Vista won't open mpg on internet

MikeyLikesItSI · 02-25-07, 09:56 PM

Whenever i click on a movie on the net with an .mpg extension, windows opens a new IE window and simply displays "internet explorer cannot display this page"

if i click on a link with a .wmv extension, it opens up media player just like it should and it plays the clip. The file assocation for .wmv and .mpg are both set to windows media player.

I can right click on the .mpg file and download it, and play it just fine, it just won't launch from IE

Anybody familiar with whats goin on here? because i can't seem to change it

Zuzzz · 02-26-07, 03:16 AM

File Associations??

MikeyLikesItSI · 02-26-07, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeyLikesItSI

...The file assocation for .wmv and .mpg are both set to windows media player....

shadowdr · 02-26-07, 07:18 AM

Perhaps do a search for Vista codecs. If they don't work look into security settings and permissions.

MikeyLikesItSI · 02-26-07, 03:23 PM

I'll search vista codecs tonight. The security settings are all at default. I know when i first installed vista, this didn't happen, but i don't remember when or what changed to effect it.

d.chatten · 02-26-07, 07:23 PM

I had a similar issue yesterday and this fixed it, click Start > Default Programs, in the window that pops up click on the bottom option in the main window "Set program access and computer defaults", in the window that pops up check the option "Microsoft Windows" and click "OK", that may solve the issue.

MikeyLikesItSI · 02-28-07, 06:11 AM

Yup, that fixed it! You know, i played around in that menu too, and it was set to "custom" and when found that windows media player was the default media player, i was satisfied with that. Guess windows wasn't LOL

Thank you!

mellowfellow · 02-28-07, 12:44 PM

wow, d. chatten you are a star !!

i had that prob for ages and searched all kinds of forums with no success , tried what you said and works fine now .. thanks

02-25-07, 09:56 PM	Thread Starter #1
MikeyLikesItSI Member Join Date: Oct 2004	Vista won't open mpg on internet Whenever i click on a movie on the net with an .mpg extension, windows opens a new IE window and simply displays "internet explorer cannot display this page" if i click on a link with a .wmv extension, it opens up media player just like it should and it plays the clip. The file assocation for .wmv and .mpg are both set to windows media player. I can right click on the .mpg file and download it, and play it just fine, it just won't launch from IE Anybody familiar with whats goin on here? because i can't seem to change it __________________ Main Rig: DFI LANPARTY LT X48-T2R w/Q6600 @ 3.6ghz : EVGA 9800GX2 745/1090/1850 : Swiftech Apogee : Corsair TX750W Laptop: Gateway MT3705 w/T7200 BSEL modded @ 2.4ghz : Stock cooling : gHey 200M onboard video 2nd Rig: ABIT AI7 w/ Celeron D 310 @ 4.0ghz : EVGA GeForce MX4000 : Ninja scythe w/120mm delta 72CFM : Antec TP550 3rd Rig: ASUS P4S800 w/ Pentium 4 M 2.8 @ 3.4ghz : Zalman 92mm HSF: Rosewill 450w
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02-26-07, 03:16 AM	#2
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02-26-07, 07:18 AM	#4
shadowdr Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: nashville, tennesse U.S.A.	Perhaps do a search for Vista codecs. If they don't work look into security settings and permissions. __________________ Asus M4A89TD Pro USB3 AMD Phenom II x4 975BE @4.1 2x2 gig Patriot 2x4 gig Ripjaws@ 8-8-8-24 2x 128 Crucial M4 SSD for OS and one for Programs 2x 640 WD Blacks for storage Rosewill Blackhawk case and Antec 750 New PS Corsair H100I cooling Asus Aluminum 6950 JVC 32 inch LCD TV Windows 7 Pro X64 Heat
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02-26-07, 03:23 PM	Thread Starter #5
MikeyLikesItSI Member Join Date: Oct 2004	I'll search vista codecs tonight. The security settings are all at default. I know when i first installed vista, this didn't happen, but i don't remember when or what changed to effect it. __________________ Main Rig: DFI LANPARTY LT X48-T2R w/Q6600 @ 3.6ghz : EVGA 9800GX2 745/1090/1850 : Swiftech Apogee : Corsair TX750W Laptop: Gateway MT3705 w/T7200 BSEL modded @ 2.4ghz : Stock cooling : gHey 200M onboard video 2nd Rig: ABIT AI7 w/ Celeron D 310 @ 4.0ghz : EVGA GeForce MX4000 : Ninja scythe w/120mm delta 72CFM : Antec TP550 3rd Rig: ASUS P4S800 w/ Pentium 4 M 2.8 @ 3.4ghz : Zalman 92mm HSF: Rosewill 450w
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02-26-07, 07:23 PM	#6
d.chatten Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United Kingdom	I had a similar issue yesterday and this fixed it, click Start > Default Programs, in the window that pops up click on the bottom option in the main window "Set program access and computer defaults", in the window that pops up check the option "Microsoft Windows" and click "OK", that may solve the issue. __________________ Asus P5W DH Deluxe Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Zelman CNPS9500 AT Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 4x1GB BFG GeForce 7800 GTX OC 256MB Enermax Galaxy DXX EGX1000EWL 1000W Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD x3 Pioneer DVR-115DBK x2 Plextor DVDR PX-716A CoolerMaster Stacker 830 Evolution
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02-28-07, 06:11 AM	Thread Starter #7
MikeyLikesItSI Member Join Date: Oct 2004	Yup, that fixed it! You know, i played around in that menu too, and it was set to "custom" and when found that windows media player was the default media player, i was satisfied with that. Guess windows wasn't LOL Thank you! __________________ Main Rig: DFI LANPARTY LT X48-T2R w/Q6600 @ 3.6ghz : EVGA 9800GX2 745/1090/1850 : Swiftech Apogee : Corsair TX750W Laptop: Gateway MT3705 w/T7200 BSEL modded @ 2.4ghz : Stock cooling : gHey 200M onboard video 2nd Rig: ABIT AI7 w/ Celeron D 310 @ 4.0ghz : EVGA GeForce MX4000 : Ninja scythe w/120mm delta 72CFM : Antec TP550 3rd Rig: ASUS P4S800 w/ Pentium 4 M 2.8 @ 3.4ghz : Zalman 92mm HSF: Rosewill 450w
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02-28-07, 12:44 PM	#8
mellowfellow New Member Join Date: Feb 2007	wow, d. chatten you are a star !! i had that prob for ages and searched all kinds of forums with no success , tried what you said and works fine now .. thanks
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