Hello,
I'm running Media Player 9 on Win98SE.
When I try to play some .MP3 files I get this message..........
"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either corrupt or
the Player does not support the format you are trying to play."
More information show......"0xC00D1199: Cannot play the file"

Microsoft claims it has a fix for this exact problem here
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/814129

I've downloaded/installed and restarted....no difference

(The basic Media Player in Adaptec CD creator 4 will play these files but
Media Player 9 has installed itself as the default although apparently less
capable?)

Any ideas very gratefully appreciated.

Eljay

Can mplayer2.exe play those files... ?

--
(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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"Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF6DFA48-31C1-4B55-8BBD-0F09FB670CAB@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
> I'm running Media Player 9 on Win98SE.
> When I try to play some .MP3 files I get this message..........
> "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either corrupt or
> the Player does not support the format you are trying to play."
> More information show......"0xC00D1199: Cannot play the file"
>
> Microsoft claims it has a fix for this exact problem here
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/814129
>
> I've downloaded/installed and restarted....no difference
>
> (The basic Media Player in Adaptec CD creator 4 will play these files but
> Media Player 9 has installed itself as the default although apparently
> less
> capable?)
>
> Any ideas very gratefully appreciated.
>
> Eljay

Thanks ZachD

Unfortunately there's way too much info. on your link here for me to begin
to wade through, understand or judge relevance with my limited knowledge.
I don't think I should need to become a computer geek/boffin to use a Media
Player.
This shows up much that is wrong in the world of computing, all bells and
whistles and no solid, reliable, simple interface with ordinary people.
I've tried too many irrelevant fixes on other issues to have learnt that you
can create new problems without ever solving the original ones. And you can
make a life-hobby out of it.
If anyone could help (in simple language) with this SPECIFIC problem I would
really appreciate it. But for now I've made RealPlayer the default player. It
plays these tracks without a problem.
So why did WMP have to make a problem where there wasn't one?

"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> Can mplayer2.exe play those files... ?
>
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> Now Playing: "I Might Be Wrong" by "Radiohead" in WMP10.
> --
>
> "Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EF6DFA48-31C1-4B55-8BBD-0F09FB670CAB@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> > I'm running Media Player 9 on Win98SE.
> > When I try to play some .MP3 files I get this message..........
> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either corrupt or
> > the Player does not support the format you are trying to play."
> > More information show......"0xC00D1199: Cannot play the file"
> >
> > Microsoft claims it has a fix for this exact problem here
> > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/814129
> >
> > I've downloaded/installed and restarted....no difference
> >
> > (The basic Media Player in Adaptec CD creator 4 will play these files but
> > Media Player 9 has installed itself as the default although apparently
> > less
> > capable?)
> >
> > Any ideas very gratefully appreciated.
> >
> > Eljay
>
>
>

"Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EBE268B-D55D-413F-8322-FBE85E000403@microsoft.com...
> Unfortunately there's way too much info. on your link here for me to begin
> to wade through, understand or judge relevance with my limited knowledge.
> I don't think I should need to become a computer geek/boffin to use a
> Media
> Player.

That's all fair, but all I asked was if "mplayer2.exe" (already on your
system) could play those files. =)

> This shows up much that is wrong in the world of computing, all bells and
> whistles and no solid, reliable, simple interface with ordinary people.
> I've tried too many irrelevant fixes on other issues to have learnt that
> you
> can create new problems without ever solving the original ones. And you
> can
> make a life-hobby out of it.
> If anyone could help (in simple language) with this SPECIFIC problem I
> would
> really appreciate it. But for now I've made RealPlayer the default player.
> It
> plays these tracks without a problem.
> So why did WMP have to make a problem where there wasn't one?

-Zach
--
(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
>>
>> Can mplayer2.exe play those files... ?
>>
>> --
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> Now Playing: "I Might Be Wrong" by "Radiohead" in WMP10.
>> --
>>
>> "Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EF6DFA48-31C1-4B55-8BBD-0F09FB670CAB@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> > I'm running Media Player 9 on Win98SE.
>> > When I try to play some .MP3 files I get this message..........
>> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either corrupt
>> > or
>> > the Player does not support the format you are trying to play."
>> > More information show......"0xC00D1199: Cannot play the file"
>> >
>> > Microsoft claims it has a fix for this exact problem here
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/814129
>> >
>> > I've downloaded/installed and restarted....no difference
>> >
>> > (The basic Media Player in Adaptec CD creator 4 will play these files
>> > but
>> > Media Player 9 has installed itself as the default although apparently
>> > less
>> > capable?)
>> >
>> > Any ideas very gratefully appreciated.
>> >
>> > Eljay
>>
>>
>>

please accept my apologies Zachd.
I just did not register the top line of your post and went straight to the
main text with the link. Really sorry.

