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| Thread ID: 31727 | 2003-03-30 02:47:00 | *.mpg not a valid Win32 application... | flying_green_leprachaun (1767) | Press F1 |
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| 132102 | 2003-03-30 02:47:00 | Um. whenever I double click on an mpg XP throws up an error "d:\some folder\someother folder\some.mpg is not a valid Win32 application. & in other news after installing SP1 & attempting to remove access to Windows Media Player 8, it still opens up as the default player when I click on *.avi files... I really would prefer to use mplayer2, any advice on these 2 conundrums would be appreciated |
flying_green_leprachaun (1767) | ||
| 132103 | 2003-03-30 02:59:00 | Also as an additional note, there is no problem running mplayer2 & then just drag & drop an mpg into it... that runs fine | flying_green_leprachaun (1767) | ||
| 132104 | 2003-03-30 03:10:00 | Somehow you have got . mpg classed as an executable file type . Try right-clickicking and Open With, and select "always open with this" . A similar approach should fix the . avi . FAQ#13 "Changing File Associataions" should explain it properly . :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 132105 | 2003-03-30 03:29:00 | Ah! that explains it nicely. I was attempting to get the default media player to be mplayer2 & I chose the mplayer2.exe as the application to open them with as I havnt been able to get mediaplayer 8 to buger off, despite using the SP1's "choose your media program" function. well, that solves the problem of why they arent valid Win32 applications. Now how do I stop Media player 8 from opening them, & set Mplayer2 as the default? |
flying_green_leprachaun (1767) | ||
| 132106 | 2003-03-30 06:21:00 | Open up WMP and choose -Tools -Options Click the File Types tab and untick what you dont want to be associated with WMP8! |
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