Trying to view WMV's from the internet

Help - Every time I try to view a video clip on the net, I click on the link
and it should then open up Windows Media Player 11 but instead I get an error
message saying: Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage and the strange
thing about it is my internet is fine. Now when I try the save target as,
and download it that way it is fine. Can anyone help as it's getting
extremely frustrating!!!!!

What third party players were installed to the system? I'd think that one of
them has interfered with WMP's file association settings. A variety of
(bad) codec packs and alternative players accidentally corrupt WMP's file
association settings. If you use the Default Programs tools to reassociate
WMV to WMP, that may correct this, but that is dependent upon where the
corruption was made.

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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"Paul" <> wrote in message
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> Help - Every time I try to view a video clip on the net, I click on the
> link
> and it should then open up Windows Media Player 11 but instead I get an
> error
> message saying: Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage and the
> strange
> thing about it is my internet is fine. Now when I try the save target as,
> and download it that way it is fine. Can anyone help as it's getting
> extremely frustrating!!!!!
>
>

Thankyou.

I had installed some new software from Nokia for my new mobile so I
uninstalled it and then reset my internet explorer for good measure and hey
presto it worked.

So again thankyou for your help as it was one of those things where it
wasn't really a huge problem but enough to annoy me.

Paul

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> What third party players were installed to the system? I'd think that one of
> them has interfered with WMP's file association settings. A variety of
> (bad) codec packs and alternative players accidentally corrupt WMP's file
> association settings. If you use the Default Programs tools to reassociate
> WMV to WMP, that may correct this, but that is dependent upon where the
> corruption was made.
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
> "Paul" <> wrote in message
> news:A8E9EECB-5552-4128-B7FA-...
> > Help - Every time I try to view a video clip on the net, I click on the
> > link
> > and it should then open up Windows Media Player 11 but instead I get an
> > error
> > message saying: Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage and the
> > strange
> > thing about it is my internet is fine. Now when I try the save target as,
> > and download it that way it is fine. Can anyone help as it's getting
> > extremely frustrating!!!!!
> >
> >
>
>
>