I am not very pc literate and have a problem with my windows media player?

Question

when i try to play certain song it says windows media player cannot play file it might not support the file type or it might not support the codec that was used to compress the file can anyone help me to sort this out the pc was second hand, and bearing in mind i am no computer genius! ta in advance

Answer 1

You could try locating the codecs but in my experience, you never quite find the right one for WMP. Try downloading WinAmp. It's free and can usually play anything: http://www.winamp.com/

Also RealPlayer. http://uk.real.com/player/?&src=ZG.uk.home.home.hd.def - go for the free version, on the right.

The ultimate pack is the K-Lite codec pack: http://www.k-litemegacodecpack.com/ - this will enable you to play almost anything (video or music) on your computer.

None of these packs takes up much space and I find it helps to have 3 or 4 players on your system. If one can't cope, another will definitely be able to.

Good luck! :)

Answer 2

Codec is third party software that supports a type of media compression. You will need to install the correct codec to play a file type. I would strongly recommend using an alternative platform first before installing codecs as codecs usually contain spyware now.

Checkout VLC player and see if that corrects the problem for you.

Answer 3

You don't say what version of media player you have, if you have a genuine copy of windows then I would suggest downloading the latest version which is media player 11 and then try again to play your CD's and see if this sorts out the problem, good luck

Answer 4

Try right clicking on the song and converting it into something else like an MP3. Then resave it into your music folder and add to the Windows Media Player library again.

Answer 5

It sounds like you may have to update media player. What version do you have... if you have a help tab when you open it click on that and check for updates.. if you do not have a help tab right click on the upper left corner and you will get choices, help being one of them.. choose that and pick update.. hope this helps

Answer 6

go to http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&mkt=en-US&q=codecs you will see a list of options to read through find the one that relates to the version of media player you are using.
click on the link and select download.
failing to go to a genuine microsoft website for items such as codecs or updates could leave you open to malware attacks

Answer 7

I owuld download real player or I tunes. Both these are really good for playing music files. go to www.apple.com for I tunes.

Answer 8

Why is my video the different way up? If the video image is the different way up, attempt increasing the video hardware acceleration. There are 2 video hardware acceleration settings—one in the participant, and one in the abode windows working gadget. you need to substitute the two settings. to alter the placing in the participant, on the kit menu, click ideas, and then click the overall performance tab. circulate the Video acceleration slider to finished. to alter the placing in abode windows, click initiate, click administration Panel, double-click reveal, click the Settings tab, click more suitable, and then click the Troubleshoot tab. circulate the Hardware acceleration slider to finished.

Answer 9

make sure music is either mp3 or wma, those are you most used ones, media player has a feature that you can rip songs of of CDs and play them do that and you can't go wrong

Answer 10

try down loading REAL PLAYER , its better

you can get it free on some web sites

put real player in your search engine & have a look for a free down load