Cannot get Quick time to open for a WMV

I have Quicktime and flip4mac, with latest upgrades.
I usually have not problems with a MWV.
I got a slide show MWV from my daughter that is a video of slides.
I cannot open it as two windows open and says :
(1)
The document “2010 graduation_1.wmv” could not be opened. The movie is not in a format that QuickTime Player understands.
You may need to install additional software to open this type of file.
(2)
The document “2010 graduation_1.wmv” can't be opened.
You may need to install additional software to open this type of file.
I tried changing the open from QuickTime to WMV Player (flip4mac) in the get info also.
Any idea how to :
(A) Find out what the format issue I am having is ?
(B) What other plug-in / software I would need ?
I tried Apple website and they list the Flip4mac to download, which I already have.
Thanks,
Greg
How can I determine what

the file name you are dealing with (with the _1.wmv ending) might be a duplicate of the original file.
search for files with that name, and if there are more than one, compare the file size.
your download may have been incomplete.
As to Flip4Mac, once it is installed, it operates through QuickTime. You don't need to relaunch it to open a wmv file.
As you mentioned, dragging the file to QT in your dock should play the file.
One thing that helped me immensely with F4M, was the following tip from their website:
+Snow Leopard and Quicktime changed significantly so Flip4Mac had to make changes to be compatible. Please go to Flip4Mac Preference pane, Player tab, Advanced and add Quicktime Player. See page 16 of the PDF User Guide.+
CraigS
+Telestream Desktop Forum Moderator+
Large hi-res WMV files I recorded using an Olympus Voice Recorder used to take over 30 minutes to load into QT. Now they open in just seconds. Very pleased!

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