HELP! Windows media player is killing me!?

Question

I can't a lot of videos. I get the "Acquiring License" error message and the file never opens. The content is not protected. I have Windows 2000 Pro and Windows Media Player 9. What should I do to get them to open?

I can't *open* a lot of videos ..

* Video LAN is great, but cannot open these kind of videos (the ones that need WMP9).

* System mechanic requires purchase.

* The player is already set to autodownload them, but to no avail.

I downloaded AlShow from the site you posted (5.5mb) and it failed to open the files.

I should add that I searched for answers on the net and the most common recommendation is to use WMP9 for Win2k, and that *is* what I'm doing but it's not working.

Answer 1

I prefer not to use Media Player...it gives me nothing but problems, plus it's cumbersome. I use AlShow...it's free and works a lot better than WMP.

Answer 2

hello
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Answer 3

In the option, try setting the option on acquiring license in auto and see if it help.

Answer 4

Download System Mechanic professional 6 . install it then run DriveScrubber2 when that is done restart the pc . then when the pc is back and your problems will not bother you again.

Answer 5

rather than try to get it to work try this instead ...it plays everything ....and its free vlc player http://www.videolan.org/