WMV File is not opening on MacBook

I bought a movie online yesterday for $19.99 and it downloaded in WMV format. I though it would work in WMV format since I have Flip4Mac, but it doesn't open. Every time I try to open it it says "The Application attempted to use an unsupported feature". I was able to stream Windows Media Files online, but can't seem to get this to open. I even tried converting to MP4, but I can't be converted cause I bought it and it has digital right copyrights. I put it on my brothers PC and it work fine. What can I do to work on my Mac? I even tried Videolan (VLC), but it just plays as bunch of colors and not image.

Most WMV movies are DRM protected. The Mac version of Flip4Mac cannot play such movies. In fact I believe not even WMV Player for the Mac will play them. It's Windows way of trying to force you not to use a Mac.
You can install Windows on your computer and play the movie from Windows.
Windows on Intel Macs
There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak 2 or Vista. Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate. Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
3. VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate. VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows. The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
5. VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris. It is not yet fully developed for the Mac - some features are not yet implemented - but it does work otherwise.
6. Last is Q. Q is a freeware emulator that is compatible with Intel Macs. It is much slower than the virtualization software, Parallels and VM Fusion.
Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system.
See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion.
Boot Camp is only available with Leopard. The Boot Camp Beta that was used with Tiger has expired and is no longer available for use. So contrary to the other poster's comment, Boot Camp isn't truly "free." You must purchase Leopard to get it.

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