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This is probably too stupi to be orted out but basically, I've downloaded a movie file and it won't play. I don't see why though because it is part of a batch of 26 and is the first that won't play.

<TABLE class=main cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=* border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=*>[img]mk:@MSITStore:C:WINDOWSHelpplyr_err.chm::/media_player9.gif[/img]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SUP></SUP>0xC00D1199: Cannot play the file

Windows Media Player cannot play the file. You may encounter this error message for one of the following reasons:

The file type is not supported by the Player. The following table lists the file types supported by the Player. If the file type you are trying to play is included in this table, then the file may have been encoded by using a codec that is not supported by Windows Media Player. If this is the case, Windows Media Player cannot play the file.
The file type is supported by the Player, but the file was compressed by using a codec that is not supported by the Player.
The file type is supported, but you are trying to play it in a way that is not supported by the Player. For example, you may have attempted to drag a DVD file with a .vob extension from a DVD to the Windows Media Player icon. Or you may have attempted to open a .vob file by clicking Open on the File menu.
You are trying to play one part of a multipart file. Use a newsreader or other program to combine the files, and then try again.

The following table lists the file types (formats) supported by Windows Media Player.

<TABLE cols=2 cellPadding=5 rules=rows border=0 frame=below><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD class=blue width="50%">File type (format)</TD><TD class=blue width="50%">File name extension</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">Music CD Playback (CD audio)</TD><TD width="50%">.cda </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) </TD><TD width="50%">.aif, .aifc, and .aiff </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">Windows Media audio and video files</TD><TD width="50%">.asf, .asx, .wax, .wm, .wma, .wmd, .wmp, .wmv, .wmx, .wpl, and .wvx</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">Windows audio and video files</TD><TD width="50%">.avi and .wav</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">Windows Media Player skins</TD><TD width="50%">.wmz</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)</TD><TD width="50%">.mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe, .mp2v*, and .mpv2</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)</TD><TD width="50%">.mid, .midi, and .rmi</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">AU (UNIX)</TD><TD width="50%">.au and .snd</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">MP3</TD><TD width="50%">.mp3 and .m3u</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">DVD video</TD><TD width="50%">.vob</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="50%">Macromedia Flash</TD><TD width="50%">.swf</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

*To play .mp2v files, you must have a software or hardware DVD decoder installed on your computer.

[img]mk:@MSITStore:C:WINDOWSHelpplyr_err.chm::/htm/note.gif[/img] Notes

<LI class=indent>To play DVDs, you must have a DVD-ROM drive, and a software or hardware DVD decoder installed on your computer. If you do not have a compatible DVD decoder installed, DVD-related commands, options, and controls do not appear in the Player and you cannot play DVDs. By default, Windows does not include a DVD decoder. For more information about DVD decoders, see Windows Help.
DVD playback is only available on select versions of Windows.