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My windows media player is not reading some of the rapidshare files any ideas?

Could you be a bit more specific?

What kind of files (avi, mpeg, mpg, xvid, vfw, asf, wmv, DivX)? Is there any error message? What does it say? What does Media Player do when it 'doesn't do what it's supposed to'? Which version are you using? (Classic, 9.x, 10.x) Have you tried the latest video codecs yet? Have you tried any other player yet? Do they play then?...

It's an mpeg file using 9.x, on windows me, error is class not registered getting it with every other player I am using and getting error downloading codec in windows media screen. And of course the microsoft page is useless as Tig o' bitties on a nun.

Agreed on Microsofts 'Help' pages. They're only useful if you don't need em.

There seems to be a bunch of reasons, why your media player behaves like this. Looking at it from the codec angle seems to be the no. 1 choice here. What troubles me is the fact that your system seems to reject the installation of a new and proper codec tho. And that makes me wonder wether ME is the real reason (some codecs require Win NT compliance which Win ME can't deliver).

Anyhow, may I first suggest the use of Microsoft's Media Player Classic only. Don't bother with Versions 9 or 10. Those where introduced by Billie's boys to get a better grip on copyright handlings and such.

Then I may lead you to a couple of articles I found on the web on your problem:

#1 - An article about the so called 80040154 Error Code (though written for Win XP, it could also be helpful for ME):

80040154 Error Code


#2 - The same error handling as above, just lots shorter in it's discriptions:

How to fix "Class not registered" or 80040154 error


#3 - A posting in the www.mcse.ms board's archive about the issue:

Error message 80040154 in wmp


If those pages and tips don't get you any further you might give this google search term a shot: windows me + error + class not registered + mpeg

I'm pretty sure somebody has encountered the same problem before and has found a solution. Chances are good somebody wrote it down for ya already.

Bon chance!

Take a look around this site, it might help you out

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/DVD43.htm

http://www.free-codecs.com/Codec_Packs.htm