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The file you are trying to play may not be supported by Windows Media Player. The following table lists the file types (formats) supported by Windows Media Player.
File type (format) | File name extension |
Music CD Playback (CD audio) | .cda |
Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) | .aif, .aifc, and .aiff |
Windows Media audio and video files | .asf, .asx, .wax, .wm, .wma, .wmd, .wmp, .wmv, .wmx, .wpl, and .wvx |
Windows audio and video files | .avi and .wav |
Windows Media Player skins | .wmz |
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) | .mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe, .mp2v*, and .mpv2 |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) | .mid, .midi, and .rmi |
AU (UNIX) | .au and .snd |
MP3 | .mp3 and .m3u |
DVD video | .vob |
Macromedia Flash | .swf |
Microsoft Recorded TV Show | .dvr-ms* |
If the file type you are trying to play is included in this table, then the file may have been encoded by using a codec that is not supported by Windows Media Player. If this is the case, Windows Media Player cannot play the file.
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