Any Free player currently playing ASF files?

[absolutic]

need to read asf file - microsoft media player of course asking for license etc... I know most players removed support (such as videodub) because of microsoft demands.. Are there any free players left on the net that would still read the file?

[redwudz]

Mplayer, BSPlayer are two freeware players that mention ASF support. I usually just convert them to a more usable format with SUPER, which seems better than installing another player.

[KBeee]

Media Player Classic also plays ASF files.
But if WMP is asking for a license, then it sounds like a DRM file

[jimmalenko]

But if WMP is asking for a license, then it sounds like a DRM file

That's the exact same thought I had.

[KBeee]

Unless it was a single, fairly small (less than 100M) file downloaded from a BT site, and it had LOTS of seeds and only a few peers... that'd make it a sly spyware install.
Perfectly legal to download of course - no law against downloading adware or spyware, then going to a site to obtain a "license" or "update" so it can install itself onto your machine.

[jimmalenko]

Unless it was a single, fairly small (less than 100M) file downloaded from a BT site, and it had LOTS of seeds and only a few peers... that'd make it a sly spyware install.
Perfectly legal to download of course - no law against downloading adware or spyware, then going to a site to obtain a "license" or "update" so it can install itself onto your machine.

Yes, but considering

microsoft media player of course asking for license

, I highly doubt that Microsoft media player would try to obtain any licenses for spyware or adware

[KBeee]

You're probably right, it's just that there are an awful lot of encrypted BT files around that require a "license" or "upgrade to your software" before you can view them, and I was wondering if WMP was seeing this as DRM, whereas MPC etc. just wouldn't play them