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    slanterica Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 25, 2007, 06:44 PM
    Nothing works
    Any program I try to run goes through windows medea player. Even when I try to go to contents in control panel, windows medea player pops up and an error message says "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." I can't even get into programs to fix this problem. I'm willing even to completely restore my computer to fix this problem.
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    Dec 25, 2007, 07:00 PM
    There is probably a way to get Windows Media Player working

    Make sure your Windows Updates are current -- Also latest Java

    Uninstall ---->Windows Media Player in ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS

    Restart your computer and locate the download page

    Before installing exit out of programs running between speaker and clock

    Many people have problems when they leave programs running during install

    Download and install --- Good Luck
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    Dec 27, 2007, 05:58 PM
    The file associations appear to be wrong -- Try restore -- XP?

    Use System Restore to Undo Changes if Problems Occur

    Hope this helps you fix your computer -- Please let me know how it is going
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    seahwk83 Posts: 3,276, Reputation: 212
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    Dec 28, 2007, 11:53 PM
    When you say any program - do you mean ALL programs othere than media files that would normally play through media player. If this is happening with your media files only, you may have a codec problem, if this is issue you need to download proper codecs as yours may have been corrupted.

    K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codecs are required to encode and/or decode (play) audio and video. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet.
    Here is link for codec pack
    Free-Codecs.com : Download K-Lite Codec Pack 3.6.2 FULL, K-Lite Codec Pack 3.6.2 STANDARD, K-Lite Codec Pack 3.6.2 BASIC : K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools

    If this is not the issue I would use the system restore as mentioned above
    Let us know how it goes
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