what would cause audio files to not play? I did get one file to play today, but most of the time the real one player pops up and the arrow moves, but I don't hear anything

the speakers are on and connected

I have Spy Sweeper and it has something that has a hosts file in it that somebody installed for me They said it would keep spyware from being loaded on my machine, but it blocks alot of things it considers ads.

Could it be blocking the music files?

Becky

Yes, it could be blocking the files. Most of these host files have an icon down near the clock that you temporarily disable in order to allow the "blocked" item to run.

What is the file type of the audio file you wish to run?

This page may help: Click Here

Dwight

Thanks Dwight,

I shut down Spy Sweeper using the icon in the lower right hand corner of the screen.

However, the real one player files still don't play.

I had gone to http://www.dogpile.com and clicked on audio files.

Then I had searched for "my tribute" by andrae crouch.

I pasted below the first two search results. I had tried to play both of them with no luck.

File Name Say It Loud! A Celebration Of Black... [Box] / My Tribute - Andrae Cro...
Format real
Site URL http://www.towerrecords.com [Found on Singingfish]
Playtime 00:29 sec.



2. File Name wow gold andraecrouchthedisciplesmytribute
Format realmedia
Site URL http://www.independantbands.com/cd/wow/gol... [Found on Yahoo! Search]
Playtime 01:00 sec.

Andrae Crouch fans may find this page of interest: Click Here.

Try this site for "My Tribute" by Andrae Crouch You can choose either Windows Media Player, or Real Player.

If your Real Player doesn't work there, I suggest you go into your Control Panel/Add-Remove Programs list and uninstall the Real Player.

Then download and install a new Real Player program file and see if that helps.

Dwight

Hi Dwight

Thanks so much for your help. I hope your health is doing well and you haven't had any more scares.

After 3+ months, I finally took the time to get back to this.

I removed real player from the Add/Remove Programs.

I shut down Spy Sweeper and McAfee. But
When I try to download realone player, I get a page that says "cannot find server."


I think the person that installed Spy Sweeper did something so that the graphics in alot of ads don't display. Does this have something to do with Java Script and is this why I can't download the real one player?

I came back to this because I'm trying to play the audio files at www.musictheory.net, in the section "trainers".

There is ear training on this site and I wanted to ear train with chords.

Becky

I also installed the Macromedia Flash Player version listed on the music theory web site.

The audio files still don't play.

Give this Real Player download page a try: Download.com

Hopefully this one will work for you.

You could uninstall Real Player, and use Real Alternative instead, there's no spyware in it like Real Player Basic and the paid versions, it should be similar to Dwight's suggestion. You can download it here . Good luck.

chris

Something is blocking me from downloading files.

I always get "Page cannot be displayed" message.

Some ad graphics also do not display. Does this have something to do with Javascript?

I doubt that this problem is related to a Javascript. It is possible that it is caused by some type of spyware. I had a client computer yesterday that refused to download an e-book file because of some spyware. Once it was removed, the download worked fine. I suggest you remove all Temporary Internet Files. To do that:

Internet Explorer/Tools/Internet Options/General page/Delete Files button. While there, I suggest you click the "Delete Cookies" button, too.

Then I suggest that you update and run Ad-Aware, Spybots and especially SpywareBlaster. If you don't have these free Anti-Spyware programs, you can download them here. Please let me know if you have any trouble with downloading these files. Right click on the files and choose "Save Target As" to start the download.

It is possible that the computer guy put in a customized "hosts" file that prevents certain pages from running. This is done to prevent known problem pages from causing problems for your system. If you would like to read about Hosts Files, click here. In Windows XP the hosts file is stored in: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

Earlier windows versions stored the file in the C:\windows folder.

It is unlikely though that this is the problem. Try this page using the "right-click" and "Save Target As" option.

If that doesn't work, try opening your Internet Explorer, Tools menu, Internet Options command. Click the Security tab, Internet, and then click the "Default" setting. If the button is not usable, it means that setting is already selected.

I hope something here will help. Another tactic that you might try is try downloading the player on another computer onto a CD or to a flash drive, then transferring the file to your system.

Dwight