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Cannot play wav files in Windows media, Byte-Scribe or Express Scribe. Help??? - Computer illiterate apparently


Posted: Mar 03, 2012

I have voice files sent to me that I cannot play in Windows Media or Express Scribe. They will load in ES but show 00:00 duration.  I thought possibly it was an encryption error as they possibly they are coming that way to be because they are secure but I sent to a friend and she can open them and play them.  Windows Media states something about a missing codecs and I have installed if known codecs to man (I am on Windows XP).  They just will not play or show the duration etc.  Any ideas? I am sure there is a simple fix but I cannot find it.

Try this - sm

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I had the same issue and this worked for me. (just fyi, I didn't have bytescribe either but it worked. )http://www.bytescribe.com/index.php?id=32

The true speech one - sorry

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http://www.bytescribe.com/downloads/tsp_codec_install.exe

Thanks.. I think I might already have the True Speech codec but maybe it is not updated - Giving it a shot

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It is worth a try!! Thanks!!!
Don't forget to reboot after :) - sm
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