MPC Error in playing back WMV

[Airw0lf]

I am trying to play a family home video that I got sent. Of course it's been encoded as a stupid WMV, and MPC throws up the following message.

Stream 1

Media Type 0:
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AM_MEDIA_TYPE:
majortype: MEDIATYPE_Video {73646976-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: Unknown GUID Name {32505657-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_VideoInfo {05589F80-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}
bFixedSizeSamples: 0
bTemporalCompression: 1
lSampleSize: 0
cbFormat: 110

VIDEOINFOHEADER:
rcSource: (0,0)-(800,600)
rcTarget: (0,0)-(800,600)
dwBitRate: 283610
dwBitErrorRate: 0
AvgTimePerFrame: 0

BITMAPINFOHEADER:
biSize: 62
biWidth: 800
biHeight: 600
biPlanes: 1
biBitCount: 24
biCompression: WVP2
biSizeImage: 1440000
biXPelsPerMeter: 0
biYPelsPerMeter: 0
biYPelsPerMeter: 0
biClrUsed: 0
biClrImportant: 0


If anyone can help, I'd be grateful.

[Smile2]

before blaming its a stupid WMV

what OS are u using, have u update your WMV Codec?