Windows Media Player won't play Mpegs

Browntoa

ok...this ones got me beat

every time I click on a link to view an Mpeg it locks up...cpu usage shoots up to 50%

plenty of Ram on my PC (1gb) and Cpu is Pentium 4 3ghz

I've turned it off as an associated file type and it works fine with Quicktime or built in DVD software

smcicr

post or pm me the link - maybe it's a generic problem and not just your machine?

Browntoa

any of the mpegs from here

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/hot/office-attachments/

been able to do them before

http://uk.download.yahoo.com/priv/fu/badday31.mpe

as I say can see them via quicktime

smcicr

ok - i just played one from the first link with no problem (other than pointing it at WMP and not winamp )

i'm running WMP 9.00.00.3250

pretty sure i don't have anything all that special installed codec wise (well not specifically for WMP anyway) - got the DIVX bundle on and probably most of the recent windows patches (that don't involve upgrading to version 10...) in that area...

i take it that the usage increase you mention is WMP? does it still work for other things or is all types of media causing this reaction?

is there a repair option for WMP that i can't see? otherwise - uninstall / reinstall or maybe try an upgrade if you have a version pre 10?

Browntoa

I'm on 10

I'm going to give it a try in a sec

might go for re-install, 2nd time it's played up last time it lost sound !!!!!

Browntoa

found it, downloaded the file instead of running it

crashed at the end and said it was this software !!

http://www.ligos.com/lsx_mpeg_support.htm

looks like the last update to Adobe...i'll try uninstalling the ladt update