Unable to watch wmv streams

Having installed the WMP for Mac, I'm able to watch the wmv files shared from my Dell (WIN XP), i.e. by accessing the Dell files through the network . However once actually transferred to the iMac the same wmv files do not stream - with the following notation shown: " the specified stream type is not recognized". Such problem did not exist with Tiger. I presume it's one of those easily correctable glitches. I'd appreciate any help to resolve the problem.
Cheers.

WMP for the Mac has long ago been abandoned by Microsoft. I'm surprised it will even install anymore.
The plug in of choice these days is Flip4Mac. It's a free download, but has conversion features with an upgrade, if one needs that sort of thing. Works well for most all WMV content.
For other video viewing that doesn't fit into the WMV bag, here's a list of helpful software:
VLC
Real Player
Perian
Adobe Flash
Streamclip

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