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    IE7 cannot open/stream .ASX format?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by f10a, May 22, 2008.

  1. f10a

    f10a Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am using Vista Home Premium and IE7. When I click on a stream link that is an .ASX format I get a box that asks if I want to save the file and that the file I am trying to open cannot be opened by the default program.

    I have associated .asx with WMP11 many times but nothing works!!

    It streams fine in IE7 on XP and used to work on Vista IE7.

    Any thoughts?
     
    f10a, May 22, 2008
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    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    I think you messed up the file associations by cleaning up the registry. Try system restore to a point, where it worked.
     
    coolguy, May 22, 2008
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    f10a Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ran CCleaner once and backed up the registry. How to I restore the registry it created?
     
    f10a, May 22, 2008
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    Fixed it...

    the .asx file needs to be associated with WMP 2, not WMP.
     
    f10a, May 22, 2008
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