The file associations may have been stolen, Try this.
Open Windows Media Player | Tools | Options |
File Types tab | Click the Select All button |
Click Apply | Click OK
[[If you install other multimedia playback programs on your computer,
they may interfere with your Player file types settings. For more
information about setting file type ownership in other multimedia
playback programs, see the documentation that came with those programs.
]]
[[If you want to make another player the default player for a specific
file type, clear the check box for it in the File types list. ]]
[[If a selected check box is dimmed, Windows Media Player has only
partial ownership of the file type. Multiple file extensions are
assigned to the file type, but the Player only plays some of those
extensions by default. To give the Player full ownership of a file type,
double-click the dimmed check box. ]]
Someone else will have to post about Real Player, I won't have anything
to do with it.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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David said:
Apologies if I'm the wrong group
The Midi and Wav files won't play in Real Player or the Window Media
Player. Other music files will work including audio CD and the computer
sound is also working OK.
I have XP Home edition and VIA AC97 Audio
Any help appreciated
TIA
David