New to Vista -- No streaming video? Girrlkitty 6/5/2007 11:18:01 PM Hello! I just bought a new computer with Vista Business, and I can't get streaming video on any web site. I just get a blank space where the player should be -- no video or audio. I can download the video and it plays fine, but I can't actually view it on the page. I've tried it on a variety of sites, and none of them have worked. Is this a known problem? Am I missing a setting somewhere? I've gone through my firewall and Internet settings to no avail, although I don't know this OS well enough yet to say I've hit them all. Any suggestions on how to enable this ability again? I use the Firefox browser as my default (running the most current version), but I have no video on IE or Firefox. Thanks for any suggestions!

RE: New to Vista -- No streaming video? deajay 7/4/2007 1:48:00 AM I have the same problem, when I click on a link in a web page all I get is a blank screen WMP is set as my default, but will not open, Media Player works fine for all other things just not for streaming video, previously was working perfectly. I thought of reinstalling WMP 11 but I cannot find it anywhere on MS sites (11.0.6000.6324), I am unable to use system restore as a IT person deleted the restore points recently. Have also checked the settings and all seems to be as it should be, I even compared the settings to my other computer which runs XP and they are identical. Have searched for fixes but can't seem to find any. Does anyone have a solution? Thanks "Girrlkitty" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hello! I just bought a new computer with Vista Business, and I can't get > streaming video on any web site. I just get a blank space where the player > should be -- no video or audio. I can download the video and it plays fine, > but I can't actually view it on the page. I've tried it on a variety of > sites, and none of them have worked. Is this a known problem? Am I missing a > setting somewhere? I've gone through my firewall and Internet settings to no > avail, although I don't know this OS well enough yet to say I've hit them > all. Any suggestions on how to enable this ability again? I use the Firefox > browser as my default (running the most current version), but I have no video > on IE or Firefox. > > Thanks for any suggestions!

Re: New to Vista -- No streaming video? "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd[ at ]nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> 7/4/2007 2:16:51 AM You shouldn't need to reinstall Windows Media Player to fix what sounds like a file association issue. Does going to the system's Default Programs tools and setting WMP as your default there fix you up? -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- "deajay" <deajay[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:49295C93-70A4-4C81-847F-390737CD456E[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have the same problem, when I click on a link in a web page all I get is >a > blank screen WMP is set as my default, but will not open, Media Player > works > fine for all other things just not for streaming video, previously was > working perfectly. > > I thought of reinstalling WMP 11 but I cannot find it anywhere on MS sites > (11.0.6000.6324), I am unable to use system restore as a IT person deleted > the restore points recently. Have also checked the settings and all seems > to > be as it should be, I even compared the settings to my other computer > which > runs XP and they are identical. > > Have searched for fixes but can't seem to find any. > > Does anyone have a solution? > > Thanks > > "Girrlkitty" wrote: > >> Hello! I just bought a new computer with Vista Business, and I can't get >> streaming video on any web site. I just get a blank space where the >> player >> should be -- no video or audio. I can download the video and it plays >> fine, >> but I can't actually view it on the page. I've tried it on a variety of >> sites, and none of them have worked. Is this a known problem? Am I >> missing a >> setting somewhere? I've gone through my firewall and Internet settings to >> no >> avail, although I don't know this OS well enough yet to say I've hit them >> all. Any suggestions on how to enable this ability again? I use the >> Firefox >> browser as my default (running the most current version), but I have no >> video >> on IE or Firefox. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions!

