[Andrea Borman]

Hayden 27.

What version of WMP have you got in Windows XP,WMP 9,10 or 11?

You should be able to find out what version you have got by opening WMP and clicking on help, and where it says about WMP.

But I have found on all versions of WMP, even on WMP 12 on Windows 7, that it does not play all formats. Even WMP 12 won't play FLV or MPG3 files. And none of the codecs I have installed work with any version of Windows Media Player.

WMP is all right for playing AVI and WMV files including video files recorded with desktop web cam software. But it does not play some other formats.

So it is a good idea to install another media player,such as VLC Player or Gom Player. As these media players will play any video or audio format. And you can run Gom Player,VLC or another player of your choice alongside Windows Media Player.

If you have got Windows XP there is also an earlier version of WMP,WMP 6.4,mplayer 2. And also WMP 5.1,mplayer 32. As well as your latest version of Windows Media Player,WMP 9,10 or 11.

But these 2 earlier versions do not play advanced formats either. So you could try the other 2 players I mentioned. They should work. Andrea Borman.