Upgrade as requested and then Windows Media won't work

[Bruno Giuffre]

Yesterday I received a broadcast from my broadband ISP to
check the Windows Site for critical upgrades. I
downloaded these (15 including: Windows XP Service Pack
(Express); 821557 Security Update; 819639 Flaw in Windows
Media Player; 815021 Security Update;823980 Security
Update; 823559 Security Update; 919696 Security Update;
817606 Security Update; 818529 Cumulative Patch for IE6;
330994 Security Update for Outlook Express; 821557
Security Update; 811493 Security Update; Q817287 Critical
Update).

There was a message that there was a problem with the
driver for the Yamaha sound card which I preseumed I
could ignore but now I realise that it was critical
because my Toshiba Satellit Pro 6100 (with I now know a
Yamaha YMF753 sound card) cannot play the files in my
media library nor file from an audio CD. As well I tried
a DVD and it insists that I am no longer in the Austrlian
Zone and cannot play it (Video Card nVIDIA Geoforce TM
420GO graphic controller)

Please help. I have reinstalled a download of Win Media
Player 9 but of course that did not help.


Yours,

Pissed at Seattle

 

[oakes]

| Yesterday I received a broadcast from my broadband ISP to
| check the Windows Site for critical upgrades. I
| downloaded these (15 including: Windows XP Service Pack
| (Express); 821557 Security Update; 819639 Flaw in Windows
| Media Player; 815021 Security Update;823980 Security
| Update; 823559 Security Update; 919696 Security Update;
| 817606 Security Update; 818529 Cumulative Patch for IE6;
| 330994 Security Update for Outlook Express; 821557
| Security Update; 811493 Security Update; Q817287 Critical
| Update).
|
| There was a message that there was a problem with the
| driver for the Yamaha sound card which I preseumed I
| could ignore but now I realise that it was critical
| because my Toshiba Satellit Pro 6100 (with I now know a
| Yamaha YMF753 sound card) cannot play the files in my
| media library nor file from an audio CD. As well I tried
| a DVD and it insists that I am no longer in the Austrlian
| Zone and cannot play it (Video Card nVIDIA Geoforce TM
| 420GO graphic controller)
|
| Please help. I have reinstalled a download of Win Media
| Player 9 but of course that did not help.
|
|
| Yours,
|
| Pissed at Seattle
|

Dear Pissed at Seattle,

Go see Bill, he's not too far away.

Did you think to up-grade your soundcard drivers ? Aha, thought not. Go to
the Yamaha website and update.

Did you download an Australianised version of WMP9 ? Maybe one exists, maybe
'roos can fly. I'm not aware there are restrictions on what zone dvd's WMP
can read. Do you have any other DVD software installed ? If yes, there could
be a conflict.

Cheers,
Jerry