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Old May 30, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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Microsoft WMV Question

Is there a way to convert a WMV video to another format (if that's the correct term)?

I get these vids, from friends, in my email, but I can't view them because
my O/S is not quite valid. and I get this M/S window to verify that it is genuine.

Or do I have to go legit?

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Old May 30, 2007 | 11:47 PM
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I'm in a similiar situation and never had a problem. Do the vids ask for a DRM lic.?
 
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Old May 30, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by jake00
I'm in a similiar situation and never had a problem. Do the vids ask for a DRM lic.?
No, I don't get that DRM Lic (what ever that is) .


I get this window that says:
WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER II

VALIDATE YOUR COPY
OF WINDOWS

two buttons on the bottom of the window:
CANCEL.............VALIDATE

I tried the VALIDATE button and it said that my O/S was not a genuine O/S, which is true.
 
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Old May 31, 2007 | 01:37 AM
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Dowload Win Amp. (www.winamp.com). It will play all the WMVs you have and won't make you validate windblows.
 
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Old May 31, 2007 | 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by pfogle
Dowload Win Amp. (www.winamp.com). It will play all the WMVs you have and won't make you validate windblows.
Thanks. I'll give that a try.
 
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Old May 31, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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If all else fails try downloading the divx player. There are a few different video converters on sites such as download.com, they'll allow you to covert to avi, mpeg, ect ect.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 05:41 AM
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There is a great, free, program called Irfanview that will play and view most media formats.
 
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I use windvd platinum. It covers tons of codex's that are needed and they are always updating the codex's
 
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Videolan VLC player will play just about any video format on anything, and it's free.
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Thank all of you for these sites and info.

It's very much appreciated.

Now I can view these vids that were sent to me.

And one of them is definitely a keeper; oh hell yea.
 
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