Re: New to Vista -- No streaming video? Girrlkitty 7/4/2007 1:32:03 PM I've actually tried that a few times, but no luck so far. Or, I should say, it will work for a few days, and then, with nothing changed, it will stop playing streaming video again. I end up having to reinstall WMP and fiddle with settings to get it to play again. But I'm also having occasional bluescreen crashes that no one can seem to tell me how to fix, so I'm not ruling out that it's a different issue altogether. -Kitty "zachd [MSFT]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > You shouldn't need to reinstall Windows Media Player to fix what sounds like > a file association issue. Does going to the system's Default Programs tools > and setting WMP as your default there fix you up? > > -- > Speaking for myself only. > See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > -- > "deajay" <deajay[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:49295C93-70A4-4C81-847F-390737CD456E[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I have the same problem, when I click on a link in a web page all I get is > >a > > blank screen WMP is set as my default, but will not open, Media Player > > works > > fine for all other things just not for streaming video, previously was > > working perfectly. > > > > I thought of reinstalling WMP 11 but I cannot find it anywhere on MS sites > > (11.0.6000.6324), I am unable to use system restore as a IT person deleted > > the restore points recently. Have also checked the settings and all seems > > to > > be as it should be, I even compared the settings to my other computer > > which > > runs XP and they are identical. > > > > Have searched for fixes but can't seem to find any. > > > > Does anyone have a solution? > > > > Thanks > > > > "Girrlkitty" wrote: > > > >> Hello! I just bought a new computer with Vista Business, and I can't get > >> streaming video on any web site. I just get a blank space where the > >> player > >> should be -- no video or audio. I can download the video and it plays > >> fine, > >> but I can't actually view it on the page. I've tried it on a variety of > >> sites, and none of them have worked. Is this a known problem? Am I > >> missing a > >> setting somewhere? I've gone through my firewall and Internet settings to > >> no > >> avail, although I don't know this OS well enough yet to say I've hit them > >> all. Any suggestions on how to enable this ability again? I use the > >> Firefox > >> browser as my default (running the most current version), but I have no > >> video > >> on IE or Firefox. > >> > >> Thanks for any suggestions! > > >

Re: New to Vista -- No streaming video? "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd[ at ]nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> 7/4/2007 5:55:05 PM "Nothing changed" here should mean that there's another application on the system that is actually quietly changing these settings for you then. What file types are affected? What third party players are on the system? I would suspect that a third party player is trying to reestablish file type ownership and doing a bad job of it, causing this error. Although you don't mention what events lead into the blue screen, that should be unrelated to this. You can disable automatic restart to read the messages there, but that's likely something you would want to at the least open a new thread on, and more likely contact your computer provider for assistance upon. -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- "Girrlkitty" <Girrlkitty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D9264C6C-1357-4045-AED6-EA2D82FE9B88[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I've actually tried that a few times, but no luck so far. Or, I should > say, > it will work for a few days, and then, with nothing changed, it will stop > playing streaming video again. I end up having to reinstall WMP and fiddle > with settings to get it to play again. But I'm also having occasional > bluescreen crashes that no one can seem to tell me how to fix, so I'm not > ruling out that it's a different issue altogether. > > -Kitty > > > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote: > >> >> You shouldn't need to reinstall Windows Media Player to fix what sounds >> like >> a file association issue. Does going to the system's Default Programs >> tools >> and setting WMP as your default there fix you up? >> >> -- >> Speaking for myself only. >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. >> -- >> "deajay" <deajay[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:49295C93-70A4-4C81-847F-390737CD456E[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I have the same problem, when I click on a link in a web page all I get >> >is >> >a >> > blank screen WMP is set as my default, but will not open, Media Player >> > works >> > fine for all other things just not for streaming video, previously was >> > working perfectly. >> > >> > I thought of reinstalling WMP 11 but I cannot find it anywhere on MS >> > sites >> > (11.0.6000.6324), I am unable to use system restore as a IT person >> > deleted >> > the restore points recently. Have also checked the settings and all >> > seems >> > to >> > be as it should be, I even compared the settings to my other computer >> > which >> > runs XP and they are identical. >> > >> > Have searched for fixes but can't seem to find any. >> > >> > Does anyone have a solution? >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > "Girrlkitty" wrote: >> > >> >> Hello! I just bought a new computer with Vista Business, and I can't >> >> get >> >> streaming video on any web site. I just get a blank space where the >> >> player >> >> should be -- no video or audio. I can download the video and it plays >> >> fine, >> >> but I can't actually view it on the page. I've tried it on a variety >> >> of >> >> sites, and none of them have worked. Is this a known problem? Am I >> >> missing a >> >> setting somewhere? I've gone through my firewall and Internet settings >> >> to >> >> no >> >> avail, although I don't know this OS well enough yet to say I've hit >> >> them >> >> all. Any suggestions on how to enable this ability again? I use the >> >> Firefox >> >> browser as my default (running the most current version), but I have >> >> no >> >> video >> >> on IE or Firefox. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any suggestions! >> >> >>

