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Media Player 9 problems...help!
Name: ApacheWolf Date: January 11, 2003 at 19:55:08 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 1.7G/256K
Comment:
I'm having trouble with Media Player 9 retrieving and playing audio files from the internet. I get an error that file can't be found. However, I can play files from my drive. Also noticed that my Explorer 6.0-xpsp1 can't download files from internet either. What do you think problem is? No problems with http's.
Name: ... Date: January 12, 2003 at 00:12:42 Pacific
Reply:
do you have a firewall? I have a firewall, and i block all outgoing port 80 connections, except for my web browser (alot of programs that want to spy on you will use port 80 so the firewall thinks it's a web request). If you just downloaded WMP9, maybe you need to give it access in your firewall...
just a thought.
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Response Number 2
Name: ApacheWolf Date: January 12, 2003 at 10:20:19 Pacific
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I do have a Norton Firewall, even though I disable it or granted access to WMP9 still no luck. Neither WMP9 or Explorer 6 is able to download files. Says url not there or server busy. I even re-installed XP still no luck. I can download using Opera though. Also noticed I can't restore to restore point previous to my last one.
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