RE: Very strange problem with playing embedded movies

Close all programs, Run the following files then restart your PC

regsvr32 wmpdxm.dll
regsvr32 wmpasf.dll
regsvr32 wmp.dll

hope it works for you.
Sam

"ChasTT" wrote:

> A suspect causing this error is "Java Web Start" or "Java 2 Runtime
> Environment", taking over 100MB and rarely used. After reinstalling WMP10,
> the embedded videos work fine as long as this Java plug in has not been used.
> From the moment it is used, the embedded videos call on this stuff instead
> of on the WMP10 installation.
> Can someone confirm this?
> dha, you have a similar setup that doesn't show the problem. Does it have
> this Java soft (with cup of coffee icon) installed??
>
> "ChasTT" wrote:
>
> > Yes, this problem is real. It is exacltly as you have described. And this
> > thread is not showing any solution yet. As for your question, I think the
> > software responsible for playing embedded movies are the add-ons of the
> > explorer.
> > On the browser menu, click "Tools" - Manage Add-ons...". You'll find here
> > several times "wmp.dll" and also "msdxm.ocx". Compare these between your
> > computers with similar setup.
> > I'm looking forward to the tail this thread is going to get! I have seen
> > sites that put a link underneath the embedded players, saying "if the movie
> > doesn't start, click here". Doing so opens the WMPlayer to play the movie
> > off-site. They are well aware of this problem!
> >
> > "dha" wrote:
> >
> > > Ok, the problem is when I try to watch a streaming movie on a website (like
> > > from ifilm.com, launch.yahoo.com, or any site with a embedded movie), instead
> > > of WMP 10 playing it, the old version of WMP tries to play it.
> > > And of course, it does not work.
> > > When I check the version number, it is '6.4.09.1130'.
> > > The specific error I get is: 'The source filter for this file could not be
> > > loaded. (Error=80040241)'.
> > > Now, if I reinstall WMP 10, things work fine for a while.
> > > The correct version of WMP plays the movies and I can watch the movie clips
> > > online, no problem.
> > > But for some reason unknown to me, this problem resurfaces again after some
> > > period and I'd have to reinstall WMP 10 again.
> > > I don't know what causes this though.
> > > On another computer with a similar setup does not have this problem.
> > > I'm not a newbie and I know plenty about computers, but this one has got me.
> > > Is there some registry that controls what software is responsible for
> > > playing embedded movies?