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Windows Media Player Help
Why do the videos frequently pause to buffer?
Windows Media Player screen is green with pink wavy lines.
Setting the Windows Media Player to work behind a proxy or firewall (not for people with modems or other kinds of direct connections to the Internet).
Every time I try to open a video, it says that the file path is incorrect.
Whenever I try to view a video, it tries to connect to the server, then it says "closed."
When I click on a music video, I hear the audio but I don't see a video picture.
I received a "connection to the server failed," "could not connect to the server," or similar error.
I have a T1 or cable connection but whenever I try to watch a video, it's choppy or the frame rate is much slower than the audio rate.
Every time I go to play the video, I get a GPF error.
I received a "your security settings do not allow the new decompressor to be installed" error message.
In Windows Media Player, every time I try to play a video it says "the specified stream type is not recognized," the colors appear strange, or I see the video fine but I don't hear anything.
In Windows Media Player, I clicked on a video, and it asked if I wanted to download and install a new codec. What should I do? Or I installed a new codec, and now I'm having problems watching or hearing the videos.
Why am I not able to hear the audio?
Pop-up Blocker Help
Pop-up blocker problems for music videos
Video Submissions
How do I submit music videos to your site?
Will my video actually make it onto the site?
How long does it take to get my videos up on the site?
Do I need to include a waiver for you to display the video on your site?
Other Help Guides
Getting Started
What are the system requirements?
General
Are the music videos free to watch?
How can I watch music videos on Yahoo! Music?
How do you watch videos in full screen?
How can I make the videos load at a different speed when I initially click on them (instead of always having to select a different speed)?
Can I use Quicktime to watch your videos?
Can WebTV users watch music videos?
When I click on a music video, all I see is a commercial!
Can I download or purchase music videos from your site?
How often do you update your Top 100 Video List?
How often do you add new videos to your site?
Why don't you have any videos by (insert artist/band name here)?
I can't find a video that used to be on your site. What happened to it?
The video quality is poor.
Why does the video stop and restart or skip?
Why am I still getting ads in my music videos after upgrading to LAUNCHcast Plus?
Using the Standalone Video Player
Step-by-step instructions for using the Video Player
FAQs and Troubleshooting
Answers to commonly asked questions, and spot troubleshooting
Top 5 Questions
Why do the videos frequently pause to buffer?
Setting the Windows Media Player to work behind a proxy or firewall (not for people with modems or other kinds of direct connections to the Internet).
How do you watch videos in full screen?
How can I make the videos load at a different speed when I initially click on them (instead of always having to select a different speed)?
Why don't you have any videos by (insert artist/band name here)?
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