This has been an ongoing problem for many months and I just can't figure it out. I wasn't sure where
else to post so if I'm off base I apologize.
When I try to start up windows media player as well as other programs I get this message, "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. This
can occur when another program or operating system component encounters a problem but does not communicate the nature of the problem to the Player". I'm able to open the program but that's about all. It also does this when I try ATI media player. I've tried installing WMD with out success (it just hangs), also I can't play a DVD however I have been able to get into Guildwars which has been installed awhile now, and recently when I tried to update Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (the same time I tried installing WMD), I had problems installing that as well. So you see it's not just targeting one program but a number of them that I either try to install or run. The only media player that actually works is itunes. I've been trying to install Warcraft III and while the program installed, it won't initialize into a playing screen but jump back to the desktop. I've troubleshooted directx, my video card and each of the individual programs, all to no avail. I've updated MULTIPLE times on each, drivers and patches. My bios and motherboard has also been updated. I've uninstalled and reinstalled my sound card thinking
that might be my problem, checked my memory and power supply. I've also covered the virus and malware possibilities. I know that I'm covered with the specs of the game, 1gb ram, amd 2500 processor and plenty of disk space. I've called tech support at ati, blizzard and creative with no results. One of the techs mentioned that he thought my memory was being eaten up by something and didn't know what but a check in the task manager doesn't show an overload of programs running. I also went into msconfig and disabled most of the startup programs I didn't need as well as any unnessary services. Now I'm just at a loss for what to do and ANY help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
My specs are
amd 2500 with a barton core
abit mb nf7 nvidia chip nforce2
1gb ram
300 gb hard drive
ati graphics card 9800 pro
creative sb audigy legacy
else to post so if I'm off base I apologize.
When I try to start up windows media player as well as other programs I get this message, "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. This
can occur when another program or operating system component encounters a problem but does not communicate the nature of the problem to the Player". I'm able to open the program but that's about all. It also does this when I try ATI media player. I've tried installing WMD with out success (it just hangs), also I can't play a DVD however I have been able to get into Guildwars which has been installed awhile now, and recently when I tried to update Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (the same time I tried installing WMD), I had problems installing that as well. So you see it's not just targeting one program but a number of them that I either try to install or run. The only media player that actually works is itunes. I've been trying to install Warcraft III and while the program installed, it won't initialize into a playing screen but jump back to the desktop. I've troubleshooted directx, my video card and each of the individual programs, all to no avail. I've updated MULTIPLE times on each, drivers and patches. My bios and motherboard has also been updated. I've uninstalled and reinstalled my sound card thinking
that might be my problem, checked my memory and power supply. I've also covered the virus and malware possibilities. I know that I'm covered with the specs of the game, 1gb ram, amd 2500 processor and plenty of disk space. I've called tech support at ati, blizzard and creative with no results. One of the techs mentioned that he thought my memory was being eaten up by something and didn't know what but a check in the task manager doesn't show an overload of programs running. I also went into msconfig and disabled most of the startup programs I didn't need as well as any unnessary services. Now I'm just at a loss for what to do and ANY help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
My specs are
amd 2500 with a barton core
abit mb nf7 nvidia chip nforce2
1gb ram
300 gb hard drive
ati graphics card 9800 pro
creative sb audigy legacy