Listening to email attachements with audio

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I opened an email with a (.wmv)



My Windows media player gave me this error message.



Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the

file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.



What am I doing wrong?



Would appreciate any help.
 
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Alawton typed:

> I opened an email with a (.wmv)

>

> My Windows media player gave me this error message.

>

> Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might

> not support the file type or might not support the codec

> that was used to compress the file.

>

> What am I doing wrong?

>

> Would appreciate any help.



Umm, trying to play a format WMP can't play? Or maybe missing a needed

codec? Can't run that file here either.



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It's not strictly an audio file. The .wmv is a video file which may contain

audio content.



If it's an attachment, try saving it to your HDD and see if it plays correctly

there.



Otherwise, you need to tell us which e-mail client application you're using.





"Alawton" wrote in message

news:17411BBA-9F02-4BCC-95A1-5CD32AA75A19@microsoft.com...

> I opened an email with a (.wmv)

>

> My Windows media player gave me this error message.

>

> Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the

> file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.

>

> What am I doing wrong?

>

> Would appreciate any help.
 
Alawton wrote:



> I opened an email with a (.wmv)

>

> My Windows media player gave me this error message.

>

> Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the

> file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.

>

> What am I doing wrong?

>

> Would appreciate any help.



Ask the sender to play the .wmv file that they sent you. After the sending

knows the .wmv file has correct content, have them resend you the .wmv file.

Who knows what the sender gave you via e-mail. They might've sent you a

corrupted file, or it doesn't contain any content other than a pointer to

it, or it could be a mislabelled file (wrong extension), or they have a

codec that you don't have.
 
Alawton wrote:

> I opened an email with a (.wmv)

>

> My Windows media player gave me this error message.

>

> Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the

> file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.

>

> What am I doing wrong?

>

> Would appreciate any help.



This program can be used to identify the contents of media files.



http://gspot.headbands.com/v26x/index.htm



The latest version is V2.70a



http://gspot.headbands.com/v26x/GSpot270a.zip



With that program running, you can save the attachment you received

in the email, then drag and drop it on top of the open window. If

the file is recognized, you might see some details in the window.

Clicking the numbered buttons at the bottom, will attempt to play it.

If you see errors, it might report a codec is missing to play the file.

With a little luck, you might figure out what is in the file.



You can learn more about WMV here.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wmv



At the bottom of that page, it mentions VLC player, which is another

way you might try playing the file. There are a number of separate

players you can add to your computer.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_Media_Player



Paul
 
Alawton wrote:

> I opened an email with a (.wmv)

>

> My Windows media player gave me this error message.





just curious....

was it an 'attachment' or an 'insert'?
 
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