Media Player Classic - File Not Found

[skaleton]

Hello,
I play WMV files on Media Player Classic (works better than VLC for WMV)
I had version 6.4.9.1 from the K-Lite Codec Pack.
But recently the playback started to get jumpy/hashed instead of going smoothly (I don't know how to explain and I hope you know what I mean).
I decided to install Media Player Classic HomeCinema v1.1.604.0.

When I open a file from the player it now plays fine.
But when I try to open a file from the explorer, MPC opens but then it says "File Not Found"

Can someone please help me.

My OS is XP Pro SP2

[minidv2dvd]

right click on what you want to open. select open with. choose program/browse. navigate to where you installed mpch. select the .exe, and close. it should now be able to locate the program to open the file with.

[skaleton]

Thanks minidv2dvd
The problem is not in locating the program. When I click on the video file, MPCHC opens without any problem.
But then there is the message at the bottom of the player as shown on the attached picture.

[minidv2dvd]

sorry i thought it couldn't find the program itself. weird one. maybe try downloading the latest version of mpc itself and try that rather than mpchc. i use mpc all the time and have no problems loading or playing vids.

[gadgetguy]

I had the same problem and I solved it by:
1 Open Folder Options under Tools in Windows Explorer.
2 Select the File Types tab
3 Scroll down and click on the file type (in my case it was m2v)
4 Click Advanced
5 Click New
6 Under Action enter "Play with MPCHC" (without the quotes)
7 Click Browse, locate and 'open' the program (mplayerc.exe)
8 Click OK
9 Click OK
10 Close Folder Options.

After doing the above, when you right click the file you should have the option "Play with MPCHC" in the dropdown.

[fontana]

I have had this problem with Media Player Classic on several computers. What happens is that when you associate the file type, say MOV, with MPC, Windows creates the line "C:\Program Files\MplayerClassic\mplayerc.exe" %1 where %1 means the file being clicked. For some reason that does not work with MPC but if you enclose the %1 in parenthesis the command will work: "C:\Program Files\MplayerClassic\mplayerc.exe" "%1".

'Hope that helps.

[jagabo]

I have had this problem with Media Player Classic on several computers. What happens is that when you associate the file type, say MOV, with MPC, Windows creates the line "C:\Program Files\MplayerClassic\mplayerc.exe" %1 where %1 means the file being clicked. For some reason that does not work with MPC but if you enclose the %1 in parenthesis the command will work: "C:\Program Files\MplayerClassic\mplayerc.exe" "%1".

'Hope that helps.

The former wouldn't work if there were spaces in the path. Because space is a delineator in command line arguments.

[nbarzgar]

I have had this problem with Media Player Classic on several computers. What happens is that when you associate the file type, say MOV, with MPC, Windows creates the line "C:\Program Files\MplayerClassic\mplayerc.exe" %1 where %1 means the file being clicked. For some reason that does not work with MPC but if you enclose the %1 in parenthesis the command will work: "C:\Program Files\MplayerClassic\mplayerc.exe" "%1".

'Hope that helps.

Great, solved the same problem for me - exactly as stated! Thanks fontana!