On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:04:02 -0800, murrayonthehill wrote in message
<news:9C85A4EB-04EE-40C1-93E8-6DF547229DE6@microsoft.com>:

> hi
>
> I have been trying to download a programme from a us webtv company! a well
> known one.
>
> But when i click,a box pops up telling me that i have a problem with
> "windows media player" and it gives the error number. its this...80040200.
> please can anyone explain what i need to do?
>
> thanks in advance.

Do you get any other message than just the number 80040200? It could be a
problem with codecs. See this page:

Guide To Error 80040200 and 00040257 In Windows Media Player
http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/articles/10919.aspx