Can't save video that I can view from website

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If the person who put the video up on the web doesn't want you to be able to
save it they set it up so that you can't, similar to copy protection. Where
is this video coming from?

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"Mont" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can't save video that I can view from website - I can load
> in on my WMP fine, and see it, but I can't save it for
> playback offline.
>
> I can find the file in the temporary internet files
> folder - it is in a ?.dat format. WMP can't play it, even
> after I try to change the file extension to other kinds.
>
> The error message says that the codec is not supported.
>
> Please advise on how I can save the movie for offline
> playback. Can WMP save it? Or is it a new codec update
> that I need? Is Quicktime Pro good for this? Or is
> something better?
>
> Thanks!