Did you try to play the same file on Divx? If so, did it work?
If it's sound, you may need Ogg codecs:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Vorbis_Ogg_ACM.htm
Here's a codec pack. At 50MB, it covers a lot of things:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/ACE_Mega_CoDecS_Pack.htm
Matroska splitter:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Matroska_Pack.htm
Quicktime and Real formats:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm
WMP have compatibility issues with some file formats. Try this:
http://www.bsplayer.org/
Hi there.
I have a problem with windows media player 10. When i play any video file it tries to download a codec but says there is an error and therefore there is no sound, only picture. When trying to play sound files it just keeps repeatedly changing tracks as it fails to play each song.
I can watch films and hear sound ok in other programs - eg. divx player, so im guessing it's a problem with WMP 10.
I have tried reinstalling WMP with no success. Is there a default audio codec that i can download and install?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks

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