hi Sharon The reason you can't play the audio file offline is because the .asx file is a reference to the file you're trying to play. In other words, the .asx file tells Windows media player ok, windows media player! I want you to go online to this site, and play this file. Nothing else, just this file. So windows media player says, ok, I'll play that file for you. So the file it's referencing is on asite somewhere, and in order to get the file, you'd actually need to download it to your machine. Sometimes this is possible, sometimes not. if it's a streaming file, then it isn't possible since the file continuously plays. However, if it's just a regular file, ou might be able to open up the .asx file in note pad or some other kind of text editor and download the file to your system. Keep in mind that the file may be quite large, so be warned. Of course, you could always get yourself a faster internet connection like dsl or cable, but I know that that's not always economically possible. If it is for you however, you would be able to play these files without so much difficulty. Hope this helps.
At 07:00 PM 5/13/2006, you wrote: >Hi! > >I wish I knew of a good, one-stop resource for finding out all about how >multimedia players/recorders and files, libraries, skins, playlists and >anything else work. I'm not very familiar with these things. Some time ago >I downloaded a file with the extension "ASX". It was indicated that this is >a Windows Media Player file. Today I set up Windows Media Player 10, then >went to the folder where I stored the file and opened it. Instead of >playing directly, I was taken online and then it started playing. Since I >have dial-up connection, it would play, then break, then play again. I know >that dial-up connection is not a good option for listening to things online. >Eventually I got a message saying that Windows Media Player could not play >the file. I can understand that, if the file is no longer stored in the >place where I got it. It's the 911 call that someone made while on a heroic >rescue of a man and his daughter, from Readers Digest and HappyNews.com, so >I can see that this would be temporary. But why can't I play the file >off-line that I downloaded? > >Sharon > > >_______________________________________________ >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other >lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
