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MPEG Won't Play On WM!
Steven90
post Jan 10 2007, 12:27 PM
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Right am using WM 11 and all videos play (WMV,AVI etc) but I can't get any MPEG files to play I have tried installing MPEG codecs with no results. Am just wondering if anyone has an ideas of what is wrong.

Here is a screenshot of what comes up when I try to play a MPEG:
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Keith
post Jan 10 2007, 07:44 PM
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See if you get the same with VLC

http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc/
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post Jan 11 2007, 10:08 AM
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Yeah their playing in that. You know what the problem is mate?
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post Jan 11 2007, 10:12 AM
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Can you check media player again, maybe VLC installed something which is needed, maybe not
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post Jan 11 2007, 11:08 AM
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No still not working mate.
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post Jan 11 2007, 11:11 AM
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Have you updated it recently

Has it ever played MPEGs
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post Jan 11 2007, 11:29 AM
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QUOTE(Keith @ Jan 11 2007, 05:11 PM) [snapback]879790[/snapback]

Have you updated it recently

Has it ever played MPEGs

I just updated to WM 11 but I tried to go back to 10 and still did not work.

Well my laptop broke and I got it fixed and previously I had Windows Home XP but now I have Windows Professional XP, but before I got it updated it worked with Windows Home.
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post Jan 11 2007, 11:31 AM
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Do you have an XP Pro CD, or can you borrow one, it needs to be the same version (SP2 etc)
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post Jan 11 2007, 12:06 PM
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QUOTE(Keith @ Jan 11 2007, 05:31 PM) [snapback]879800[/snapback]

Do you have an XP Pro CD, or can you borrow one, it needs to be the same version (SP2 etc)

Will be able to get one. Will this fix the problem?
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post Jan 11 2007, 12:12 PM
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It will give the options of replacing the system files and / or a repair install, both leave the existing data intact
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post Jan 18 2007, 12:29 PM
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Sorry just tried this mate been ill. When I had loaded my computer up I put the disc in and only option I got was do you want to install XP I clicked yes thinking it might work but it says I have a newer version.

Am wondering should I put the disc in before I start my laptop up, also I don't really want to install windows again cause am worried I might lose all my data is it possible to get a repair option?

Thanks for your help so far by the way am really grateful.
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post Jan 18 2007, 03:45 PM
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Right click the task bar, click task manager, click file, new task, type sfc /scannow then press enter
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