Windows media player

India
June 11, 2010 1:18am CST
Today i tried to play some songs on my pc but every media player returns a error that some codec is not available or some unknown error has occured....i have already tried every online help given by media players....any advice or solution on this....? All sound drivers are installed and this happens only with few songs all other songs are working.need help please Thank you
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7 responses
sup3rdud3
@sup3rdud3 (230)
• Indonesia
11 Jun 10
Have you tried VLC media player? It is my favorite media player that plays all media files without the need to download any codecs because they are already built-in. Best of all, it is a free, open source program. It can even play youtube flash video files (the ones with .flv extension) Download the program here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Oneironaut
@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
11 Jun 10
VLC is great! I totally agree. :)
vinit_1791
@vinit_1791 (29)
• India
11 Jun 10
i have already tried it....but no effect
theglacier
@theglacier (110)
• India
11 Jun 10
Try KM player. what is the file format ? try to convert to other format using real player converter.
vivekrumy
@vivekrumy (147)
• India
12 Jun 10
Well you need to update your windows media player codecs in order to play the file on windows media player. This can be done by downloading the latest windows media player codecs from here http://download.cnet.com/Media-Player-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10749065.html I hope this helps you. Happy Mylotting.
grayxenon
@grayxenon (1313)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
if you already tried other media players and downloaded complete codecs, then i guess the problem lies on the file itself, maybe it is corrupted or damage by a virus or other malware.
Oneironaut
@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
11 Jun 10
Hmmm...maybe update or reinstall it. If you can move your music to another place on your computer, that is, so you don't lose your music.
icecubic
@icecubic (1845)
• Indonesia
11 Jun 10
Hi there, try to use winamp every single time you want to play songs. VLC also good to play videos because don't need any codec. But when you need to a song i suggest to use winamp since the views and visualization are amazing. Have a nice day
bob19942
@bob19942 (51)
• United States
11 Jun 10
Yes this is quite a common problem , ive installed ffdshow several time and configured too but it still doesnt play files
dsplay5
@dsplay5 (360)
• Bulgaria
11 Jun 10
Yeah, can you understand what's the format of these songs that don't play. We can make some search for the specific codec. I use K-lite Mega codec pack. It has so many codecs, it has never made me a problem. The problem can come from the files. If there is something broken, they won't play.