Any 1 good with pc's?

[Pat_986]

I got a new laptop last week, all is good appaert from trying to play vids, when i click a link online.
It comes up with this message!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c217/pat_986/Errormessage.jpg

 

[David]

u've removed the file from wherre it was located to start with....r u sure ur not trying to play something that is just in the previously played items or something?

 

[Darren S]

Is it DVDs you're trying to view - and if so, are they originals or copied ones?

D.



^^^^^
Sorry - being a mong there - didn't read the post correctly. These are vids off the internet that you're trying to view?

D.

 

[Pat_986]

this is an example, a link taken from the media secton just now
ftp://ftp2.xela-fr.com/xelafr/battlemode01.wmv

Same message

 

[David]

it's an ftp site where the file has been removed....if say for example u put a video file on ur desktop and watched it then it would be fine, delete the file and goto recent viewings and then that message will come up...

 

[Pat_986]

so how do i watch vids from links off the net?

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

either that or you could be missing codecs, try loading up windows media player 10.
had a simial thing to ths once.
it shouldnt happen if its links on the web.
you could RMB click on the link, save to disk, then see if you can open it from your local HDD. if you carnt, then its defo the codecs etc that you will need to replace.
Hope this helps

 

[Pat_986]

Thanks i am downloading media player 10 now, hopefully this will sort it out

 

[Pat_986]

I am now using Media player 10, but the error message is still coming up, any more ideas?

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

have you tried saving it to your local hdd 1st b4 opening it?

 

[Pat_986]

Yeah, and that worked, but it makes me download the whole file taking ages

Is local hdd just my hardrive?

 

[FiDoDiDo]

That error is as David says and it's not codecs because another message comes up when it's not playable because of a codec.

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Yeah, and that worked, but it makes me download the whole file taking ages

Is local hdd just my hardrive?

Yeah it is, HDD meaning Hard Disk Drive.

 

[Pat_986]

But it does the same on all thease vids, it worked ok on my old laptop
http://www.bbperformancetuning.co.uk/videos/videos.asp

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

what firewall software you running ?

 

[ViolentJ]

perhaps not the best solution but WM Player isn't great anyway but why not install winamp and use that as the default player and see what happens? You can always uninstall it....

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

thats true, but by installing a 3rd party application you add another variable into the problem. the thing is, as a default, WM should play most files ok. installing another application may help.... but you never really diagnose the problem depends on if your happy to do a quick fix or not.

But yeh giv it a go

 

[David]

as has been mentioned, it's somthing to do with the locatio of the file. try getting a movie trailer of yahoo.com and see what happens if it works it's something to do with the actual files ur trying to view. The codec issue would present a different error. Furthermore at the bottom of the screen around where the volume control is in media player it will give u some info on whats happening, let us know what it says when u have a chance

 

[Pat_986]

Trough yahoo, the same message comes up, and by the volume control it just says ready!

Does microsoft have a help centre you can email?

 

[Pat_986]

Any one got any more ideas?

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

ok, heres a long shot:
open up wmp, click on tools, then options, then player tab. Have a look at player settings, and tick "connect to the internet (overrides other commands) close WMP then try the link again.

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

if not, we can try setting IE to automatically detect settings "tools/internet options/connections tab/LAN" and tick "automatically detect settings"

one of these should fix it, Especially if the file can play locally

 

[Pat_986]

That's magic thanks Stuart.
It was the "connect to the internet" Tab.

All is working ok now.
Thanks again
Pat

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

No probs.
Glad to hear its all ok now

 

[Saner]

if not, we can try setting IE to automatically detect settings "tools/internet options/connections tab/LAN" and tick "automatically detect settings"

one of these should fix it, Especially if the file can play locally

ARGH!! TECH SUPPORT VOICE!!!

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

Rofl