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Windows Media Play= er Setup |
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For those who choose to use Windows Media Player to listen to the = services and are experiencing difficulty since the recent format change fro= m .wma to .mp3 this page should assist you in setting up the media player t= o start playing the .mp3 file. |
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Open Windows Media Player and go to the Tools Menu and select Opti= ons as shown below |
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The Options dialogue box will appear and select the File Types tab= as shown below. Check the box allowing MP3 audio files (mp3) to be p= layed on the player, as shown below. Select the Apply button, then th= e OK button.
Now your Windows Media Player should play the new format with no p= roblems. It should also start playing the file immediately. |
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If you want to save the file to your computer after playing or if = you don’t have time to listen to the service at this time you can sav= e the file to your computer after it has finished downloading from the inte= rnet.
When the status bar is at the far right hand side of the screen, a= s shown below, the file has finished down loading from the internet and is = ready to be saved to your computer.
Go to the File Menu and select Save As… Sa= ve to your location of choice. |
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Status bar at this= position shows that the file is not completely down loaded yet from the in= ternet (in fact it’s only about 50% complete) |
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Status bar at this= position (full green bar) shows that the file has finished down loading fr= om the internet. |
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There is also a st= atus message that appears here. It alternates with the file name and status= (% complete) of down load. When the down load= is complete it says it’s Playing: 128 K bits/second.
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