viewing \ downloading MPEG files

I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file
and view it without having to download it.

Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I change of
anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from the remote
site.

Thanks, DH

I should give more information, the file extension is tv ( *.tv ). I do
not see it listed in File Associations.

Suggestions? Thanks, DH

Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file
>and view it without having to download it.
>
> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I change
> of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from the
> remote site.
>
> Thanks, DH

No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and 'solved'
my problem.

I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program defaults
.... and reset a few items.

In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens again.


"Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file
>and view it without having to download it.
>
> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I change
> of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from the
> remote site.
>
> Thanks, DH

Do you have Nero on this system? I'd be interested in knowing what third
party player might have caused this by misregistering the file association.
=\

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"Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
news:...
> No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and
> 'solved' my problem.
>
> I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program
> defaults ... and reset a few items.
>
> In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens again.
>
>
> "Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file
>>and view it without having to download it.
>>
>> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I change
>> of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from the
>> remote site.
>>
>> Thanks, DH
>

I had installed a 'video' program - a well known program though I can't
remember the name at the moment, uninstalled it, but it didn't revert the
settings back to Media Player. I did this manually and then everything was
OK.

It would be great if in these situations, Windows would prompt the user
with - I see you do not have a program associated with this file - let's
take a look .... instead of simply asking me if I want to save the file to
the hard drive. Had I not known where to look, I would have been really
confused.

Problem solved. Thanks.


"zachd [MSFT]" <> wrote in message
news:%23sf$...
>
> Do you have Nero on this system? I'd be interested in knowing what third
> party player might have caused this by misregistering the file
> association. =\
>
> --
> 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.
> --
> "Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and
>> 'solved' my problem.
>>
>> I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program
>> defaults ... and reset a few items.
>>
>> In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens again.
>>
>>
>> "Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file
>>>and view it without having to download it.
>>>
>>> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I
>>> change of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from
>>> the remote site.
>>>
>>> Thanks, DH
>>
>

I just remembered the program I uninstalled - WinAmp


"zachd [MSFT]" <> wrote in message
news:%23sf$...
>
> Do you have Nero on this system? I'd be interested in knowing what third
> party player might have caused this by misregistering the file
> association. =\
>
> --
> 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.
> --
> "Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and
>> 'solved' my problem.
>>
>> I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program
>> defaults ... and reset a few items.
>>
>> In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens again.
>>
>>
>> "Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG file
>>>and view it without having to download it.
>>>
>>> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I
>>> change of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from
>>> the remote site.
>>>
>>> Thanks, DH
>>
>

There actually is an association set up, but that third party player has
broken the association - running that step simply has WMP rebuild the
association. Since that requires administrative privileges, there's not a
great solution *readily* available other than that.

--
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.
--
"Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I had installed a 'video' program - a well known program though I can't
>remember the name at the moment, uninstalled it, but it didn't revert the
>settings back to Media Player. I did this manually and then everything was
>OK.
>
> It would be great if in these situations, Windows would prompt the user
> with - I see you do not have a program associated with this file - let's
> take a look .... instead of simply asking me if I want to save the file to
> the hard drive. Had I not known where to look, I would have been really
> confused.
>
> Problem solved. Thanks.
>
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" <> wrote in message
> news:%23sf$...
>>
>> Do you have Nero on this system? I'd be interested in knowing what third
>> party player might have caused this by misregistering the file
>> association. =\
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> --
>> "Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> No one responded .... but in the meantime I tried a few things and
>>> 'solved' my problem.
>>>
>>> I went to Start \ Default Programs \ Set program access and program
>>> defaults ... and reset a few items.
>>>
>>> In the future I'll have a better idea what to do when this happens
>>> again.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dave Horne" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>>I noticed that weeks ago I could simply click at a site with an MPEG
>>>>file and view it without having to download it.
>>>>
>>>> Now I am forced (at least at one site) to download it. What can I
>>>> change of anything to have Vista automatically open it and view it from
>>>> the remote site.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, DH
>>>
>>
>