Windows Media Player error C00D11B1

Running Vista Ultimate with RC SP1. I am suddenly getting the above error on
Media Player when I try to play files which I could play before. Any help
would be appreciated

For what file type(s)? What changed from the "before"?

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"Bob Johnston" <> wrote in message
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> Running Vista Ultimate with RC SP1. I am suddenly getting the above error
> on Media Player when I try to play files which I could play before. Any
> help would be appreciated

I Have the same problem - I have a fresh install of Vista Home Premium and
WMP11.
My problem started when I bought 2 albums on MSN Music - when I try to play
these 2 I get this error.
Impressive site Zach, but I couldn't find anything related to getting this
error during playback of protected music.

I googled this and found some suggestions about deleting everything under
\all users\DRM (for Vista it is probably somewhere else), but mine were
empty already.

Thanks

"zachd [MSFT]" <> skrev i
nyhetsmeldingen: ...
>
> For what file type(s)? What changed from the "before"?
>
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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
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> "Bob Johnston" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Running Vista Ultimate with RC SP1. I am suddenly getting the above error
>> on Media Player when I try to play files which I could play before. Any
>> help would be appreciated
>
>

Yours are probably hidden files still. =)

According to WMP's Help:About:Technical Support Information menu tool, what
Indiv Level are you?

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"etoel" <> wrote in message
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>I Have the same problem - I have a fresh install of Vista Home Premium and
>WMP11.
> My problem started when I bought 2 albums on MSN Music - when I try to
> play these 2 I get this error.
> Impressive site Zach, but I couldn't find anything related to getting this
> error during playback of protected music.
>
> I googled this and found some suggestions about deleting everything under
> \all users\DRM (for Vista it is probably somewhere else), but mine were
> empty already.
>
> Thanks
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" <> skrev i
> nyhetsmeldingen: ...
>>
>> For what file type(s)? What changed from the "before"?
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> --
>>
>> "Bob Johnston" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Running Vista Ultimate with RC SP1. I am suddenly getting the above
>>> error on Media Player when I try to play files which I could play
>>> before. Any help would be appreciated
>>
>>

Hehe - well, it would be weird if I could see the hidden folders and not the
hidden files

I found some references to C:\programdata\DRM around also - maybe I should
look here alse...

"zachd [MSFT]" <> skrev i
nyhetsmeldingen: ...
>
> Yours are probably hidden files still. =)
>
> According to WMP's Help:About:Technical Support Information menu tool,
> what Indiv Level are you?
>
> --
> 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.
> --
>
> "etoel" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I Have the same problem - I have a fresh install of Vista Home Premium and
>>WMP11.
>> My problem started when I bought 2 albums on MSN Music - when I try to
>> play these 2 I get this error.
>> Impressive site Zach, but I couldn't find anything related to getting
>> this error during playback of protected music.
>>
>> I googled this and found some suggestions about deleting everything under
>> \all users\DRM (for Vista it is probably somewhere else), but mine were
>> empty already.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> "zachd [MSFT]" <> skrev i
>> nyhetsmeldingen: ...
>>>
>>> For what file type(s)? What changed from the "before"?
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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.
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>>>
>>> "Bob Johnston" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Running Vista Ultimate with RC SP1. I am suddenly getting the above
>>>> error on Media Player when I try to play files which I could play
>>>> before. Any help would be appreciated
>>>
>>>
>
>

