Windows Vista Wmp11

Lately everytime I click on a link in file explorer for a mp3 or a video file the music or video plays as I can hear the sound but media player is not launched, if I then open media player the file running is displayed.

I have checked all of the usual possible causes, "open with application" and checked that all files are designated to open with media player, one thing I could not find in media player properties is the ability to choose what type of files are opened? Thinking this may be the proplem.

Also I cannot get DVD's to autoplay in windows media 11

Paul

 

Make sure you have checked "always use the selected program to open this kind of file ".

 

All working now, managed to find the file associations page in Vista and removed from "Custom" to "Microsoft" and for now all working well!