Why does it take so lomg for my Windoew Media Player to download a video. It does in bits and sputs?
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Do you have broadband? If you are on dial up, that would be a major issue. If you do have broadband, how much ram do you have? It could be that you don't have enough ram to do this smoothly. Especially if you have other programs running at the same time. To optimize  your pc's performance, you should always keep your cookies deleted, your history deleted, and defrag your disk on a regular basis. Also run spyware detection programs on a regular basis.
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That whole process is called "streaming video" basically its downloading as it plays, hence the buffering.  The only real way to stop it is to get a faster connection (Faster version of DSL or get a Cable connection).   Also you can stop or pause the video and wait for the video to finish downloading; buffering, then play it when it is finished.
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You need to download the DivX codec that Windows Media Player provides, just click Web Help and find it. I had the same problem.
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Done that, been there, got sick of it, and I'm back with IE and windows..\nany way .. see the link below.\nflash takes a while to install/work .. as for video "wmv" it takes quit a bit longer to figure out, but it'll eventually work "within a month or so of research .. trial .. and error".
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You need to install Media Flash player 9.0 or install a video card.
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The problem is that your computer plays video faster than it can download it.  \n\nAfter you start viewing, pause the playback and let the buffer fill up with content.  You should be able to see the amount of buffered content in the player window.  Once "most" of the content is buffered, resume playback.
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Unfortuantly media player is quite tightly tied into Windows.\n\nIf upgrading / downgrading / uninstalling / reinstalling doesn't work then you only have one choice...\n\nReinstall the OS.\n\nI had a very similar problem, and that was the only way to resolve the issue.\n\nAlternativly you could switch to RealPlayer which will play all the same formats and more.
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Why don't you get the service pack 2? Its free and fixes many bugs.\nFor WMP 10, you can get it from the following link:\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/10/default.aspx
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In WMP,  at top tabs - go to   tools/options/performance/  see if it helps to make adjustments to the "video acceleration" slider, \n\n  or if that doesn't help try\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0064.mspx\n\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/codecdownload.aspx
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This operation (ripping and transcoding high quality files) is one of the most demanding, so it's always going to be sort of slow. One way to speed it up is to choose a relatively low quality codec (MPEG1, for example, rather than Divx or WMV).\n\nI've used Magic DVD Ripper and found it quick enough, but then again it was a fast PC with 2GB of RAM.
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..................\nWhat real media player got to do with this?\nWhat the problem any way? You cant install the software?\nYou want to watch a movie or playing game? What about all the license and IP address? \n...................\nTheres so many problem i guess. Why not try asking them one by one, slowly and dont be panic. Everything gonna be alright. Just calm down, ok!
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Nothing, that's the way live/streaming video usually does. It depends on your computer's speed, but more importantly, on the internet connection bandwidth. Could also be how fast the broadcasting/hosting company's servers are.
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you're probably just out of RAM (random access memory) you use alot when you watch videos. just go buy some more and install it into your computer
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try some other video player like real player or media player classic or winamp
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I thought the final release version isn't ready yet. When it is, this is where you will find it. \n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.a...
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Maybe it's corrupt. Try downloading it again. Or maybe you don't have the correct codecs.
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You are probably viewing the video through a poor source on the other end. If it isn't your internet connection that is making it choppy, it is the other end's problem with too slow upload rates. This would make sense since the first time you watch it, it is choppy. Though as you said, if you give it time to upload, it would smoothly run the already uploaded parts.