Why Won't QuickTime Play Video?

Hi,
I use a Power Mac G4; run Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger; QuickTime 7.6.4. Why won't QT play the following video:
www.globalwebsupply.com/images/mdsmarttool.asx ?
Angel

I use a Power Mac G4; run Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger; QuickTime 7.6.4. Why won't QT play the following video:
www.globalwebsupply.com/images/mdsmarttool.asx ?
1) The Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) format is not supported by QT X.
2) The Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) format is not supported by QT 7 without third-party support such as the Fil4Mac WMV components.
3) Even the Flip4Mac WMV component only "supports a small subset of the ASX file format."
On my system:
1) Trying to play the file directly in QT X using the "Open Location..." option returns the fillowing message, "The movie 'mdsmarttool.asx' can’t be opened because the file is not in a format that QuickTime Player understands. The file may be damaged or may not be a movie file that is compatible with QuickTime Player."
2) Trying to play the file directly in QT 7 using the "Open URL..." option returns the following message in the "Inspector" window, "Movie Unavailable."
3) Trying to download the linked file does nothing. (Aborts action without any message.)
4) Trying to open the URL in Safari returns the following message, "The operation couldn't be completed. A Microsof Media Server (MMS) error was encountered. (-19160) Try again. If the problem persists, contact the website administrator."
Based on these results, it would appear that there may either be an access problem or a file type support problem.

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