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Klaus Blume
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Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
WMP does not work |
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Hi,
Ever since Mac OS X 10.3.x, my WMP 9.0 doesn't work. I have reinstalled
several time, but to no avail. Not even the demo will play. 'Stream not
found.' For other streamed content, WMP just sits there, no error message or
anything.
Every time I check the prefs, it defaults to 56kbps Modem. It won't save the
ISDN setting. I ried to trash the prefs file, but can't find it. It is
neither in the ~/Library nor the ~/user/Library.
Advice?
Thanks
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Klaus
MacOS X 10.4.3
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:30 am Post subject:
Re: WMP does not work |
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WMP fails to read the prefs anyway...
You should try a few things that fix the problem for most people:
- trash the pref and .plist for WMP to let the app re-create them from
scratch next time it launches.
- repair Permissions on your Mac using Disk Utility (you should do that
once a month or before and after each major software install anyway).
- make sure there is no non-standard character in the name of your drive
(eg: accented letters, etc.).
Corentin
WMP FAQ: http://www.cortig.net/wordpress/?page_id=30
blog on MS apps for Mac: http://www.cortig.net/wordpress
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Klaus Blume
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Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
Re: WMP does not work |
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| Quote: | WMP fails to read the prefs anyway...
You should try a few things that fix the problem for most people:
- trash the pref and .plist for WMP to let the app re-create them from
scratch next time it launches.
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I've been trying to do that, but cannot find the prefs files. Where are they
located?
| Quote: | - repair Permissions on your Mac using Disk Utility (you should do that
once a month or before and after each major software install anyway).
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That's new to me, but sounds like good advice.
| Quote: | - make sure there is no non-standard character in the name of your drive
(eg: accented letters, etc.)
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That's funny, my HD is called Klaus' Toy, with the curly apostrophe.
However, WMP HAS played with my HD called that way.
We'll see
Thanks,
Klaus
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
Re: WMP does not work |
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Hi Klaus,
| Quote: | - trash the pref and .plist for WMP to let the app re-create them from
scratch next time it launches.
I've been trying to do that, but cannot find the prefs files. Where are they
located?
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:-)
The FAQ says:
- delete the WMP preference files:
~/Library/Preferences/Windows Media Player Prefs
~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.mediaplayer.plist
| Quote: | - repair Permissions on your Mac using Disk Utility (you should do that
once a month or before and after each major software install anyway).
That's new to me, but sounds like good advice.
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It's recommended by Apple...
| Quote: | - make sure there is no non-standard character in the name of your drive
(eg: accented letters, etc.)
That's funny, my HD is called Klaus' Toy, with the curly apostrophe.
However, WMP HAS played with my HD called that way.
We'll see
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Yeah, try it without the apostrophe just in case...
Corentin
WMP FAQ: http://www.cortig.net/wordpress/?page_id=30
blog on MS apps for Mac: http://www.cortig.net/wordpress
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http://www.mvps.org - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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Klaus Blume
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Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:46 am Post subject:
Re: WMP does not work |
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| Quote: | Klaus Blume <KlausBlume@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
That's funny, my HD is called Klaus' Toy, with the curly apostrophe.
However, WMP HAS played with my HD called that way.
We'll see
Yeah, try it without the apostrophe just in case...
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I dropped the apostrophe and guess what! Partial success. WMP now plays the
demo .wmv file, but when I go to the movie site, the error message 'playlist
format is not recognized' comes up...
Cheers,
Klaus |
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
Re: WMP does not work |
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| Quote: | I dropped the apostrophe and guess what! Partial success. WMP now plays the
demo .wmv file, but when I go to the movie site, the error message 'playlist
format is not recognized' comes up...
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That's a different one.... It's often caused by malformed .asx files.
The solution is to download the .asx, edit it in a text editor
(TextEdit, TextWrangler...) et use the mms:// link found in there
directly in WMP.
Corentin
WMP FAQ: http://www.cortig.net/wordpress/?page_id=30
blog on MS apps for Mac: http://www.cortig.net/wordpress
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http://www.mvps.org - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
MVPs are not MS employees - Les MVP ne travaillent pas pour MS
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dalia
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Posts: 2
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Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject:
disk utility Permisions and .plist |
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  To Corentin Cras Mener
How do you find and use the Disk Utility to repair Permissions?
Where do you find the .plist for WMP to trash them?
Thank you |
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