[OT] Microsoft: WMP probs? use Winamp!

[NoWhereMan]

This is from a MS' FAQ:

"3.16 Why can't I play an MP3 file?
If you receive a message that contains error codes 0xC00D0BB8 or
0xC00D1199 when trying to play an .mp3 file, the problem might be
because the file has a compressed or unsynchronized ID3 header that
Windows Media Player does not support for security reasons.

For unsynchronized ID3 headers, see article 814129, "Error in Windows
Media Player 9 Series When You Play Specific MP3 Files," in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base.

For compressed headers or other ID3v2 data, you can use a tag editing
program to remove the information. For example, you can use the
Advanced WMA Workshop, available from the LitexMedia Web site. Or, you
can use Winamp 2.x, available from the Winamp Web site. To use Winamp
2.x, do the following:
Open the file in Winamp.
In the Playlist window, right-click the file, and then click File
Info.
Clear the ID3v1 tag and ID3v2 tag check boxes.
Click Update."

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/faq.aspx#3_16

LOL!

 

[André Gulliksen]

For compressed headers or other ID3v2 data, you can use a tag editing
program to remove the information. For example, you can use the
Advanced WMA Workshop, available from the LitexMedia Web site. Or, you
can use Winamp 2.x, available from the Winamp Web site. To use Winamp
2.x, do the following:
Open the file in Winamp.
In the Playlist window, right-click the file, and then click File
Info.
Clear the ID3v1 tag and ID3v2 tag check boxes.
Click Update."

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/faq.aspx#3_16

Not to mention the following sentence: "The file should now play in Windows
Media Player."

Like hell it should. Not now, not ever p