Power Grainger

Windows media won't access files off the 'net.

Wanting, natch, to watch the 'dangerous riding' (my arse)[1] vid, I
duly clicked on the various links. No go. Clearly there was something
there, as WM window popped up with the correct filename all ready to
play, but when I clicked 'play' it gave me an error message saying
"Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file. Be sure the path
is typed correctly. If it is, the file does not exist at the specified
location, or the computer where the file is stored is offline."

I cut and paste the URL into the 'open URL' box, same error message.

The only thing I could do was create a web page with the link in it,
and right click on that and 'save target as...' - surely there has to
be an easier way?!

TIA.

[1] OK, Adie's, much nicer, arse.

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Ginge

In article <5gs6305frkrlhmof9e55aa7u2eha75ugjp@4ax.com>, Power Grainger
wrote:
> but when I clicked 'play' it gave me an error message saying
> "Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file

Try This:

Load internet explorer,
go into Tools.. Options.. and select DELETE FILES from the "temporary
internet files" section on the General tab.

It should all work again after that. there's a bug in some versions of
MSIE.


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CT

"Ginge" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a9d88a16547ab6b9896d9@news.individual.ne t...
>
> there's a bug in some versions of MSIE.
> ^^^^

Eh? )
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Adrienne M Jenn

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:27:41 +0000, Power Grainger
<czgraingerNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Wanting, natch, to watch the 'dangerous riding' (my arse)[1] vid, I
>duly clicked on the various links. No go. Clearly there was something
>there, as WM window popped up with the correct filename all ready to
>play, but when I clicked 'play' it gave me an error message saying
>"Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file. Be sure the path
>is typed correctly. If it is, the file does not exist at the specified
>location, or the computer where the file is stored is offline."

it might also be that I removed it!

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William Grainger

In article <0uv630hikrg437qun61t3njdo8gjdt0qiu@4ax.com>,
Adrienne M Jenn <spam@AdrienneMJenn.co.uk> wrote:
>On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:27:41 +0000, Power Grainger
><czgraingerNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Wanting, natch, to watch the 'dangerous riding' (my arse)[1] vid, I
>>duly clicked on the various links. No go. Clearly there was something
>>there, as WM window popped up with the correct filename all ready to
>>play, but when I clicked 'play' it gave me an error message saying
>>"Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file. Be sure the path
>>is typed correctly. If it is, the file does not exist at the specified
>>location, or the computer where the file is stored is offline."
>
>it might also be that I removed it!

heh.

Muck

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:39:33 +0000, CT wrote:

> "Ginge" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1a9d88a16547ab6b9896d9@news.individual.ne t...
>>
>> there's a bug in some versions of MSIE.
>> ^^^^
>
> Eh? )

Only the one?

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Power Grainger

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:07:55 +0000, Adrienne M Jenn
<spam@AdrienneMJenn.co.uk> wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:27:41 +0000, Power Grainger
><czgraingerNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Wanting, natch, to watch the 'dangerous riding' (my arse)[1] vid, I
>>duly clicked on the various links. No go. Clearly there was something
>>there, as WM window popped up with the correct filename all ready to
>>play, but when I clicked 'play' it gave me an error message saying
>>"Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file. Be sure the path
>>is typed correctly. If it is, the file does not exist at the specified
>>location, or the computer where the file is stored is offline."
>
>it might also be that I removed it!

True, but I was using Dodger's link...yours came up with a good
oldfashioned 'page not found' message ;o)

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ZXR400 DFWAG#5 TWA#8 IbW#21 BOTAFOT#151

Power Grainger

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:35:49 -0000, Ginge <me2@privacy.net> wrote:

>In article <5gs6305frkrlhmof9e55aa7u2eha75ugjp@4ax.com>, Power Grainger
>wrote:
>> but when I clicked 'play' it gave me an error message saying
>> "Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file
>
>Try This:
>
>Load internet explorer,
>go into Tools.. Options.. and select DELETE FILES from the "temporary
>internet files" section on the General tab.
>
>It should all work again after that. there's a bug in some versions of
>MSIE.

Cheers for the tip,m but I deleted all them yesterday anyway (virus
attack at work, deleted them before starting my virus scanner in the
hope that it would not then take all day). Still got the same issue.

Have checked that all the network protocols are enabled, and they are
- d'you reckon it's do to with the configuration of same?

Oh, and I'm no longer trying to access Dodger's link as I know he's
taken that down (presumably as it's ever so slightly moody).
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Claire Grainger
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