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Cannot play .wmv files from Microsoft
I’m having problems playing .wmv video files from Microsoft’s website. I’m running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and have done all the updates.
For example, in this link
Windows Media Center - Microsoft Windows
I click on “Watch the video” and Windows Media Player opens by default. I click on it & get a message that it cannot play the file & the player might not support the file type or codec that was used.
It will not play using Media Player Classic Home Cinema. It will play using VLC but it takes a long time to start. VLC indicates the video codec is Windows Media Video VC1 (WVC1). Mediainfo only lists the file as 264 bytes, no other data.
Here’s another, click on “Watch the demo”.
Demo: Burning TV shows to DVD using Windows Media Center
Again MPC-HC will not play. VLC will but it takes a while to start & it states the video codec is Windows Media Player 9 (WMV3). Mediainfo only lists the file as 150 bytes.
I can play .wmv files from other sources, is there any reason Microsoft’s files will not play?