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No cure for Windows Media Player problem!!

Dec 8, 2005 2:19AM PST

Hi,

Can n e 1 tell me how to fix that problem of the Windows Media Player that says "connecting to media" and it lasts for ever wihtout doing anything?

I Reinstalled Windows Media Player (latest version), still doesn't work.

Thanks for you help

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If you're asking a question, it's usually better to use
Dec 8, 2005 12:42PM PST

English. If someone has to work to figure out your post, ................

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Windows media player
Dec 9, 2005 6:29AM PST

You need to supply WMP with the proper codecs. These allow translation of the standard media formats into language WMP can understand. Check out codecs at Google.