Media Player Does Not Play MP3 Files
Article ID: 195707
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q195707
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Media Player tool included with Windows to play an MP3
file, you may receive the following error message:
MMSYSTEM281 This file could not be played. Check the filename or
install a driver that supports this type of file.
CAUSE
The Media Player tool included with Windows does not support playing MP3
files.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, install the latest version of Microsoft Windows
Media Player. You can obtain Windows Media Player from the following
Microsoft Web site:
Additional query words: mplayer.exe mplayer2.exe
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