help - my computer won't open any vids!
 

I have media player and winamp. Every www.xxxx.wmv or mpeg I click just goes to a can't display page error.
How can I see these vids posted?

Have you tried to right-click and save to your PC and then run them?

nothing to right click...a web page opens as an error. Click the fake address in my first post - that's the page I get with all the web address wmv vids guys are posting..
??

try updateing your player or getting codecs www.download.com get the klite codec pack

oh - by the way - at work my computer does open media player and downloads on a left click to the links. But always no suitable decompressor or something. So why does my home pc not try to open a media file?

Can you post a screen shot?

Hit Ctrl-Print Screen and then run Microsoft Paint and paste it in there. Save it and share it out.

ok, I clicked the link on the post "here's a little silver Z that can scoot!"

don't have "paint", won't paste onto word, powerpoint or in here, so here's a dragged copy:

http://www.vobra.org/vids/TheSilverZ.wmv
The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

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Please try the following:

Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.

To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).
If your Network Administrator has enabled it, Microsoft Windows can examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings.
If you would like Windows to try and discover them,
click Detect Network Settings
Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed.
If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0.
Click the Back button to try another link.



Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer

It could be the MIME types. That's what tells Windows what program to launch to run a file extension. I would reinstall Windows Media Player and see if that fixes them.

Click on the video in my signature. It embeds videos in a webpage and ought to work.

could be the link is dead try another vid on another link/

Chris - yours works fine. Any link I try with .wmv or .mpg/.mpeg at the end has the error. I''ll try to reinstall mediaplayer.
thanks guys

I just needed to install Media Player from the Windows site, reboot and every link opens right up ;)
good vids in here too!
thanks!