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SJT
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Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:50 am Post subject:
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Hi, I just d/l'ed wm player for mac os x, and for some
reason, it can't play the wmv file I have. I even tried
playing the sample that comes with the d/l, and I get the
same error message: "specified stream type is not
recognized." Any help?
-SJT
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SJT
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Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:06 pm Post subject:
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btw, I installed WM 9.
| Quote: | -----Original Message-----
Hi, I just d/l'ed wm player for mac os x, and for some
reason, it can't play the wmv file I have. I even tried
playing the sample that comes with the d/l, and I get the
same error message: "specified stream type is not
recognized." Any help?
-SJT
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:32 am Post subject:
Re: specified stream type is not recognized |
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SJT <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi, I just d/l'ed wm player for mac os x, and for some
reason, it can't play the wmv file I have. I even tried
playing the sample that comes with the d/l, and I get the
same error message: "specified stream type is not
recognized." Any help?
Hi, |
I've just posted some kind of FAQ in another thread. You should find
what you need there:
| Quote: | That's a VERY common problem with this version of WMP (check the 20 000
other similar posts in the newsgroup). The application is crippled by
numerous bugs.
Let me recapitulate a few workaround for the most common bugs in
this app here:
The app won't install or launch at all: - repair permissions on the
drive (and reboot... it can't hurt) - delete the WMP pref files:
~/Library/Preferences/Windows Media Player Prefs
~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.mediaplayer.plist
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The file refuses to play my streaming content: - try downloading the
.asx file (sometime the ASX file has a wmv extension by mistake:
download it anyway and proceed the same way). Once on your hard drive,
open it in a text editor and look for a link starting by "mms://". Copy
this link, go back in WMP and use the Open URL command with this link
to get your streaming content.
Many formats still won't work simply because we have no support for
the, (eg: third party codecs like ACELP.net or files with DRM 7).
Supported codecs are listed here: http://tinyurl.com/4jka WMP9 for Mac
only supports DRM up to version 1.3.
Sometimes, making sure there is no special characters in the name of
the drive helps. Avoid accented letters for instance.
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I want to trash this software but the Finder tells me the files are
locked when I empty the trash: - press the alt key when you empty the
trash
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How can I clear the list of recent items: - delete the "Windows Media
Favorites" file in the pref folder. In other languages, this file might
have a localized name like: "Favoris de Windows Media" in French.
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The plug-in doesn't seem to pick up that I try to access Windows Media
data and doesn't open the files/streams in my web browser: - you need
to properly setup the Internet Config Database for the file and MIME
types WMP supports. The easiest way nowadays is to do it through the
Internet Explorer preferences (the modifications will be written back
to the Internet Config database for all other browsers). You'll find
all the appropriate settings there: http://tinyurl.com/76f5
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I can't play avi files in WMP: - WMP on the Mac never ever ever ever
intended to play these files. Use QuickTime Player for that (you can
install additional codecs like the DivX or 3ivX codecs) or use VLC or
MPlayer (both EXCELLENT .avi players). Same thing for .mp3 and wav
files: use QT player or iTunes.
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A few additional common questions: * When will all these issues be
fixed: I don't know * When are we going to have DRM 7 support ?? : I
don't know * Can I create and organize playlists like in Windows ??:
No. Not from WMP anyway but there is no reason why you couldn't use a
third party app to manage file lists and launch them in WMP. *- I'm not
a happy camper and I would like to express my opinion about the
app/send suggestions...: use this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/feedback/suggestion.asp
Finally my personal favorite:
* Do you work for MS? : NO I DON'T. No use complaining or even
insulting me (I've seen that in the past). I don't work for MS and I
don't have any contact for people working on the Mac version of WMP.
I hope I haven't forgotten too many of the (most common) bugs in WMP9.
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Corentin
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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
Remove "NoSpam" to e-mail me - Retirez "NoSpam" pour m'écrire
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