my windows media player's video isn't working or something?

Question

i have the newest windows media player and i want to play something off the internet but when it pulls up my windows media player i can hear it and everything but it won't play it. when i play my music i can see the design thing-- it's just the videos... it won't work

Answer 1

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP, March 2007 - This documentation provides late-breaking or other information that supplements the documentation for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP.= http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/windowsvista/default.aspx = http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/readme.aspx#Minimumsystemrequirements
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Search.aspx?displaylang=en
FAQs
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/default.mspx

Combined Community Codec Pack = http://cccp-project.net
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack = http://mirror.edskes.net
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Mega_Codec_Pack.htm
K-Lite Codec Pack Standard 2.77 = http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4620
codec's for avi mpeg2 = http://www.wmplugins.com/ItemList.aspx?typeid=8
GSpot can be used to determine if any additional codecs are needed and if they are installed on your system. = install GSpot, launch it and drag 'n drop the WMV file into the GSpot application window. = http://www.headbands.com/gspot

info on troubleshooting WMP11, here,
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/troubleshooting.aspx

FAQs
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/default.mspx

In WMP, at top tabs - go to tools/options/performance/ see if it helps to make adjustments to the "video acceleration" slider,

or if that doesn't help try http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0064.mspx

Answer 2

When streaming videos off the Internet make sure that you have the latest codecs installed. WindowsMP should automatically do this I think, but just incase>http://www.free-codecs.com/download/XP_Codec_Pack.htm
For videos that you have stored on your computer I recommend that you download VLC media player. Its free and in my experience is a lot better that media players that you will pay for. See:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

Hope this was helpful

Answer 3

I had the same problem..tried everything, and then resorted to WMP 10....I'll be interested to see what you can do to fix it to.