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Lately I have found that my Videos sent as attachments in my Windows Mail on
Vista are failing to open when I double click. What occurs is that they play, but in the backround with the original e-mail still in view. To see the attachment video I have to click on the icon(i have now on the taskbar) to view the video playing. The previous video attachments, those, which I had save on hard drive are also doing the same if I want to view them. This has just began, for before, once I double clicked I could view them right away. Any further assistance on this would be helpful. Something that has been updated or downloaded appears to have cause this ?? I don't know. -- Rickless |
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NIGHTCRAWLERmb wrote:
Lately I have found that my Videos sent as attachments in my Windows Mail on Vista are failing to open when I double click. What occurs is that they play, but in the backround with the original e-mail still in view. To see the attachment video I have to click on the icon(i have now on the taskbar) to view the video playing. The previous video attachments, those, which I had save on hard drive are also doing the same if I want to view them. This has just began, for before, once I double clicked I could view them right away. Any further assistance on this would be helpful. Something that has been updated or downloaded appears to have cause this ?? I don't know. ======================================== If I understand the question...Windows Media Player is launching but is not taking focus...maybe it would be worth a try to open Media Player and go to... Tools / Options / Player tab...check the box... "Keep the Player on top of other windows" / Apply / OK. -- Volunteer J - MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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Hi John, thanks for your response to my problem. You've got it right, however
I launched Windows Media Player and what it did was bring up my whole music library and nowhere on the usual top area or anywhere else did I find the usual; File/Edit/View/Tools etc. I was talking to a friend of mine today, and he came up with the same solution, and with both of you with the same solution it is very hard to believe that the Tools is not showing up. Foregoing that I then right clicked on Media Player click'd on Properties/General/tick'd Hidden/Apply/OK. I then tried to see if any of the hard drive e-mail attachments would come up and play properly, along with trying some new e-mails that were in Mail, and darned it if it didn't work properly again. But now I'm wondering how to do it the way you both have suggested, being I was unable to see Tools. Like I mentioned I'm running Vista, would there be any differance with XP etc? Any assist on this -- Rick/ Rickless "John Inzer" wrote: NIGHTCRAWLERmb wrote: Lately I have found that my Videos sent as attachments in my Windows Mail on Vista are failing to open when I double click. What occurs is that they play, but in the backround with the original e-mail still in view. To see the attachment video I have to click on the icon(i have now on the taskbar) to view the video playing. The previous video attachments, those, which I had save on hard drive are also doing the same if I want to view them. This has just began, for before, once I double clicked I could view them right away. Any further assistance on this would be helpful. Something that has been updated or downloaded appears to have cause this ?? I don't know. ======================================== If I understand the question...Windows Media Player is launching but is not taking focus...maybe it would be worth a try to open Media Player and go to... Tools / Options / Player tab...check the box... "Keep the Player on top of other windows" / Apply / OK. -- Volunteer J - MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk . |
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NIGHTCRAWLERmb;1257883 Wrote: Hi John, thanks for your response to my problem. You've got it right, however I launched Windows Media Player and what it did was bring up my whole music library and nowhere on the usual top area or anywhere else did I find the usual; File/Edit/View/Tools etc. I was talking to a friend of mine today, and he came up with the same solution, and with both of you with the same solution it is very hard to believe that the Tools is not showing up. Foregoing that I then right clicked on Media Player click'd on Properties/General/tick'd Hidden/Apply/OK. I then tried to see if any of the hard drive e-mail attachments would come up and play properly, along with trying some new e-mails that were in Mail, and darned it if it didn't work properly again. But now I'm wondering how to do it the way you both have suggested, being I was unable to see Tools. Like I mentioned I'm running Vista, would there be any differance with XP etc? Any assist on this -- Rick/ Rickless "John Inzer" wrote: NIGHTCRAWLERmb wrote: Lately I have found that my Videos sent as attachments in my Windows Mail on Vista are failing to open when I double click. What occurs is that they play, but in the backround with the original e-mail still in view. To see the attachment video I have to click on the icon(i have now on the taskbar) to view the video playing. The previous video attachments, those, which I had save on hard drive are also doing the same if I want to view them. This has just began, for before, once I double clicked I could view them right away. Any further assistance on this would be helpful. Something that has been updated or downloaded appears to have cause this ?? I don't know. ======================================== If I understand the question...Windows Media Player is launching but is not taking focus...maybe it would be worth a try to open Media Player and go to... Tools / Options / Player tab...check the box... "Keep the Player on top of other windows" / Apply / OK. -- Volunteer J - MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk . Try "right clicking" near the top of wmp and choose "classic view". -- dbknox |
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dbknox wrote:
Try "right clicking" near the top of wmp and choose "classic view". ============================================= That's it....but mine (WMP11) says : Show Classic Menus -- Volunteer J - MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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Well, I tried it, although you indicate "classic view", mine also is Show
Classic Menus, but tick on it anyways and if you move your cursor up to "View" you'll see on the next pop'd up window "Classic Menu" is already tick'd for you and your right it should work. I tried one of my recent e-mails of a movie clip-tried it w/o the Classic View tick'd and it wouldn't work (it was like I explained in my original post), then I went back to wmp tick'd the Show Classic Menu, double check'd View and the Classic Menu was tick'd, went back to the e-mail attachment and it worked, so Problem solved. With that I thank you all, till next time I'm having a problem. -- Rickless "John Inzer" wrote: dbknox wrote: Try "right clicking" near the top of wmp and choose "classic view". ============================================= That's it....but mine (WMP11) says : Show Classic Menus -- Volunteer J - MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk . |
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NIGHTCRAWLERmb wrote:
Well, I tried it, although you indicate "classic view", mine also is Show Classic Menus, but tick on it anyways and if you move your cursor up to "View" you'll see on the next pop'd up window "Classic Menu" is already tick'd for you and your right it should work. I tried one of my recent e-mails of a movie clip-tried it w/o the Classic View tick'd and it wouldn't work (it was like I explained in my original post), then I went back to wmp tick'd the Show Classic Menu, double check'd View and the Classic Menu was tick'd, went back to the e-mail attachment and it worked, so Problem solved. With that I thank you all, till next time I'm having a problem. ================================= You're welcome. Thanks for the update. -- Volunteer J - MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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NIGHTCRAWLERmb;1258571 Wrote: Well, I tried it, although you indicate "classic view", mine also is Show Classic Menus, but tick on it anyways and if you move your cursor up to "View" you'll see on the next pop'd up window "Classic Menu" is already tick'd for you and your right it should work. I tried one of my recent e-mails of a movie clip-tried it w/o the Classic View tick'd and it wouldn't work (it was like I explained in my original post), then I went back to wmp tick'd the Show Classic Menu, double check'd View and the Classic Menu was tick'd, went back to the e-mail attachment and it worked, so Problem solved. With that I thank you all, till next time I'm having a problem. -- Rickless "John Inzer" wrote: dbknox wrote: Try "right clicking" near the top of wmp and choose "classic view". ============================================= That's it....but mine (WMP11) says : Show Classic Menus -- Volunteer J - MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk . Of course you are right John, thanks. I shoiuld have told *NIGHTCRAWLERmb* to try holding down "ctrl" and then pressing "m" to toggle between views. Oh well all's well that ends well. -- dbknox |