To answer your question .........
Yes the mplayer2.exe DOES PLAY the tracks
(So will RealPlayer and the adaptec player)
So why can't WMP 9 handle it...."progress"?

Thanks again & sorry again

eljay

"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> "Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EBE268B-D55D-413F-8322-FBE85E000403@microsoft.com...
> > Unfortunately there's way too much info. on your link here for me to begin
> > to wade through, understand or judge relevance with my limited knowledge.
> > I don't think I should need to become a computer geek/boffin to use a
> > Media
> > Player.
>
> That's all fair, but all I asked was if "mplayer2.exe" (already on your
> system) could play those files. =)
>
> > This shows up much that is wrong in the world of computing, all bells and
> > whistles and no solid, reliable, simple interface with ordinary people.
> > I've tried too many irrelevant fixes on other issues to have learnt that
> > you
> > can create new problems without ever solving the original ones. And you
> > can
> > make a life-hobby out of it.
> > If anyone could help (in simple language) with this SPECIFIC problem I
> > would
> > really appreciate it. But for now I've made RealPlayer the default player.
> > It
> > plays these tracks without a problem.
> > So why did WMP have to make a problem where there wasn't one?
>
> -Zach
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> > "zachd [ms]" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Can mplayer2.exe play those files... ?
> >>
> >> --
> >> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> Now Playing: "I Might Be Wrong" by "Radiohead" in WMP10.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:EF6DFA48-31C1-4B55-8BBD-0F09FB670CAB@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello,
> >> > I'm running Media Player 9 on Win98SE.
> >> > When I try to play some .MP3 files I get this message..........
> >> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either corrupt
> >> > or
> >> > the Player does not support the format you are trying to play."
> >> > More information show......"0xC00D1199: Cannot play the file"
> >> >
> >> > Microsoft claims it has a fix for this exact problem here
> >> > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/814129
> >> >
> >> > I've downloaded/installed and restarted....no difference
> >> >
> >> > (The basic Media Player in Adaptec CD creator 4 will play these files
> >> > but
> >> > Media Player 9 has installed itself as the default although apparently
> >> > less
> >> > capable?)
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas very gratefully appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Eljay
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

WMP is failing on your system because Microsoft lets you configure and tweak
everything. This is good because you can do all sorts of interesting things
that way, but bad because sometimes people or applications configure WMP
wrong. And then they cast angry eyes at Media Player when it wasn't ever a
Media Player problem to begin with....

That covers Why. Let's move on, because if you want Why that's not
something I can help you until I know what actually went wrong. 'Why' is a
boring tangential discussion. =)

Under WMP's Tools:Optionsevices:Speakers, do you have the right output
selected?

-Zach
--
(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:00374407-F024-4C6B-8133-88F6B74B2E84@microsoft.com...
> please accept my apologies Zachd.
> I just did not register the top line of your post and went straight to the
> main text with the link. Really sorry.
>
> To answer your question .........
> Yes the mplayer2.exe DOES PLAY the tracks
> (So will RealPlayer and the adaptec player)
> So why can't WMP 9 handle it...."progress"?
>
> Thanks again & sorry again
>
> eljay
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1EBE268B-D55D-413F-8322-FBE85E000403@microsoft.com...
>> > Unfortunately there's way too much info. on your link here for me to
>> > begin
>> > to wade through, understand or judge relevance with my limited
>> > knowledge.
>> > I don't think I should need to become a computer geek/boffin to use a
>> > Media
>> > Player.
>>
>> That's all fair, but all I asked was if "mplayer2.exe" (already on your
>> system) could play those files. =)
>>
>> > This shows up much that is wrong in the world of computing, all bells
>> > and
>> > whistles and no solid, reliable, simple interface with ordinary people.
>> > I've tried too many irrelevant fixes on other issues to have learnt
>> > that
>> > you
>> > can create new problems without ever solving the original ones. And you
>> > can
>> > make a life-hobby out of it.
>> > If anyone could help (in simple language) with this SPECIFIC problem I
>> > would
>> > really appreciate it. But for now I've made RealPlayer the default
>> > player.
>> > It
>> > plays these tracks without a problem.
>> > So why did WMP have to make a problem where there wasn't one?
>>
>> -Zach
>> --
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> > "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Can mplayer2.exe play those files... ?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >> Now Playing: "I Might Be Wrong" by "Radiohead" in WMP10.
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> "Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:EF6DFA48-31C1-4B55-8BBD-0F09FB670CAB@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> > I'm running Media Player 9 on Win98SE.
>> >> > When I try to play some .MP3 files I get this message..........
>> >> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either
>> >> > corrupt
>> >> > or
>> >> > the Player does not support the format you are trying to play."
>> >> > More information show......"0xC00D1199: Cannot play the file"
>> >> >
>> >> > Microsoft claims it has a fix for this exact problem here
>> >> > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/814129
>> >> >
>> >> > I've downloaded/installed and restarted....no difference
>> >> >
>> >> > (The basic Media Player in Adaptec CD creator 4 will play these
>> >> > files
>> >> > but
>> >> > Media Player 9 has installed itself as the default although
>> >> > apparently
>> >> > less
>> >> > capable?)
>> >> >
>> >> > Any ideas very gratefully appreciated.
>> >> >
>> >> > Eljay
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Hi Zach,

