XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   On 27/02/2025 2:29 am, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > Daniel70  wrote:   
   >> On 22/02/2025 2:19 am, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > [...]   
   >   
   >>>     Others have advised VLC, which is probably you best bet, but Windows   
   >>> 11 also has 'Windows Media Player Legacy', so try that, if you haven't   
   >>> already done so. (Just right click the file and select 'Open with'.)   
   >>>   
   >> Installed WMPL, pointed to the video on the USB stick ....   
   >> interestingly, WMPL listed the file as "000 0 seconds Unrated"!   
   >>   
   >> Zweo Seconds?? No wonder it doesn't play!   
   >   
   >    Huh!? "Installed WMPL,"? Wasn't 'Windows Media Player Legacy' already   
   > on your Windows 11 system? (It was/is on mine.)   
   >   
   >    Anyway, have you tried to just right-click the file in File Explorer,   
   > select Properties and look at the 'Details' tab? For a normal video   
   > file, File Explorer will mention the Length, Frame width and height,   
   > Data rate, Total bitrate, Frame rate and Audio specs.   
      
   General Details   
   vid000.mp4 (name changed as suggested by others)   
   Type of file:	TS file (.ts)   
   Open with:	Media Player (Button "Change" which gives option to use Media   
   Player, VLC Media Player, Windows Media Player Legacy, Firefox, Notepad,   
   Word)   
   Location: On a sub-directory of my USB Drive   
   Size:	113MB (118,876,060 bytes)   
   Size on Disk:	113MB (118,882,304 bytes)   
   Created: Last Friday   
   Modified:	Last Friday   
   Accessed:	Yesterday   
      
   >   
   >    If that does not help, the MediaInfo utility mentioned by Paul is   
   > probably your best bet.   
   >   
      
      
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