OT: ........... Techy question about Microsoft Media Player.

4 Dec 2006

Ok picture the scene,
I decide to take time out from my oh so hectic social life (yeah right rolleyes

)
so I get myself a Chinese takeaway and a DVD and decide that sod the widescreen tv tonight, I’m going to sit at my computer, eat my food, watch my dvd, and just chill out.
And if anyone fancies a chat, well then I’ll be there to reply.
Well I get all nicely settled in, put on the DVD, and hey presto, movie fires up (don’t ask which one, its embarrassing ) and no audio, log into the updates site, update the audio codex, still no audio. evil

Have now been fecking about with this thing for nearly an hour and still no joy. :taz:
Pound to a pinch of rock salt I have missed the obvious here, but I just cant find it? (yes the audio is on, and yes the volume is up)
Any techno wizards out there tell me wtf I’m doing wrong?
dunno

fick me, need a pointy hat and a corner to stand in :roll:

4 Dec 2006

Quote by Pete_sw
Well I get all nicely settled in, put on the DVD, and hey presto, movie fires up

Pete, what ya watching dunno

:giggle:

4 Dec 2006

are you using media player 10

4 Dec 2006

Quote by Dawnie
Well I get all nicely settled in, put on the DVD, and hey presto, movie fires up

Pete, what ya watching dunno

:giggle:
Dawnie = he is looking for help, not asking 20 Questions bolt

Pete = sorry mate if its not kindergarten stuff dont ask me :lol2:
Phredd

4 Dec 2006

Are the speakers plugged in?? dunno

Oh and what are you watching?? :giggle:

4 Dec 2006

WMP huh! try using powerDVD biggrin

4 Dec 2006

Oh and what are you watching? lol

4 Dec 2006

If its a Buster Keaton film you might have an answer to your sound problem

4 Dec 2006

look you lot evil

It's a perfectly respectably family film ok? nuff said
now if you have nothing constructive to say, bugger orf :flippa: (bloody hark at me :lol2: )
seriously, have been using power dvd, but it freezes half way through the film, WMP plays the film right through, but no sound :taz:
oh where are the nurds when you need em (dah di dah) :rascal:

4 Dec 2006

on media player pete, there is a seperate volume control.
just by any chance is that turned down, just a thought
also u can mute media player, check that as well
anyway da di da
qrt 4 now
sparky

4 Dec 2006

Pete, check your volume controls down in the taskbar as well as the volume on media player. Is it just the movie that won't play sound? Are your cds playing ok on it? If they are then it might be the movie that's buggered and not your media player.
Whatever you do, don't be tempted to download media player 11 as it's a pile of shit. I did and went straight back to 10 which is much better ( plus I know my way around this one )

4 Dec 2006

Dunno if its just coincidence Pete but mine's fooked too dunno

speakers just won't work :dunno: Done the whole 'is it on mute/ are they plugged in / is the volume turned down on control panel' etc etc and I still dont know what's up... is it a speaker issue, or a media player one? I have no sound with any program.....come to think of it, I dont even have sound on webpages etc rolleyes

... so it cant be just media player...or is it just me lol

I'm a technie numpty, to understand any of this stuff you need to speak to me like a 5 year old with step by step instructions..... but I've had no sound for over a fortnight now and its really pissing me off now evil

- borrowed new speakers, but assume I need drivers (:dunno smile

installation disk (:dunno:) or something cos they dont work either banghead

if you find any light on this luv, drop me a pm :thumbup:

4 Dec 2006

Quote by Darkfire
Dunno if its just coincidence Pete but mine's fooked too
speakers just won't work :dunno: Done the whole 'is it on mute/ are they plugged in / is the volume turned down on control panel' etc etc and I still dont know what's up... is it a speaker issue, or a media player one? I have no sound with any program.....come to think of it, I dont even have sound on webpages etc ... so it cant be just media player...or is it just me
I'm a technie numpty, to understand any of this stuff you need to speak to me like a 5 year old with step by step instructions..... but I've had no sound for over a fortnight now and its really pissing me off now - borrowed new speakers, but assume I need drivers (:dunno installation disk (:dunno:) or something cos they dont work either
if you find any light on this luv, drop me a pm :thumbup:

yep did all those checks too :dunno:
think your sound card may have poped hun, dont worry they are as cheap as chipps these days.
wish i was closer, could solve your problem in 5 minutes, unfortunate my sound card and speakers work just fine, so if its not a wmp problem, then it must b the dvd, oh well, wasnt really that interesting anyway :roll:

4 Dec 2006

Quote by Pete_sw
wish i was closer, could solve your problem in 5 minutes, :

why dont you come up here anyway, do us both a favour :rascal:

4 Dec 2006

Quote by Darkfire

wish i was closer, could solve your problem in 5 minutes, :

why dont you come up here anyway, do us both a favour :rascal:
oh i soooo wish, and i thought i had the week to myself,. read this though
http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/swingers-forum/viewtopic/92688.html
somewhere near the bottom rolleyes

sometimes i wonder wtf i did that was sooo bad in another life :lol2:

4 Dec 2006

Quote by Pete_sw
sometimes i wonder wtf i did that was sooo bad in another life :lol2:

tell me about it

:banghead: I just offered a single bloke the pleasure of my company (

) and got turned down!!!!!!!! :shock:
there's something just not right about that :rotflmao:
(pre-congratulations, btw lol

)

5 Dec 2006

Quote by Darkfire

sometimes i wonder wtf i did that was sooo bad in another life :lol2:

tell me about it

:banghead: I just offered a single bloke the pleasure of my company (

) and got turned down!!!!!!!! :shock:
there's something just not right about that :rotflmao:
(pre-congratulations, btw lol

)
It wasn’t me was it? :huh:
The mind has a way of blocking trauma :eeek: :eeek: :eeek: :giggle:
kiss

5 Dec 2006

You haven't mentioned if this is an original DVD or a copy? and do you get sound ok with other DVD's using media player or is it just this one? you could also ripp the dvd to your hardrive using DVD Decrypter or simular and play it from there, i know it's a bit late now lol but you might get it sorted for your next attempt biggrin

Volume control on media player
mute on/off F8
volume DOWN F9
volume UP F10
When in full mode click play from the top menu / Audio and Language Tracks and if theres more than one select each one till you get sound. the DVD might only have a DTS soundtrack which might be the problem.
If its XP your using you could always every codec available and even has its own media player to if you choose to use it.
.

5 Dec 2006

Or just download this...

It'll play anything, isn't bothered about region coding and has loads of cool features (if you like messing about with these things !), like having the film you're playing as your wallpaper !!

5 Dec 2006

Quote by Stormwalker
It wasn’t me was it? :huh:
The mind has a way of blocking trauma :eeek: :eeek: :eeek: :giggle:

:rotflmao:
:dry: