"Cannot play back the file. The format is not supported"

really i have had this problem too help me too

I wouldn’t have a clue what u r talking about!!!

What is FFdshow

the error means just that... the format of the file is not supported by your player.

there can be several causes, such as, you are trying to use a player that cannot read the file, such as a .viv in media player. if this is the case get the right player for the type of file. or... the player installation could have become corrupted, to fix this uninstall the player, re-boot and then re-install the player, but...

more likely it’s that the file’s encoding is such that the player cannot recognize it, to fix this try re-encoding the file. microsoft has an encoder to download at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5691ba02-e496-465a-bba9-b2f1182cdf24&displaylang=en

this prog works on .asf, .avi, .wmv and mpeg files

you may want to ensure that you have all required codecs installed as well. gspot will help with that.

doc_iggy

oh yeah, you could be dealing with ms digital rights management. if it’s drm you’re pretty much hosed.

also you can try downloading the file again to insure that it made it to you without any corruption.

good luck,

doc_iggy

Sooo. Shut the fuck up

You shut the fuck up you n00b

We do not know everything about anything.
Some people are just a little more forward than others in this matter.