Cannot play QuickTime WMV file.

I have a video file on my desktop I received via email. The icon has the QuickTime logo on it and wmv written on it as well. The file name ends with .wmv. My computer cannot run this file. What can I do to run this file?
Thanks you.
Pasquale

You need Flip4WMV from Microsoft's website it's free. WMV is Windows Media player format

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