windows media player error code 80040265

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Got a weird problem . I'm running Win XP, ATI 9500 graphics card. Up until
this morning, I was able to play AVI's (virtually all codecs) on my machine.
Now I get "windows media player error code 80040265" when trying to play any
AVI using windows media player, as well as with any other video software
program that I have, power dvd,vlc, BSPlayer and a few others. MPEG 1 & 2 no
problem. I have all the MS and DIVX codecs installed. As a matter of fact, I
can open AVI's in virtualdub and see the output, so I guess it's not a codec
problem. The only change today is that I downloaded Norton Antivirus updates
this morning and the AVI problem showed up soon afterwards. I did a system
restore
to May 15, and still no go ! I am absoulutely baffled and would appreciate
some help. Do I need a registry fix, dump the Norton, or what?

TIA,

Mark Chariff

 

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mchariff wrote:

> Got a weird problem . I'm running Win XP, ATI 9500 graphics card. Up until
> this morning, I was able to play AVI's (virtually all codecs) on my machine.
> Now I get "windows media player error code 80040265" when trying to play any
> AVI using windows media player, as well as with any other video software
> program that I have, power dvd,vlc, BSPlayer and a few others. MPEG 1 & 2 no
> problem. I have all the MS and DIVX codecs installed. As a matter of fact, I
> can open AVI's in virtualdub and see the output, so I guess it's not a codec
> problem. The only change today is that I downloaded Norton Antivirus updates
> this morning and the AVI problem showed up soon afterwards. I did a system
> restore
> to May 15, and still no go ! I am absoulutely baffled and would appreciate
> some help. Do I need a registry fix, dump the Norton, or what?


Sounds like a faulty DirectShow filter somewhere in the chain.
(VirtualDub uses VfW instead, so it will be unaffected) Open an AVI in
GSpot to see if it can render it.

The RadLight Filter Manager can help you disable or change priorities of
DirectShow filters, and should be able to help in your situation. It
will probably take a bit of trial and error to find the offending
filter. Back up your system before you begin.
http://www.dvbviewer.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2543&st=30


-WD

 

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> Sounds like a faulty DirectShow filter somewhere in the chain.
> (VirtualDub uses VfW instead, so it will be unaffected) Open an AVI in
> GSpot to see if it can render it.
>
> The RadLight Filter Manager can help you disable or change priorities of
> DirectShow filters, and should be able to help in your situation. It
> will probably take a bit of trial and error to find the offending
> filter. Back up your system before you begin.
> http://www.dvbviewer.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2543&st=30
>
>
> -WD

Thanks for the quick and hopefully helpful reply. I'm not that quick, so
please bear with me. I downloaded the Radlight filter Mgr. but I'm not clear
on which DirectShow filters I should change. How do I do this ? Also, (maybe
a stupid question) if I reinstalled Win XP would this solve my problem ?
Thanks again,

Mark

 

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mchariff wrote:

>
> Thanks for the quick and hopefully helpful reply. I'm not that quick, so
> please bear with me. I downloaded the Radlight filter Mgr. but I'm not clear
> on which DirectShow filters I should change. How do I do this ? Also, (maybe
> a stupid question) if I reinstalled Win XP would this solve my problem ?


You could first try re-installing the Windows Media Player. Or check this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/mediaplayer/wmper/wmp80040265.asp


If that doesn't do it, you're going to need your crystal ball...
Gather a little information and see what you can come up with.
Does *every* AVI fail to play? Or just certain ones? If certain ones,
which codec? Can GSPot render the file? If so, what is the filter
chain for both audio and video?

Although not as powerful as the Radlight filter manager, DXMan is pretty
easy to use:
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/audio/dxman.htm

Any filter which has a "No" in the Exist column can very likely be
removed. That means that there's information in the registry about a
particular filter, but the actual file to handle it is missing. That
can cause trouble.

If still nothing works, check for filters that look suspicious. For
example, ones you know you don't need or have already uninstalled at
some point. Remove those. (Or lower the priority of it in the
Radlight manager if you aren't sure)

I had a similar problem to yours, but somewhat reversed. AVI files
would work fine, but MPGE2 would fail with some C++ error. (Forget
which one offhand) What I did to resolve the problem was to restore my
system to a previous (working) state using Acronis TrueImage. I opened
an MPEG2 file in GSPot and rendered it, marking down the video and audio
path. I then clicked the "more details" button to get the exact chain
of DirectShow filters used, clicking the link for each one to get the
file name and GUID for each filter. Then I restored back to my broken
state, and using the Radlight Filter manager I was able to get my
DirectShow filter chain back to how I wanted it. (By disabling or
lowering the priority of certain filters, and re-registering the ones I
wanted, checking the GSpot Render output with each step along the way)


-WD

 

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"Will Dormann" <wdormann@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:zkbqc.29752$sA.5652@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> mchariff wrote:
>
> >
> > Thanks for the quick and hopefully helpful reply. I'm not that quick, so
> > please bear with me. I downloaded the Radlight filter Mgr. but I'm not
clear
> > on which DirectShow filters I should change. How do I do this ? Also,
(maybe
> > a stupid question) if I reinstalled Win XP would this solve my problem ?
>
>
> You could first try re-installing the Windows Media Player. Or check
this:
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/mediaplayer/wmper/wmp80040265.asp
>
>
> If that doesn't do it, you're going to need your crystal ball...
> Gather a little information and see what you can come up with.
> Does *every* AVI fail to play? Or just certain ones? If certain ones,
> which codec? Can GSPot render the file? If so, what is the filter
> chain for both audio and video?
>
> Although not as powerful as the Radlight filter manager, DXMan is pretty
> easy to use:
> http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/audio/dxman.htm
>
> Any filter which has a "No" in the Exist column can very likely be
> removed. That means that there's information in the registry about a
> particular filter, but the actual file to handle it is missing. That
> can cause trouble.
>
> If still nothing works, check for filters that look suspicious. For
> example, ones you know you don't need or have already uninstalled at
> some point. Remove those. (Or lower the priority of it in the
> Radlight manager if you aren't sure)
>
> I had a similar problem to yours, but somewhat reversed. AVI files
> would work fine, but MPGE2 would fail with some C++ error. (Forget
> which one offhand) What I did to resolve the problem was to restore my
> system to a previous (working) state using Acronis TrueImage. I opened
> an MPEG2 file in GSPot and rendered it, marking down the video and audio
> path. I then clicked the "more details" button to get the exact chain
> of DirectShow filters used, clicking the link for each one to get the
> file name and GUID for each filter. Then I restored back to my broken
> state, and using the Radlight Filter manager I was able to get my
> DirectShow filter chain back to how I wanted it. (By disabling or
> lowering the priority of certain filters, and re-registering the ones I
> wanted, checking the GSpot Render output with each step along the way)
>
>
> -WD

 

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If anyone's interested, the short and sweet solution to my "windows media
player error code 80040265" problem was to download and install, believe it
or not, kazaalite codec pack. Everything runs sweet again. Thanks for your
efforts.

Mark Chariff