Windows media player restore file associations windows xp

How do I fix codec in Windows Media Player? Open Windows Media Player. Click the Reader tab. Then play your TV file in the player. Click Y Stop. Tip 8: To immediately play the video file in the log player and automatically add this task to the video library, click the corresponding file entry in the current Windows Explorer, right-click and choose Add to File. Windows Media Player playlist. How do I add codecs to Windows Media Player? You can set Windows Media Player to download codecs automatically.

Check the box next to Load codecs automatically and click OK. You can just download and install the codecs i. Windows Media Player needed a suitable codec to play video clips and even music files correctly. Codecs turned out to be small programs that encode digital data in a file or file and thus decode it. Only then will the new player be able to interpret the streams almost like music or a movie and play them correctly.

If the codec is not supported by the system, the corresponding video clip file cannot be played. You should receive an error message.

You can easily check which codecs are installed permanently and make sure the network drive supports new ones from the Internet when downloading new codecs. How do I fix missing codecs? Install the missing codec:Update your display driver. I don't know of a way to to undo a change like that.

I know how to adjust file associations individually but if all of her extensions are associated with windows media player is there a way to undo that and return them to there proper associations?

This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Naman R. Hi GP. Coffin, Welcome to Microsoft answers. First, I suggest that you change the Default Programs from windows Media Player and check, follow the steps below: 1.

Windowsbbs has not failed me yet. In the left panel click on Add and Remove Windows Components. Scroll down to Windows Media Player and uncheck the box.

Click Next wait until it finishes initializing then click the finish button to finalize the action. That sounds like it should do it. Please do. That works to. Thanks for posting back. Glad you got it resolved. Please mark your thread as 'Resolved'. I am back because not altogether done with this yet. My other box which has the same install asks for the install disk. A routine runs and completes. But the WMP icons remain. Why the difference?

I even reset the problem box with system restore then unchecked the WMP box again but the problem remains. I will try it again just to confirm.

Arie, I cannot mark resolved yet. I still have those pesky WMP logos on everything. I may have seen some adjustments on a file type or two.