plays almost anything without needing you to
install codecs and its free

www.gomplayer.com

 

[noaim]

maybe the media player process is hanging and you have to use task manager
to end the process im not really sure what could be causing it but that may
keep you from having to reboot everytime.

 

[dean-dean]

I don't know why this happens, but when it does open Task Manager
(right-click your Taskbar) and see if wmplayer.exe is running, on the
Processes tab. If it is, right-click on wmplayer.exe, and choose End
Process. Then try to open Media Player, or your media file, again.

 

[Bobby]

I don't know why this happens, but when it does open Task Manager

(right-click your Taskbar) and see if wmplayer.exe is running, on the
Processes tab. If it is, right-click on wmplayer.exe, and choose End
Process. Then try to open Media Player, or your media file, again.

Thanks. That worked exactly as you wrote. I closed wmplayer.exe and the file
then played.

What could be causing wmplayer.exe to hang? Any ideas how I could fix this?
Or re-install Vista without a complete re-install?

Bobby

 

[dean-dean]

It's hard to say, Bobby. Before re-installing, I would troubleshoot what
might be the cause. Try opening Task Manager while you are playing a file,
and look, on the Processes tab, when wmplayer.exe disappears rather quickly
when you close Media Player, and when it doesn't, or when it takes a long
time. Is it a certain file that keeps wmplayer.exe from closing? Or a
certain file type? Also it may be a 3rd-Party plug-in, visualization, or
codec. Did the behavior start after installing any of these things?

 

[Spanky deMonkey]

You are such a piece of crap. Why don't you start peddling Ubuntu with
Alias or go play on the train tracks

 

[carl feredeck]

shut up frank

You are such a piece of crap. Why don't you start peddling Ubuntu with
Alias or go play on the train tracks

 

[Frank]

shut up frank

Hey carl, are you paranoid that frank will maybe get you?
Frank

 

[Bobby]

Yes, Dean, it started when I installed a codec pack - which I subsequently
removed but this problem remains. Shit. :-(

Bobby

 

[Spanky deMonkey]

Carl,

Shouldn't you be posting to primate.retard.general? You are in the wrong
group. You should be with your own species.

Just FYI.