Windows Media Player Crashes

[SebAguilera]

Hi Guys,
I'm running Win XP Pro with all the lateste patches and Windows Media Player 9. While browsing the Internet suing IE 6 and then clicking on a link to an mpeg video file, WMP opens up and then crashes. If I download the video using "save target as" and then play it it plays fine. It used to work correctly up until a week ago but I can't think of anything I've done that would have affected it. I tried reinstalling the player but that doesn't work. Specifically the error message states" Windows Media Player has encountered a problem and needs to close"
The next window for more info on the error says
"Error Signature
AppName: wmplayer.exe AppVersion 9.0.0.280 ModName:mpegin.dll
MOdVer: 1.1.1.124 Offset: 000150e1
blablabla
"

Any ideas????

Thanks
Seb

 

[SebAguilera]

In adddition I've found out that this only happens with links to files that have the .mpg extension. Shortcuts to WMV files play fine. I noticed also that the error message says something about mpegin.dll.

 

[SebAguilera]

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 5/25/2004
Time: 4:07:04 AM
User: N/A
Computer: AGISTER
Description:
Faulting application wmplayer.exe, version 9.0.0.2980, faulting module mpegin.dll, version 1.1.1.124, fault address 0x000150e1.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 77 6d 70 ure wmp
0018: 6c 61 79 65 72 2e 65 78 layer.ex
0020: 65 20 39 2e 30 2e 30 2e e 9.0.0.
0028: 32 39 38 30 20 69 6e 20 2980 in
0030: 6d 70 65 67 69 6e 2e 64 mpegin.d
0038: 6c 6c 20 31 2e 31 2e 31 ll 1.1.1
0040: 2e 31 32 34 20 61 74 20 .124 at
0048: 6f 66 66 73 65 74 20 30 offset 0
0050: 30 30 31 35 30 65 31 0d 00150e1.
0058: 0a .

 

[SebAguilera]

Ok,
I think I figured it out. This error has something to do with the Main Concept Decoder that comes bundled with Adobe Premiere Pro. I just went to Add/Remove programs and then chose repair option during the Premiere uninstall. That basically fixed the problem. I believe that the problem may have occured when I recently installed Adobe Encore DVD.

Thanks

 

[wilsona]

If you rename the file mpegin.dll, the problem goes away - I want to continue to use both media player and main concept, however. Does anyone have a proper fix?