Windows media player problem

[georgewe4]

I don't know if anyone can healp me here or not but I am having problems playing SOME videos. I can watch some of them but not all of them For example if I click a ling my windows player will pop up and say in the bottom left corner say "opening media" and after about a minute or so say "ready" I click the play button and it goes back to "opening media" Wait a few more minutes and it will say "ready" click it and it all just repeats itself. I would like to watch some of te videos you guys suggest but I run into this problem quite often and am able only to watch a few.
I am on a wireless cable connection. I have the latest version of media player I think its 10. The videos I do get download really fast. But some

 

[QuickWrench]

It could be a connectivity issue, or a codec issue.

When possible, instead of just clicking on a media link [in your web browser], right-click the link and choose "Save As...". By downloading the media, you'll have access to repeated viewing, and you can rule out the connectivity issue.

If the media you're after does not include a downloadable link, or you're having problems playing a media file already stored on your hard drive, you may need an additional codec. DivX and XVid are two very common ones that are good [and free] to install. Go to Divx.com and download it.