Why cant i play wmv files in quick time x?

why cant i play wmv files on quick time x?

http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac-wmv/overview.htm
They suggest QuickTime Player 7.6.6

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  • HT204382 why cant i play wmv files?

    I cant play certain wmv files. Why not?

    Download and install Flip4Mac WMV Player for Free from the internet:
         http://download.cnet.com/Flip4Mac-WMV-Player/3000-13632_4-87679.html
    Hope this helps

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    I have download mp3 files from internet and some of them i tunes doesn't not see and play. I tried to play it with quick time- good, not problem. But i want to add it to my i pod. How can i do it? How can i play it with i tunes? maybe i need some codecs? please help me

    It could be you're not adding the files the right way. In more seldom cases:
    [Topic : MP3 Scan+Repair - an ID3 tag evaluator for the Mac|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2020936]
    MP3 Scan+Repair (including sources): [http://triq.net/mac/mp3-validator-mac-os-x]

  • ITunes 11.4 won't play mp3 files but quick time plays them

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  • HT3775 how to play .avi files using Quick time

    Have been sent some movies as .avi files. Quicktime says the correct .codec compenents not avaialable. How can I solve this problem?
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    Install Perian and try again. Some AVIs just can't be played in Mac OS X.
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  • HT3775 why can't i play .wmv file in quicktime even after i download codec from windows? can anyone help me wit this please!!!!!

    why can't i play .wmv file in quicktime even after i download codec from windows? can anyone help me wit this please!!!!!

    Have you done the obvious things to try to fix it: quit Quicktime then start it back up again, log out then back in, reboot.
    Edit: Just read one of your later posts. If VLC won't play it, this is unrelated to Quicktime and Flip4Mac. Are you sure these wmv files are okay?

  • Why cant i open an .avi file in quick time

    Why can't i open a ,avi file with quick time?

    You need Perian.
    Perian codecs for Quicktime - http://www.perian.org
    - plugins to add functionality to Quicktime for playing additional audio and video formats
    Quicktime audio problems, Perian, VLC - http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9013669 - read note about uninstalling prior DIVX support before installing Perian.
    Also very handy:
    VLC media player - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - general media player that plays just about anything.

  • Why won't Quicktime 7.4.1 play .wmv files when Windows Media Player will?

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    Thanks for the suggestions, but I already had Flip4Mac installed. However, I re-installed it, but I get the same disappointing message when I try to open .wmv files from Flip4Mac's "Quicktime Player." Perian doesn't work either. At http://lifehacker.com/software/quicktime/download-of-the-day-perian-mac-204423.p hp I read the following: Perian is a freeware plug-in designed to enable the playback of almost every popular video codec in Quicktime.
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    I'd appreciate additional comments and suggestions.

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  • Play wmv files directly on nokia n95

    Good day,
    I could not play wmv files directly on nokia n95.
    Please help.
    Thanks.

    u cant. u must looking for application to do that
    no_profile_today

  • MBP Won't Play WMV Files With Flip 4 Mac?

    Hi all!
    Just wondering if you could give me an idea as to why I might be having troubles playing .wmv files even though I have installed Flip 4 Mac? I have uninstalled F4M and reinstalled it, but still no joy! It's pretty important that I am able to play wmvs, for work, so any help would be extremely helpful!
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    ML

    Hi,
    I've never used this application before but I might know something that will fix it.
    ~/Library/Preferences/ and find the Flip4Mac file and delete it. Since I don't have it, I won't be able to tell you what it's called so you will either have to search through and find it or you will have to search the preference folder for it. It will be a .plist file. Just delete the file.

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  • Playing wmv files crashes windows 7

    playing wmv files crashes windows 7. same happens when online streaming video 

    Hi,
    I recommend asking your question in the Windows forums here:
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
    This forum is meant for reporting issues with the MSDN/TechNet forums, not product support.
    Good luck.
    Don't retire TechNet! -
    (Don't give up yet - 12,830+ strong and growing)

  • How to play wmv files in an email attachment on iphone 3GS

    How can I play .wmv files which are in an e-mail attachment on my iPhone 3GS?

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  • How to play wmv files directly on nokia 95

    i want to know is it possible to play wmv files directly on nokia n95?
    any software for n95 to play wmv files
    thanks

    05-Oct-200707:37 AM
    lissa_lourdes wrote:
    Hi,
    What's TLA?
    Cheers
    Hi lissa_lourdes
    A three letter acronym (commonly referred to as a TLA)
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