"Default DirectSound Device" is selected.
But, can this be a speaker issue? As I said in my first post this is only
when I play "some" Mp3 tracks. I get sound; except on SOME MP3s.
Other MP3 tracks play fine as do WMAs.

The Microsoft link appeared I posted originally
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/814129
appeared to deal deal with this precise issue. Somethinmg to do with
"headres" whatever they might be?
Trouble is, it just didn't work!

Thanks Again

Elyay




"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> WMP is failing on your system because Microsoft lets you configure and tweak
> everything. This is good because you can do all sorts of interesting things
> that way, but bad because sometimes people or applications configure WMP
> wrong. And then they cast angry eyes at Media Player when it wasn't ever a
> Media Player problem to begin with....
>
> That covers Why. Let's move on, because if you want Why that's not
> something I can help you until I know what actually went wrong. 'Why' is a
> boring tangential discussion. =)
>
> Under WMP's Tools:Optionsevices:Speakers, do you have the right output
> selected?
>
> -Zach
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:00374407-F024-4C6B-8133-88F6B74B2E84@microsoft.com...
> > please accept my apologies Zachd.
> > I just did not register the top line of your post and went straight to the
> > main text with the link. Really sorry.
> >
> > To answer your question .........
> > Yes the mplayer2.exe DOES PLAY the tracks
> > (So will RealPlayer and the adaptec player)
> > So why can't WMP 9 handle it...."progress"?
> >
> > Thanks again & sorry again
> >
> > eljay
> >
> > "zachd [ms]" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1EBE268B-D55D-413F-8322-FBE85E000403@microsoft.com...
> >> > Unfortunately there's way too much info. on your link here for me to
> >> > begin
> >> > to wade through, understand or judge relevance with my limited
> >> > knowledge.
> >> > I don't think I should need to become a computer geek/boffin to use a
> >> > Media
> >> > Player.
> >>
> >> That's all fair, but all I asked was if "mplayer2.exe" (already on your
> >> system) could play those files. =)
> >>
> >> > This shows up much that is wrong in the world of computing, all bells
> >> > and
> >> > whistles and no solid, reliable, simple interface with ordinary people.
> >> > I've tried too many irrelevant fixes on other issues to have learnt
> >> > that
> >> > you
> >> > can create new problems without ever solving the original ones. And you
> >> > can
> >> > make a life-hobby out of it.
> >> > If anyone could help (in simple language) with this SPECIFIC problem I
> >> > would
> >> > really appreciate it. But for now I've made RealPlayer the default
> >> > player.
> >> > It
> >> > plays these tracks without a problem.
> >> > So why did WMP have to make a problem where there wasn't one?
> >>
> >> -Zach
> >> --
> >> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >>
> >>
> >> > "zachd [ms]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Can mplayer2.exe play those files... ?
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> >> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> >> rights.
> >> >> Now Playing: "I Might Be Wrong" by "Radiohead" in WMP10.
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> "Eljay" <Eljay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:EF6DFA48-31C1-4B55-8BBD-0F09FB670CAB@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> > I'm running Media Player 9 on Win98SE.
> >> >> > When I try to play some .MP3 files I get this message..........
> >> >> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either
> >> >> > corrupt
> >> >> > or
> >> >> > the Player does not support the format you are trying to play."
> >> >> > More information show......"0xC00D1199: Cannot play the file"
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Microsoft claims it has a fix for this exact problem here
> >> >> > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/814129
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I've downloaded/installed and restarted....no difference
> >> >> >
> >> >> > (The basic Media Player in Adaptec CD creator 4 will play these
> >> >> > files
> >> >> > but
> >> >> > Media Player 9 has installed itself as the default although
> >> >> > apparently
> >> >> > less
> >> >> > capable?)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any ideas very gratefully appreciated.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Eljay
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>