Rag Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Hey I dunno whats wrong with my Windows Media Player but everytime I try to load a WMP video from online sources (if the player is playing out of a site on IE or something) it never works. It just says closed or something. I don't think its a codec problem because it would dl it but I'm not sure... any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_cinder Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Problem solved by not using WMP........there are plenty of better alternatives out there.Media Player Classic being one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshisama Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 VideoLan Client works pretty good too. I use that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rag Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 I'm gonna dl and give media player classic a shot, thanks for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Yes, for the love of intarweb deities, don't use WMP for anything unlerss you have no other choice. VideoLAN, BSPlayer, ZoomPlayer, anything else goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybarite Paladin AxL Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 bah don't listen to these guys, my WMP runs anything perfectly (yes even ogm) and I never have problems with, besides Bullshit Player and MPC suck ass. VLC is good sometimes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 He asked for help with WMP and thats what he should get help with. Not telling him to use other players. If its WMP10 uninstall it. reboot the PC then reinstall WMP10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 bah don't listen to these guys, my WMP runs anything perfectly (yes even ogm) and I never have problems with, besides Bullshit Player and MPC suck ass. VLC is good sometimes..It's not about what WMP can play or can't play, since most media players nowadays will *try* to play anything you throw at them, provided that all your codecs have been installed correctly. The problem with WMP is that it's tied too strictly to the operating system, has more bloat than necessary features, and lacks some advanced features that many people want. Media Player Alternative is a very good choice (hence the name), but the original WMP can rot for all I care. Why help someone with a piece of software when it has been surpassed long ago by media players that look better and work better? If the person asking specifically says that he doesn't want to use other players (whatever reason that may be), then it's another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybarite Paladin AxL Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 WMP RULZ WMP RULZ WMP RULZ!!!! Besides there's nothing special about other players if you just wanna watch a movie.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_cinder Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 WMP is in the same boat as IE and all of Microsofts garbage. JUNK that doesn't get the job done right and is intertwined with the OS far too much. No application should should be interwoven into an OS........ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Thats strange IE and WMP can be uninstalled and has no affect on the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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