Why do I get this message when I try to play avi and mpg?

[jyeh74]

C00D1199: Cannot play the file
Windows Media Player cannot play the file. You might encounter this error message for one of the following reasons:

The file type is not supported by the Player. For a list of file types (formats) that are supported by Windows Media Player, see Supported file types.
The file type is supported by the Player, but the file was compressed by using a codec that is not supported by the Player.
The file type is supported, but you are trying to play it in a way that is not supported by the Player. For example, you might have tried to drag a DVD file with a .vob extension from a DVD to the Windows Media Player icon. Or you might have tried to open a .vob file by clicking Open on the File menu.
You are trying to play one part of a multipart file. Use a newsreader or other program to combine the files, and then try again.
Error ID = 0xC00D1199, Condition ID = 0x00000000

It's strange because I do have windows media player 10 and divx codec and a dvd player.

[mats.hogberg]

Surely it's a codec problem.
However, the error message

You are trying to play one part of a multipart file. Use a newsreader or other program to combine the files

really makes me smile! Why didn't I thnk of using a news reader to join my AVIs?!?

/Mats

[jyeh74]

this is way beyond me. I dont know how to join stuff together. it sounds like an incomplete file.

[mats.hogberg]

it sounds like an incomplete file.

Well, you should know that, if anyone. And the error message - a slate message, covering all possible bases. Might as well had been:

C00D1199: Cannot play the file
Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The reason for this could be just about anything from a bad file to sun spots. We simply have no idea.

Nothing that makes anyone any wiser.

/Mats