cant play midi file types with windows media player and websites that use
midi file for background sound in internet explorer no longer play. Able to
play midi files with nero media player. All other file types work fine with
any player. help please!!!!

nero media player has probably stolen the file association.

Open Windows Media Player | Tools | Options |
File Types tab | Click the Select All button |
Click Apply | Click OK

Or just select MIDI file (midi)

[[If you install other multimedia playback programs on your computer, they
may interfere with your Player file types settings. For more information
about setting file type ownership in other multimedia playback programs, see
the documentation that came with those programs. ]]

[[If you want to make another player the default player for a specific file
type, clear the check box for it in the File types list. ]]

[[If a selected check box is dimmed, Windows Media Player has only partial
ownership of the file type. Multiple file extensions are assigned to the
file type, but the Player only plays some of those extensions by default. To
give the Player full ownership of a file type, double-click the dimmed check
box. ]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:128F1A35-896C-4615-9637-35B85D23E8D8@microsoft.com,
speedy <speedy@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> cant play midi file types with windows media player and websites that use
> midi file for background sound in internet explorer no longer play. Able
> to play midi files with nero media player. All other file types work fine
> with any player. help please!!!!

Yes have already tried that and it did'nt help

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> nero media player has probably stolen the file association.
>
> Open Windows Media Player | Tools | Options |
> File Types tab | Click the Select All button |
> Click Apply | Click OK
>
> Or just select MIDI file (midi)
>
> [[If you install other multimedia playback programs on your computer, they
> may interfere with your Player file types settings. For more information
> about setting file type ownership in other multimedia playback programs, see
> the documentation that came with those programs. ]]
>
> [[If you want to make another player the default player for a specific file
> type, clear the check box for it in the File types list. ]]
>
> [[If a selected check box is dimmed, Windows Media Player has only partial
> ownership of the file type. Multiple file extensions are assigned to the
> file type, but the Player only plays some of those extensions by default. To
> give the Player full ownership of a file type, double-click the dimmed check
> box. ]]
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:128F1A35-896C-4615-9637-35B85D23E8D8@microsoft.com,
> speedy <speedy@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > cant play midi file types with windows media player and websites that use
> > midi file for background sound in internet explorer no longer play. Able
> > to play midi files with nero media player. All other file types work fine
> > with any player. help please!!!!
>
>