Hello Larry, Your default program to open those files has perhaps been changed and both mediaplayer and winamp has a setting to be used as default, which you can first try.
Or, if the specific version of the program you want to use, have been used to open the same type of files on that same computer before, the following may perhaps help, but if not used on that pc before, there are more complicated instructions, which I can't presently recall exactly, but first try: Having selected the sound file you want to open from within windows explorer, use the applications key or shift f10 and arrow to the "open with," option where you enter. Usually the first three most likely programs to open that type of file are listed there and if so, just enter on that. But if neither winamp or windows mediaplayer are there, enter on the "choose with" option and via tabbing to browse your pc for the relevant program, choose it from the list and select it. If that doesn't work, one has to type in the exact full path of the program you want to open the file with via, I think, the windows control panel in the file association edit box, for which I cannot recall the precise location offhand. Regards Riana -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Stansifer Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] unable to open sound files. Hi Folks, Recently when I attempt to play MP3, WAV or WMV files on my computer I receive an unknown file types message and I am prompted to locate the file that created my specific sound file. I have both Winamp 5.35 and Windows Media Player 11 installed. I am using Windows XP-Pro and Jaws 9.latest. Any ideas what might be causing this? and how to fix it? TNX Larry For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ NB: This email and its contents are subject to our email legal notice which can be viewed at http://www.doj.gov.za/about_web/disclaimer.htm If you are unable to access the Disclaimer, send an email request for the disclaimer to [email protected] and we will send you a copy of the Disclaimer. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
