when trying to play something on windows media player i get: "Error performing inpage operation.
and am then directed to this message in Explorer... Any help
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You've encountered error message 800703E7 while using Windows Media Player. You might be able to find a solution for this error by using one of the following support resources
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> when trying to play something on windows media player i get: "Error performing inpage operation."
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> You've encountered error message 800703E7 while using Windows Media Player. You might be able to find a solution for this error by using one of
the following support resources:
> Ask other Windows Media Player users for assistance by posting your question to the Windows Media Player Newsgroup. In your message, be sure to
include the following information:
> Error message ID number (for example, "C00D11CD")
> Error message text (for example, "Windows Media Player has encountered an unknown error.")
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> If the error only occurs when you use a particular file, Web link, or URL, provide details about that item
> Please note that the newsgroup is maintained by users such as yourself. It is not an official Microsoft technical support resource. As such, Microsoft
cannot guarantee that your question will be answered.
> Find out how to obtain official technical support from Microsoft at the Windows Media Player Technical Support Options page.
>
> For general information about using Windows Media Player and other Windows Media technologies, see the Windows Media Player Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ) page or the Windows Media Knowledge Center.
rm7 - 23 Apr 2004 02:51 GMT
that is all the info that is given, i even reinstalled series 9 and i still get the same error, any help - what does that mean, inpage operation anyway?
Chris Lanier [MVP] - 23 Apr 2004 03:00 GMT
Re-read your first post. You copied and pasted a lot of information that
you didn't read. Please answer everything listed.

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> that is all the info that is given, i even reinstalled series 9 and i still get the same error, any help - what does that mean, inpage operation
anyway?
Sean - 28 Apr 2004 12:06 GMT
I too am receiving an error message "800703E7". It occurs whenever I try to open WMP content (case in point, if I try to open ANY movie trailer available on "media guide" on WMP, play any video clip sent to me in WMP format, etc.). The specific initial error message is "error performing inpage operation"...when I click on "Web Help", it tells me I have encountered error 800703E7. My WMP is version 9.0 (just downloaded off the web updates page). I have found the same to be true on other websites utilizing WMP as their video device.
Sean - 28 Apr 2004 12:21 GMT
As a follow up, I now find that ANY content (MP3, WMA, previously downloaded video clips for presentations) I try to open with WMP gives the same error message. Also, any video services utilizing WMP will catch you in a continuous cycle of message displays: 1) "Ready" on the message bar, then, when you click play, it says 2) "connecting to media", then 3) back to "ready" but no content is running..
I have already attempted to re-install WMP 9.0 three times, to no avail.
sean - 29 Apr 2004 06:11 GMT
I have found the solution to the problem...hope this helps others
First, go to the start menu for windows. Then
Step1. Click on START
Step2. Click on RUN
Step3. In the Open window, type sfc /scanno
(IMP: Note Space
Step4. Click on O
Step5. Follow the instructions and "Scan for Altered Files" on the
system
NOTE: The system will ask you to place the WINDOWS XP CD in the CD
drive
This worked on the first try and everything worked as advertised thereafter
Chris Lanier [MVP] - 30 Apr 2004 22:01 GMT
Thank you for posting your solution. :)

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> This worked on the first try and everything worked as advertised thereafter!