I believe they're System Hidden, which is that extra little checkbox. =\

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"etoel" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Hehe - well, it would be weird if I could see the hidden folders and not
> the hidden files
>
> I found some references to C:\programdata\DRM around also - maybe I should
> look here alse...
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" <> skrev i
> nyhetsmeldingen: ...
>>
>> Yours are probably hidden files still. =)
>>
>> According to WMP's Help:About:Technical Support Information menu tool,
>> what Indiv Level are you?
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> --
>>
>> "etoel" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>I Have the same problem - I have a fresh install of Vista Home Premium
>>>and WMP11.
>>> My problem started when I bought 2 albums on MSN Music - when I try to
>>> play these 2 I get this error.
>>> Impressive site Zach, but I couldn't find anything related to getting
>>> this error during playback of protected music.
>>>
>>> I googled this and found some suggestions about deleting everything
>>> under \all users\DRM (for Vista it is probably somewhere else), but mine
>>> were empty already.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> "zachd [MSFT]" <> skrev i
>>> nyhetsmeldingen: ...
>>>>
>>>> For what file type(s)? What changed from the "before"?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 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.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> "Bob Johnston" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> Running Vista Ultimate with RC SP1. I am suddenly getting the above
>>>>> error on Media Player when I try to play files which I could play
>>>>> before. Any help would be appreciated
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>

Sorry for the long delay in replying zachd [MSFT]. The files are standard
..avi movies which played perfectly well a few weeks before. I can play these
files in any other media player, no problem, and could them all before in
Media Player 11. Now none of my avi movies will play and all come up withe
same error code ??
"Bob Johnston" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Running Vista Ultimate with RC SP1. I am suddenly getting the above error
> on Media Player when I try to play files which I could play before. Any
> help would be appreciated

OK, what's the full URL that the Web Help button takes you to?
Where did you get these from? What codecs do the AVI files use?
What changed on the system before this broke?

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"Bob Johnston" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Sorry for the long delay in replying zachd [MSFT]. The files are standard
> .avi movies which played perfectly well a few weeks before. I can play
> these files in any other media player, no problem, and could them all
> before in Media Player 11. Now none of my avi movies will play and all
> come up withe same error code ??
> "Bob Johnston" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Running Vista Ultimate with RC SP1. I am suddenly getting the above error
>> on Media Player when I try to play files which I could play before. Any
>> help would be appreciated
>

Tuned out I was looking in the wrong place after all. The location for Vista
is: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\DRM
I was asked by MSN Music support to delete all the files there, but I wasn't
allowed to do so (even if my account has admin). I logged on in safe mode
and was allowed to delete them.
When I tried to play the files WMP told me it would update the licenses and
I could see that the folder got populated again, but I got the same error
trying to play the songs...

Back to square one

I tried to find out the owner of that folder since I wasn't allowed to
delete the files there and as far as I remember it said "unknown user" - I
checked my other vista box and it said "SYSTEM" there. The only difference
between the 2 boxes is that I at one point activated and deactivated the
administrator account on the first one - maybe that took over the ownership
or something.. Don't know.
Weird...

I have other issues with that box too, so it may be connected.



"zachd [MSFT]" <> skrev i
nyhetsmeldingen: # ...
>
> I believe they're System Hidden, which is that extra little checkbox. =\
>
> --
> 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.
> --
>
> "etoel" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Hehe - well, it would be weird if I could see the hidden folders and not
>> the hidden files
>>
>> I found some references to C:\programdata\DRM around also - maybe I
>> should look here alse...
>>
>> "zachd [MSFT]" <> skrev i
>> nyhetsmeldingen: ...
>>>
>>> Yours are probably hidden files still. =)
>>>
>>> According to WMP's Help:About:Technical Support Information menu tool,
>>> what Indiv Level are you?
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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.
>>> --
>>>
>>> "etoel" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>I Have the same problem - I have a fresh install of Vista Home Premium
>>>>and WMP11.
>>>> My problem started when I bought 2 albums on MSN Music - when I try to
>>>> play these 2 I get this error.
>>>> Impressive site Zach, but I couldn't find anything related to getting
>>>> this error during playback of protected music.
>>>>
>>>> I googled this and found some suggestions about deleting everything
>>>> under \all users\DRM (for Vista it is probably somewhere else), but
>>>> mine were empty already.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> "zachd [MSFT]" <> skrev i
>>>> nyhetsmeldingen: ...
>>>>>
>>>>> For what file type(s)? What changed from the "before"?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> 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.
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bob Johnston" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> Running Vista Ultimate with RC SP1. I am suddenly getting the above
>>>>>> error on Media Player when I try to play files which I could play
>>>>>> before. Any help would be appreciated
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>