RecordNow! Fix For WMP 10

Sonic has posted a patch on their website to fix the version lookup problems with RecordNow! and WMP 10. RecordNow and Windows Media Player version 10 http://cs.sonic.com/scripts/texcel/swise/ksearch.dll?DisplayDetail?12&0&0&1&12&2913&12&Windows%20Media%20Player%20

Portable Media Players with 125GB of Storage by 2007

According to an article at eWeek, by 2007 will will have Portable Media Players (Such as Portable Media Center’s) with at least 125GB of storage.  Here’s a few of the top quotes from the article. “The recently introduced players will also be designed to record and download high-definition as well as standard-definition video, said David Proctor, hardware lead for the Microsoft Portable Media Center“ “Future Portable Media Players, or PMPs, may include the ability to directly record video and connect to a wireless network…” Microsoft Media Players to Boast Bigger Driveshttp://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1650495,00.asp PMPs with 125GB of Storage by 2007http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/news/entry.php?id=157

Uncommon Solutions To Uncommon Problems

This post is really just a dump so I can get it off my notepad doc and so I don’t lose them.  These are solutions other people had to errors that are not that common in Windows Media Player. 800703E7 – Problem: WMP would not play any content.  Web content would cycle from Ready to Connecting and back to Ready. Solution: Run SFC /Scannow.  After that the problem was reported gone.   80070013 – Problem: Secured Digital Storage Card lose the ability to copy or delete your media. Solutions: a. Use clear tape to prevent the slider from going into “lock” position and … Continue reading Uncommon Solutions To Uncommon Problems

Guide To Error C00D1199 In Windows Media Player

Error C00D1199 or Unsupported Format means little to nothing in terms of a single fix and doesn’t always really mean that you are trying to play an unsupported format.  The fix for this will greatly depend on what you are doing when you get the error along with your system configuration.   General Information Windows Media Player Multimedia File Formats – Check to see if you are trying to play a support format. If you are trying to play a supported format then keep reading.  Below is some common information for supported file formats. Supported File Formats Help AVI Help … Continue reading Guide To Error C00D1199 In Windows Media Player

New WMP Help Articles

Guide To Error C00D0BC2/C00D0BC4 In Windows Media Playerhttp://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/12016.aspx Sound Issues In Windows Media Playerhttp://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/14293.aspx Video Issues In Windows Media Playerhttp://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/14295.aspx Guide To Error C00D11BB In Windows Media Playerhttp://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/12340.aspx Guide To Error C00D1199 In Windows Media Playerhttp://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/14322.aspx

Video Issues In Windows Media Player

This post contains links to every bit of information you could need to fix all your video problems with Windows Media Player.  Below are basic steps and the Windows Media Advice links give even more.   First Steps – Video Card Problems Reinstall your video card drivers.  You may download the latest version from the maker of your video card.  (If you don’t know how to find and download the latest drivers read section below called Locating Drivers) Reinstall DirectX.  This may be downloaded from here. Turn down Hardware Acceleration.  This can be done through Windows Media Player by going … Continue reading Video Issues In Windows Media Player

Sound Issues In Windows Media Player

This post contains links to every bit of information you could need to fix all your sound problems with Windows Media Player.  Below are basic steps and the Windows Media Advice links give even more.   First Steps – Sound Card Problems. Reinstall your sound card drivers.  You may download the latest version from the maker of your sound card.  (If you don’t know how to find and download the latest drivers read section below called Locating Drivers) Reinstall DirectX.  This may be downloaded from here. Turn down Hardware Acceleration.  To do this go to your Control Panel | Multimedia … Continue reading Sound Issues In Windows Media Player

WMP Help Articles Updated!

Many of the WMP Help Articles I have done have none been redone to add information from the Windows Media Player FAQ, Windows Media Player Common Error ID page, and the Windows Media Advice sections on Microsoft’s website.  For the most part, I kept most of the information that I have written to start with and just added extra links to the posts about related sections of the sites above.  The formatting of them has also been changed so they look a bit better.  Not all of them have been updated, but the heavy hitters have been. If you have … Continue reading WMP Help Articles Updated!

More New WMP 10 KB Articles

FIX: Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 may not work correctly after you upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;884373 The client cannot play back video, and multiple “401 – Access denied” error messages are logged in the Windows Media Services logshttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;885168 You receive a “Windows Media Player cannot convert the file to the format required by the device” error message when you try to synchronize video content in Windows Media Player 10 to a Pocket PC 2003 devicehttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;885213 When you try to play content that you do not have the codec for, you do not receive a message … Continue reading More New WMP 10 KB Articles

A Look At The Portable Media Center’s

Check out the link below for another Channel9 video! “Here’s a look at Microsoft’s new Portable Media Center with Brett Bentsen, product unit manager of the team that built the Portable Media Center.“ Brett Bentsen – A look at the Portable Media Centerhttp://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=23661 [At some point I will have a review of Portable Media Center’s up here]