Microsoft KB Archive/281919

= &quot;Unspecified Error&quot; Message When Playing an Indeo Video Format (IVF) File =

Article ID: 281919

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.01
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.01
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0

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This article was previously published under Q281919



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to play an Indeo Video Format (IVF) file in Windows Media Player, the file may not be played and you may receive the following error message:

Unspecified Error



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you try to play the IVF file by using a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, copy the file to your hard disk before you play it. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the link to the IVF file, and then click Save Target As.
 * 2) Specify the location where you want to save the file.
 * 3) Double-click the file on your hard disk to play it.

Additional query words: WMP7 Intel

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbfaq KB281919

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