Not able to play .wmv file

[Guest]

Have not been able to play .wmv files sent thru emails. Windows media player
starts, the file appears in the play list, but when I attempt to play it, I
get a message that says Windown Media player cannot find the file. Any
suggestions?

 

[silverfox1938]

Have not been able to play .wmv files sent thru emails. Windows media player
starts, the file appears in the play list, but when I attempt to play it, I
get a message that says Windown Media player cannot find the file. Any
suggestions?

Not a answer but the same problem as yours with the .wmv files sent
through the emails, my WMP 11 says that I need a codec and to go through
the d/l plugins web site and go to tools/options/network and set it
there, I checked further and all the files extensions are set to play in
this WMP version, but it refuses to play it anyway, any solution to this
very anoying problem???

Thanks

Silverfox1938

 

[silverfox1938]

Not a answer but the same problem as yours with the .wmv files sent
through the emails, my WMP 11 says that I need a codec and to go through
the d/l plugins web site and go to tools/options/network and set it
there, I checked further and all the files extensions are set to play in
this WMP version, but it refuses to play it anyway, any solution to this
very anoying problem???

Thanks

Silverfox1938

I was told to save .wmv file to desktop and then click on it and it
would play, it worked very well.

Silverfox1938

 

[Kenneth J. Harris]

I was told to save .wmv file to desktop and then click on it and it
would play, it worked very well.

I have the same thing--won't play directly in WMP but when I save it to
a folder(or the desktop), it will play from there.
So, does anyone know what causes this--why you need to save the file
first before it will play?

Ken

 

[Guest]

I have been dealing with this same problem for several weeks now. It doesn't
matter if I save the file to the desktop, folder or disc, it still won't
play. It's only media files attached to emails that are a problem. No one
seems to have an answer. The mystery is why this suddenly occurred after
being able to play these files with no problems in the past.