Ted the Poster 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2004 I just downloaded the movie Battle Royale, but it was a format I'd never seen before, mkv. So I researched it and found out it requires a codec. I downloaded the codec and the movie worked fine, so I assumed all was well. This morning I tried to play a .wmv file and got the "Windows Media Player has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience" message. I tried an asf file and that didn't work either, but all other types of movie files work. So I reset the computer, but that didn't solve the problem(duh). However, I have found that these file types still work on Media Player Classic. Can anyone give me an idea of why these files are working on MPC but not with WMP10? Would getting rid of the codec possibly work? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2004 (edited) MKV is Matroska. It's a different type of video file that's taking off but being embraced for foreign films because it allows for integrated subtitles you can turn on and off. That way if you want to, you could watch the movie with the subtitles off instead of having them encoded directly on top of the video file and as part of the movie. Try installing this and seeing if it works. updated: whoops, I thought you just wanted to play the video file. No, I don't know why those file types no longer play in WMP. Try uninstalling and reinstalling it, I guess. Or you could just use Media Player Classic for everything, because it rules. Edited November 14, 2004 by Jobber of the Week Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted the Poster 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2004 Yeah, but MPC doesn't let you go forward or backward with streaming video. Is there a way to uninstall a codec? That's about that only thing I haven't tried yet. What does that file do, anyway? Does it convert the file by removing the subtitles or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2004 It lets you play Matroska in Windows Media Player and other players that don't support it natively. Uninstalling a codec: right click on my computer, choose properties, hardware tab, device manager, double click on Sound, video, and game controllers, double click on video codecs, click on the properties tab, highlight one and click remove. However, if you simply installed Media Player Classic, you didn't install any codec. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 You could also use MySpace.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
