LOST 'WMV' ABILITY

[Darryl]

Since downloading a recent set of XP patches I have lost
the ability to play 'wave' files.
How do I restore them ?

[dev]

Darryl said:

> Since downloading a recent set of XP patches I have lost
> the ability to play 'wave' files.
> How do I restore them ?

WMV files are not WAV files; they are Windows Media.

Open Windows Media Player, then click the FILE menu and browse to a .wmv
file, and open it. If it works, then all is well.

Perhpas the file association with WMV has not be made. This is how
WMPlayer opens automatically when a file that it handles is double-clicked.

In Media Player, click the TOOLS menu, then OPTIONS, then FILE TYPES tab.
Be sure that the WMV choice is enabled with a checkmark in its box.

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