Re: New to Vista -- No streaming video? Girrlkitty 7/4/2007 6:18:02 PM I played in my Media Player settings again, and tried changing the proxy settings to "Automatically detect settings" that seems to have gotten the streaming video working again for the moment. The only files ever effected by that are the ones embedded on Web sites -- downloading them always works. So maybe this will be the permanent solution. As for the bluescreens -- I get about a half-dozen different errors, and none of them seem to happen for the same things. I've tried going through both HP (my manufacturer) and MS, as well as testing all my RAM and switching out sticks, rolling back my settings to factory, etc. It seems to go for a while with no problems, then will crash four or five times in a row when I try to do anything. Then it finally boots and runs fine again. It is maddening. "zachd [MSFT]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > "Nothing changed" here should mean that there's another application on the > system that is actually quietly changing these settings for you then. > > What file types are affected? > What third party players are on the system? I would suspect that a third > party player is trying to reestablish file type ownership and doing a bad > job of it, causing this error. > > Although you don't mention what events lead into the blue screen, that > should be unrelated to this. You can disable automatic restart to read the > messages there, but that's likely something you would want to at the least > open a new thread on, and more likely contact your computer provider for > assistance upon. > > -- > Speaking for myself only. > See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > -- > > "Girrlkitty" <Girrlkitty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D9264C6C-1357-4045-AED6-EA2D82FE9B88[ at ]microsoft.com... > > I've actually tried that a few times, but no luck so far. Or, I should > > say, > > it will work for a few days, and then, with nothing changed, it will stop > > playing streaming video again. I end up having to reinstall WMP and fiddle > > with settings to get it to play again. But I'm also having occasional > > bluescreen crashes that no one can seem to tell me how to fix, so I'm not > > ruling out that it's a different issue altogether. > > > > -Kitty > > > > > > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote: > > > >> > >> You shouldn't need to reinstall Windows Media Player to fix what sounds > >> like > >> a file association issue. Does going to the system's Default Programs > >> tools > >> and setting WMP as your default there fix you up? > >> > >> -- > >> Speaking for myself only. > >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. > >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > >> rights. > >> -- > >> "deajay" <deajay[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:49295C93-70A4-4C81-847F-390737CD456E[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> >I have the same problem, when I click on a link in a web page all I get > >> >is > >> >a > >> > blank screen WMP is set as my default, but will not open, Media Player > >> > works > >> > fine for all other things just not for streaming video, previously was > >> > working perfectly. > >> > > >> > I thought of reinstalling WMP 11 but I cannot find it anywhere on MS > >> > sites > >> > (11.0.6000.6324), I am unable to use system restore as a IT person > >> > deleted > >> > the restore points recently. Have also checked the settings and all > >> > seems > >> > to > >> > be as it should be, I even compared the settings to my other computer > >> > which > >> > runs XP and they are identical. > >> > > >> > Have searched for fixes but can't seem to find any. > >> > > >> > Does anyone have a solution? > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > > >> > "Girrlkitty" wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hello! I just bought a new computer with Vista Business, and I can't > >> >> get > >> >> streaming video on any web site. I just get a blank space where the > >> >> player > >> >> should be -- no video or audio. I can download the video and it plays > >> >> fine, > >> >> but I can't actually view it on the page. I've tried it on a variety > >> >> of > >> >> sites, and none of them have worked. Is this a known problem? Am I > >> >> missing a > >> >> setting somewhere? I've gone through my firewall and Internet settings > >> >> to > >> >> no > >> >> avail, although I don't know this OS well enough yet to say I've hit > >> >> them > >> >> all. Any suggestions on how to enable this ability again? I use the > >> >> Firefox > >> >> browser as my default (running the most current version), but I have > >> >> no > >> >> video > >> >> on IE or Firefox. > >> >> > >> >> Thanks for any suggestions! > >> > >> > >> > > >