Dell MediaDirect does play the files correctly (so - this tells me that some good audio codec must be present somewhere). However, that doesn't really help me, because I can't get MediaDirect to show my videos on double-clicking the video file. If I make MediaDirect the standard program for.ASF files, double-clicking an ASF file only starts Dell MediaDirect, but will not play the file, until I navigate through my folders to find the video file and open it again. The videos are.ASF files, created with a Traveler DV 5070 digital camera. I downloaded an ran GSpot to test one of my video files and determine the type of audio codec it requires. Result: It requires the 0x0002 ADPCM audio codec.

Windows Media Player 11 on my new laptop reports to have this codec installed: •. Jai shri krishna flute melodies download for mac. Version = 6.0.6000.16386 I found that msadp32.acm file in the C: Windows System32 folder.

The codecs for Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series are integrated with Windows XP SP2. The installation of Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 or Microsoft Windows Media Format 9.5 Runtime will automatically update the codecs that are used by the version of Windows Media Player that is on the computer.

So, the strange thing is, that Windows Media Player complains that the audio codec is missing, while in fact it is present all along! On my work computer (the Dell Latitude/Windows XP), a file msadp32.acm is also stored in the System32 folder. When I viewed that file in a text editor, I found an indication of the version, 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.0). Clearly, the versions of the msadp32.acm file are not the same. Searching the internet, I found a description of a similar problem with Windows Media Player, where the solution consisted of going through the commands for installing new hardware, and when the operating system asks for a disk with the drivers, point to a file on in the C: Windows System32 folder. That solution involves a file C: Windows System32 mmdriver.inf Such a file is present on my old (work) computer, but not on my new laptop.

To summarize, my questions are: 1. Can I get Windows Media Player 11 to behave decently and play my videos if I ask it to do so? Or else, can I get Dell MediaDirect to show my video immediately if I double-click an ASF-file? Or else, is there another player available (for free or cheap) that might be willing to show my videos without hassle? Are other forums more suitable to post this question? My hope is, that if I can get Windows Media Player 11 to play the ASF-files, that my ULead video editing software also can play the sound again. Hoping for help -- Johan Lont.

I wish to thank mombodog and rcarrosq for their advices. Unfortunately, these tips did not solve my problems with Windows Media Player (WMP), but I did find some workarounds. Downloading DivX did not solve my codec problems in Windows Media Player, but I can use DivX to view my videos. In general, I prefer WMP, but DivX is an acceptable alternative. To make ULead VideoStudio (the video editing software) work with my video files, I first convert the files with Stoik video converter ( ).

Gold miner vegas game. The basic version of that program can be downloaded at no charge. That idea was posted by oepkje on a Dutch-language Help forum, called 'www.helpmij.nl' ('helpmij' is Dutch for 'helpme' ). To proof that this method works, just see the first movie I posted on YouTube: It was created with the method described here.