WMP issues

  • Thread starter Thread starter popcorn
  • Start date Start date
P

popcorn

Hello.

I have 2 machines, both XPsp3, one has IE6 & WMP10 and one has IE7 & WMP12.

When I try to play media at a link such as the one below:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-media-player-12

I have the same problem on both machines. When the page loads, it looks
like it's ready to play (displays "ready" above the seek slider), but
when I click on the play button, it flashes "connecting" real quick, but
then goes back to just displaying "Ready" and never plays. This happens
on multiple sites.

I get no error messages. Any suggestions? Thanks.
 
popcorn wrote on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:26:41 -0600:
Hello.

I have 2 machines, both XPsp3, one has IE6 & WMP10 and one has IE7 & WMP12.

When I try to play media at a link such as the one below:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-media-player-12


I have the same problem on both machines. When the page loads, it looks
like it's ready to play (displays "ready" above the seek slider), but
when I click on the play button, it flashes "connecting" real quick, but
then goes back to just displaying "Ready" and never plays. This happens
on multiple sites.

I get no error messages. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Click to expand...

I don't know if this helps, but I am on my Linux machine right now
running Firefox2. And that link doesn't play correctly here either. As
the video only shows up as large colored blocks. And the audio sounds
like it is playing parts for a second or two and then jumps way ahead.
And it only plays for a few more seconds and it is over.
 
BillW50 said:
popcorn wrote on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:26:41 -0600:

I don't know if this helps, but I am on my Linux machine right now
running Firefox2. And that link doesn't play correctly here either. As
the video only shows up as large colored blocks. And the audio sounds
like it is playing parts for a second or two and then jumps way ahead.
And it only plays for a few more seconds and it is over.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the reply. Does your setup use a WMP browser plugin for
firefox 2?
 
BillW50 said:
popcorn wrote on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:26:41 -0600:

I don't know if this helps, but I am on my Linux machine right now
running Firefox2. And that link doesn't play correctly here either. As
the video only shows up as large colored blocks. And the audio sounds
like it is playing parts for a second or two and then jumps way ahead.
And it only plays for a few more seconds and it is over.
Click to expand...

Plays fine here (on Windows XP, WMP 7.)

Neither you nor OP indicated the specs of your PCs or type of Internet
connection you have. Not enough RAM, a slow processor, or a slow dial-up
connection would surely affect whether or not the video plays properly.
Plus your symptoms are different (it does play for you, just not
smoothly).

If (either of) you play(s) this cached browser file in your TIF
directory:

41793244-4077-4253-b74c-969caf240ab5.wmv

what happens? (I suspect OP doesn't even have this file.)
 
In BillW50 typed on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:39 -0600:
popcorn wrote on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:31:21 -0600:

Yes it does.
Click to expand...

Just checked on this Windows XP SP2 machine with WMP10 and it worked
fine. Although it downloaded the media file first and then downloaded a
codec before it would play. I can check on a Windows 7 machine if you
want.
 
popcorn said:
Hello.

I have 2 machines, both XPsp3, one has IE6 & WMP10 and one has IE7 & WMP12.

When I try to play media at a link such as the one below:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-media-player-12


I have the same problem on both machines. When the page loads, it looks
like it's ready to play (displays "ready" above the seek slider), but
when I click on the play button, it flashes "connecting" real quick, but
then goes back to just displaying "Ready" and never plays. This happens
on multiple sites.

I get no error messages. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Click to expand...


I have no problems here with WinXP SP3 and Firefox 3.54 with the WMP plugin.
 
Daave said:
Plays fine here (on Windows XP, WMP 7.)

Neither you nor OP indicated the specs of your PCs or type of Internet
connection you have. Not enough RAM, a slow processor, or a slow dial-up
connection would surely affect whether or not the video plays properly.
Plus your symptoms are different (it does play for you, just not
smoothly).

If (either of) you play(s) this cached browser file in your TIF
directory:

41793244-4077-4253-b74c-969caf240ab5.wmv

what happens? (I suspect OP doesn't even have this file.)
Click to expand...


Hi Daave. Thanks for your reply.
I don't think hardware or bandwidth resources are the issue for either
of my machines. They both have a minumum of T1 internet line, 1.5gb
ram, and P4 2.0ghz processor.

You are correct that I do not have the
41793244-4077-4253-b74c-969caf240ab5.wmv file in my temp internet files.
 
BillW50 said:
In BillW50 typed on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:39 -0600:

Just checked on this Windows XP SP2 machine with WMP10 and it worked
fine. Although it downloaded the media file first and then downloaded
a codec before it would play. I can check on a Windows 7 machine if
you want.
Click to expand...

The above was with IE6, btw. Not much luck under Windows 7 and IE8.
Played the audio, but no video. Tried the following and no changes:

1) With K-Lite Mega 4.95 installed

2) Without K-Lite Mega 4.95 installed

3) With K-Lite Mega 5.40 installed
 
BillW50 said:
The above was with IE6, btw. Not much luck under Windows 7 and IE8.
Played the audio, but no video. Tried the following and no changes:

1) With K-Lite Mega 4.95 installed

2) Without K-Lite Mega 4.95 installed

3) With K-Lite Mega 5.40 installed
Click to expand...

Tried the same under another Windows 7 machine with IE8 and the same
thing. This one has K-Lite Mega 5.0.0 installed.
 
popcorn said:
Hi Daave. Thanks for your reply.
I don't think hardware or bandwidth resources are the issue for either
of my machines. They both have a minumum of T1 internet line, 1.5gb
ram, and P4 2.0ghz processor.

You are correct that I do not have the
41793244-4077-4253-b74c-969caf240ab5.wmv file in my temp internet
files.
Click to expand...

In that case, I definitely agree with PA Bear; you would do better here:

microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player
 
Back
Top