T78 4 Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 just bought a new laptop running vista. when i try and open vid clips,i get the "web page not available" error. never had this before on any of my xp laptops. tried all i can think of but im new to vista so not sure what else to try...any ideas??oh,and youtube works fine. it seems its only clips that have to use my own media player... its doing my head in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlamper 0 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 change the way you download wmv files, should be save to disc , not open in web page Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T78 4 Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 how do i do that? i can right click and save target as. but i want to just open and play the clip rather than save it and then play it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue 1 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Check to see what type of file you are trying to open. If it's avi / wmv do a google search for codecs and download a codec pack If it's mov get the latest quicktime player Check to see if your firewall is blocking any of the programs from connecting out to the internet. If you have some internet security software (such as norton internet security) this can also block certain programs from using the internet properly and can use this type of problem, You can disable the firewall in this software to see if it fixes your problem. Btw if you use a router to connect to the internet it has it's own built in firewall also and software ones just cause more problems than they solve. hope this sorts your problem for you us women have our uses lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T78 4 Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 have tried/checked all that! have tried using wmp and vlc media players to open them but to no avail.(vlc plays EVERYTHING with no codecs required.lol) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue 1 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 you tube is web based so you will get that, can you rename your files? if not allowed or permitted its because they have been transfered between to different machines one being xp the other vista boot up in safe mode and take ownership of them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T78 4 Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 no,its clips from the web that i try to open and it wont let me. you tube works because it uses an external media player. i can save them to my pc but not open from the web(as i used to be able to!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue 1 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 what media player are you using to try and run the clips through?windows own,or real player Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T78 4 Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 have tried windows own(wmp)and vlc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue 1 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 i will have to think on this one tonight and get back to you tomorrow ,i thought someone else might have been able to help as i dont know that much about pcs sorry i havnt helped but i like a challenge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simba 1 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 sounds like vistas blocking the opening of the page my laptop has just f****d up thats the only one i had running vista ill get back to you asap as mine did it and i stopped it .. sorry carnt be more help at the moment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlamper 0 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 try opening media player and in the options undert he file types tab make sure wmv files are checked pal, you using ie or firefox? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T78 4 Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 using ie mate. cant find that option in media player! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlamper 0 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 (edited) using ie mate. cant find that option in media player! tools>options>file types in media player should do it, try using firefox or opera to see if its a problem just with ie also on the network tab in options make sure the http and rtsp seting is set to auto detect in stream proxy settings Edited June 4, 2008 by speedlamper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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