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    Videos won't play

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by JWBlue, May 18, 2011.

  1. JWBlue

    JWBlue Notebook Deity

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    When I click on the video, Windows Media player opens and I get the error message:

    "Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file."

    Is there anything I can do to get these to work?

    I am using Chrome.

    Nissan TV Commercial Archive | Nissan Ads and Commercials

    The videos I want to play are the Nissan Pathfinder videos towards the middle of the page.
     
    JWBlue, May 18, 2011
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    The standalone MPC-HC will do it. If you want to use Windows Media Player, you can try install a codec pack.
     
    namaiki, May 18, 2011
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  3. JWBlue

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    Before I download anything, can soneone find out if the Pathfinder videos play on their machine.
     
    JWBlue, May 18, 2011
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  4. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    If you mean in MPC-HC, yes. If you mean Windows Media Player, I don't have that installed.
     
    namaiki, May 18, 2011
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  5. JWBlue

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    Thank you for doing that.

    I would prefer not to download something on my hard drive.

    Are they working with WMP with codec for anyone?
     
    JWBlue, May 19, 2011
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    WMP is a horrendous pile of bad code. MPC-HC is slick, clean, functional and very small. It's really the best way to play videos on Windows.
     
    Pitabred, May 19, 2011
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  7. coolguy

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    WMP won't play .mov files. Use Quicktime (you will never use it after a try) or VLC or MPC-HC.

    You don't need to install VLC player, just download the zip package and start the player.
     
    coolguy, May 19, 2011
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    KLM plays them too.
     
    olyteddy, May 19, 2011
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  9. JWBlue

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    Thank you.

    I found a lite codec I am going to try.

    If that does not work, I will try these.
     
    JWBlue, May 19, 2011
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