elmizmo

"Girish Ramnath" wrote:

> are u able to play video and audio files using wmp 11. if yes, then maybe the
> link which u r trying to open might have some problem.

i have the same problem. not just with video sent thru e-mail but other
video files on my system can crash media player 11 and automatically reboot.
i tried to go back to version 10 but succumbed to 11. it is very frustrating,
i even tried saving the video file to the desktop and playing it from there
and that helped some but other videos i already have will do the same thing.
it seems as if video files (especially .avi) make media player 11 unstable.
has anyone found a solution or should i just use a different player?
>
> "Mort" wrote:
>
> > Using Media Player 11 with XP SP2.
> >
> > Every time I click on a .wmv link in an email, Windows Media Player
> > loads the video clip and begins to play it. Then, after a second or two
> > it switches to a blue screen with white (DOS) lettering. This flashes on
> > the screen for a brief moment (no time to read anything) and reboots the
> > computer.
> >
> > Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel lists the following programs:
> >
> > Windows Media Format 11 Runtime
> > Windows Media Player 11
> > Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
> > Hotfix for Windows Media Format 11 SDK (KB929399)
> > Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB936782)
> > Hotfix for Windows Media Player 11 (KB939683)
> >
> > Is there a problem with Media Player 11?
> > Can I delete this program and go back to version 9? I never had a
> > problem with this version.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thank you.
> >