Re: Vista Media Player

Download VLC Media Player it just about plays anything, I use it all the
time.
Steve

"hawk24" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi guys when trying view web videos on vista i keep getting this error
> message which i have never had before. Can you help.
>
> Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support
> the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress
> the file.
>
> You've encountered error message C00D1199 while using Windows Media
> Player
>
>
> --
> hawk24

Glad you got it fixed!

Yes, VLC player is an extremely nice media player, I had it installed
for a little bit and was very pleased with how many fie ypes it
supported by default.


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CrucialHoax

Allen;1147244 Wrote:
> Saint wrote:> > >
> > >
> > > Download VLC Media Player it just about plays anything, I use it all
> > the
> > > time.
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > "hawk24" <hawk24.3z88vc@newsgroup> wrote in message
> > > news:hawk24.3z88vc@newsgroup> > > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> Hi guys when trying view web videos on vista i keep getting this
> > > error
> > > >> message which i have never had before. Can you help.
> > > >>
> > > >> Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not
> > > support
> > > >> the file type or might not support the codec that was used to
> > > compress
> > > >> the file.
> > > >>
> > > >> You've encountered error message C00D1199 while using Windows Media
> > > >> Player
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> hawk24> > > >
> > >
> > > > >
> I found VLC (which I had never heard of before) on a CD that came
> with
> the November 2009 Maximum PC--a mag I seldom read, but the contents
> of
> the CD looked interesting. I got around to installing it two day ago
> when I got totally frustrated with WMP, with IMO should be respelled
> as
> "wimp"; the main reason for my frustration was in playing the MS
> "guess
> where the mouse cursor is" game--yet another MS inanity. In my very
> limited experience I'm very pleased with VLC. Incidentally, Saint
> failed
> to mention that it's a GNU download--another way to spell freeware;
> this
> makes it extremely attractive.
> Allen


Allen, a little tip on how you can find the mouse pointer easily:

1. right click on the desktop
2. go to Personalize
3. Mouse Pointers
4. Pointer Options tab
5. Check the box "Display location of pointer when pressing CTL key"
6. APPLY

Now, whenever your pointer is hiding, you will find it easily. Try it.


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whs