I tried to download the Media Player for Mac and all I got was a text file called Windows Media.sitx which contained a bunch of unreadable mumbo jumbo. I want Media Player so I am able to views movies and video clips which I am moving over to my new Mac. Some worked fine but the ones that are in an avi format are giving me problems. If I can't download Media Player does anyone have any suggestions for viewing these avi files? Thanks for your help.
I have the same problem and i don't know what to do "Doug R" wrote: > I tried to download the Media Player for Mac and all I got was a text file > called Windows Media.sitx which contained a bunch of unreadable mumbo jumbo. > I want Media Player so I am able to views movies and video clips which I am > moving over to my new Mac. Some worked fine but the ones that are in an avi > format are giving me problems. If I can't download Media Player does anyone > have any suggestions for viewing these avi files? Thanks for your help.
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:54:01 -0800, Doug R <Doug R@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I tried to download the Media Player for Mac and all I got was a text file >called Windows Media.sitx which contained a bunch of unreadable mumbo jumbo. >I want Media Player so I am able to views movies and video clips which I am >moving over to my new Mac. Some worked fine but the ones that are in an avi >format are giving me problems. If I can't download Media Player does anyone >have any suggestions for viewing these avi files? Thanks for your help. That's a Stuffit zipped file type, you just need the freeware Stuffit expander to open that file : http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/stuffitexpander.html HTH Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
That's a Stuffit zipped file type, you just need the freeware Stuffit expander to open that file : http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/stuffitexpander.html You might instead of using WMP want to run Flip4Mac in Quicktime, which is a much better player on Mac machines : http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx HTH Cheers - Neil On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:42:01 -0800, tine wrote: >I have the same problem and i don't know what to do > >"Doug R" wrote: > >> I tried to download the Media Player for Mac and all I got was a text file >> called Windows Media.sitx which contained a bunch of unreadable mumbo jumbo. >> I want Media Player so I am able to views movies and video clips which I am >> moving over to my new Mac. Some worked fine but the ones that are in an avi >> format are giving me problems. If I can't download Media Player does anyone >> have any suggestions for viewing these avi files? Thanks for your help. ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
On Dec 16, 2:58 pm, "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote: > That's a Stuffit zipped file type, you just need the freeware Stuffit > expander to open that file : > > http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/stuffitex... > > You might instead of using WMP want to run Flip4Mac in Quicktime, > which is a much better player on Mac machines : > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx > > HTH > Cheers - Neil > > On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:42:01 -0800, tine > > wrote: > >I have the same problem and i don't know what to do > > >"Doug R" wrote: > > >> I tried to download the Media Player for Mac and all I got was a text file > >> called Windows Media.sitx which contained a bunch of unreadable mumbo jumbo. > >> I want Media Player so I am able to views movies and video clips which I am > >> moving over to my new Mac. Some worked fine but the ones that are in an avi > >> format are giving me problems. If I can't download Media Player does anyone > >> have any suggestions for viewing these avi files? Thanks for your help.> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs I have downloaded Stuffit but don't know hpw to use it to open the Windows Media file
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:39:58 -0800 (PST), alan.rosenblat@gmail.com wrote: >On Dec 16, 2:58 pm, "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" >wrote: >> That's a Stuffit zipped file type, you just need the freeware Stuffit >> expander to open that file : >> >> http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/stuffitex... >> >> You might instead of using WMP want to run Flip4Mac in Quicktime, >> which is a much better player on Mac machines : >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx >> >> >I have the same problem and i don't know what to do >> >> >"Doug R" wrote: >> >> >> I tried to download the Media Player for Mac and all I got was a text file >> >> called Windows Media.sitx which contained a bunch of unreadable mumbo jumbo. >I have downloaded Stuffit but don't know hpw to use it to open the >Windows Media file Try the WMP download link again now - Stuffit should be installed first of course - then the browser should offer to open with Stuffit, which will unpack the file to the Mac desktop. Clicking on the desktop icon should then install the player HTH Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
On Dec 16, 2:57 pm, "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote: > On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:54:01 -0800, Doug R <Doug > > R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >I tried to download the Media Player for Mac and all I got was a text file > >called Windows Media.sitx which contained a bunch of unreadable mumbo jumbo. > >I want Media Player so I am able to views movies and video clips which I am > >moving over to my new Mac. Some worked fine but the ones that are in an avi > >format are giving me problems. If I can't download Media Player does anyone > >have any suggestions for viewing these avi files? Thanks for your help. > > That's a Stuffit zipped file type, you just need the freeware Stuffit > expander to open that file : > > http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/stuffitex... > > HTH > Cheers - Neil > ------------------------------------------------ > Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs I had Stuffit and got it unstuffed and into Applications. It still won't play Media Player
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:32:17 -0800 (PST), alan.rosenblat@gmail.com wrote: >> R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >I tried to download the Media Player for Mac and all I got was a text file >> >called Windows Media.sitx which contained a bunch of unreadable mumbo jumbo. >> >I want Media Player so I am able to views movies and video clips which I am >> >moving over to my new Mac. Some worked fine but the ones that are in an avi >> >format are giving me problems. If I can't download Media Player does anyone >> >have any suggestions for viewing these avi files? Thanks for your help. >> >> That's a Stuffit zipped file type, you just need the freeware Stuffit >> expander to open that file : >I had Stuffit and got it unstuffed and into Applications. It still >won't play Media Player OK, try it now by directly downloading from the microsoft site - Stuffit should start up and allow you to expand the file to the desktop, from where you can run the file. You need Stuffit version 6, according to the download page : http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/winmp_osx.xml&secid=80&ssid=8&flgnosysreq=True HTH Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
