WMZ Troubleshooting
Common Problems Opening WMZ Files
Microsoft Windows Media Player Disappeared
You encounter an error message such as "%%os%% Can't Open WMZ Files" when trying to open your WMZ. Customarily, this means that Microsoft Windows Media Player is not installed on %%os%%. This will prevent you from double-clicking to open the WMZ file because the OS doesn’t know how to handle it.
Tip: Another WMZ-related program can be selected to open the file by clicking "Show Apps" and finding the application.
Microsoft Windows Media Player Requires Update
Sometimes your installed version of Microsoft Windows Media Player won't support your Compressed Windows Media Player Skin file. If you've got the wrong version of Microsoft Windows Media Player installed, you'll need to install the correct version. This problem is predominately due to having a Compressed Windows Media Player Skin file version that was created by a newer version of Microsoft Windows Media Player than what you have installed on your PC.
Tip: Find clues on the correct software version by right-clicking your WMZ file and clicking "Properties".
Conclusion: The majority of WMZ file opening issues are due to not having the correct Microsoft Windows Media Player version installed.
More Causes of Problems Opening WMZs
Assuming you have the right Microsoft Windows Media Player version installed, other problems can prevent you from opening WMZ files. If you are continuing to have errors with loading WMZ files, other external issues might be to blame. These other problems include (listed in order from most to least common):
- File references in the Windows Registry for WMZ are wrong
- Unintentional removal of the description of the WMZ file inside the Windows Registry
- Defective install of a WMZ program, such as Microsoft Windows Media Player
- Your WMZ can't be loaded properly (file corruption)
- Malware-tainted WMZ file can't be opened
- Hardware related to WMZs has device driver corruption
- Insufficient system resources to successfully open Compressed Windows Media Player Skin files
Quiz: Which file extension is a type of raster image?
That's Correct!
TIFF files, or Tagged Image File Format, is a considered a raster image file. They are very popular with the publishing industry because of their ability to be compressed using lossless compression (maintaining high quality).
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TIFF files, or Tagged Image File Format, is a considered a raster image file. They are very popular with the publishing industry because of their ability to be compressed using lossless compression (maintaining high quality).