Introduction to finding a solution for the c00d11cd error

    This error code, generated by Windows Media Player, is VERY annoying!
Why?

     Well it is a "GENERAL" error code..

     By that I mean there is NO one single reason for it!

     And this makes trouble shooting the c00d11cd error more complicated.

     So just as there are multiple reasons for getting this error, there
are multiple solutions to the error!

Below are some of the more common that I have come across... This collection
is in no particular order, nor is it exhaustive. BUT many of you will find a
solution here on this page...

And if you do not... then let me know more about this problem you are
having! Details at the bottom of the article.

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Some of the main causes for the c00d11cd error..

Below are some of the most common reasons for this common error code AND
the solutions I, and others have found for them:

If you encounter this error, and the cause/resolution is NOT here, please
let me know using my contact page. I can not personally answer every email
BUT I will research the issue and post a solution on this page :-)

Play DVD's in Windows Media Player: InterVideo DVDMP3XPack

# You can not play WMV or ASF media on a website with Internet Explorer's
Media Bar turned on.

Internet Explorer has its own player for the Media Bar. To get around the
c00d11cd error being generated you need to turn the Media Bar off. To
disable Internet Explorer's (version 6) Media Bar click the Media button on
the main Toolbar, then click "Media Options" in the new pane that opens. Now
select "settings", and then uncheck "Play web media in the bar".

There is no need to restart your machine as this will take effect
immediately.

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# You have a "playlist" on your PC that you are trying to copy to a CD-R.
When you hit the copy button it goes straight to the c00d11cd error!

The most likely cause is DRM. Check the songs on your "playlist" to see if
any of the content protected. To do this simply "right click" on each song,
then select the "license tab". If any of the songs are protected then you
can NOT copy them without the appropriate DRM authority. (DRM = Digital
Rights Management) You will need to check with the site you purchased from
to see the level of DRM used.

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# You have a "playlist" on your PC that you are trying to copy to another
computer. When you try and play on the new computer it goes straight to the
c00d11cd error!

The most likely cause is DRM. (DRM = Digital Rights Management)

It is likely you purchased and downloaded from a site Like Walmart.com
Online stores like these set restrictions on what you can do with the .WMA
files you download. It is likely that the DRM licence for your download
restricts you copying to another PC. You will need to check with the site
you purchased from to see the level of DRM used.

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# You can not copy songs from a CD in the CD drive to your hard disk.
Windows Media Player generates the  c00d11cd error.

The most likely cause is that something has gone wrong with the special file
responsible for the "encoding". The name of the file is: wmadmoe.dll

The first thing we need to do is re-register this file with Windows XP. To
do this go to the "Start Menu" and select "Run".  Now type in the following:
regsvr32 wmadmoe.dll

If this does not work then the file itself may be corrupt. To fix this go to
the "Start Menu" again and select "Run".  Now type in the following:  sfc
/scannow

This will now scan your XP machine to see if there are any corrupt system
files. If there are any then XP will prompt you for the XP CD so it can get
a new copy... This may help you resolve the  c00d11cd error.

NB - This will get you up and running again, however due to some underlying
problems with your installation you may actually need to re-install Windows
Media Player.

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# You can not play an AVI file. Windows Media Player generates the c00d11cd
error.

The most likely cause is that you do not have the correct codec installed to
play back the sound and audio. Windows Media Player 9 will only NOT
automatically download EVERY codec there is.

Please read this useful article on codec's for Windows Media Player :

http://www.updatexp.com/codec-for-windows-media-player-9.html

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# You can not copy a CD onto the hard drive, Windows Media Player generates
the c00d11cd error. You also may notice that under "Copy Music" in "options"
the hard drive location is missing and can not be updated.

Set the value by hand in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences

Registry String =  CDRecordpath

Value =  Path name of folder to store music on your hard drive   e.g.
C:\DOCUMENTS\Marc\My Documents\My Music

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# You can not play an MPEG2 file. Windows Media Player generates the
c00d11cd error.

The most likely cause is that you do not have the correct codec installed to
play back the file. Windows Media Player 9 will only NOT automatically
download EVERY codec there is.

In the case of MPEG2 (or DVD) you MUST have an MPEG2 decoder on your system!
Read this article to help you resolve the  c00d11cd error:

http://www.updatexp.com/dvd-decoder-media-player-windows.html

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# You can not play an SVCD file. Windows Media Player generates the c00d11cd
error.

The most likely cause is that you do not have the correct codec installed to
play back the file. MOST SVCD content has been encoded using MPEG2,
therefore Windows Media Player 9 will need this codec already installed on
the PC before it can playback the content.

Please see this article for more info:

http://www.updatexp.com/codec-svcd.html

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# You can not play a file that has been sent to you via email. Windows Media
Player generates the c00d11cd error.

Windows Media Player does not like to play content when it is an email
attachment. Please save the file onto your local drive, close the email
application and Windows Media Player.

Now find the location of the file you just saved and double click. Windows
Media Player should now be able to play your file with no problems.

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# You can not play an MP3 or WAV file. Windows Media Player generates the
c00d11cd error.

I have seen Windows Media Player generate this error code when the name of
the file is long or is long and contains spaces.

Please rename the file to a single word and keep under 6 characters.  Now
try again with Windows Media Player.

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# You can not play an AVI file you have downloaded from the Internet.
Windows Media Player generates the c00d11cd error.

It is possible that you have an AVI file that is encoded with the DivX Codec
and that you have a corrupt AVI header.

Search for the utility DivFix105 at Google.com and use this utility to
rebuild the AVI header.

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# You can not copy music from your CD's onto your hard drive. Windows Media
Player generates the c00d11cd error.

I have seen this happen on a number of occasions when the "Copy protect" box
is checked.

This is NOT meant to happen, but to work around this issue try turning off
this feature..

To turn copy protection off:

On the Tools menu, click Options.

Click the Copy Music tab.

Find the Copy protect music check box and clear the check box to turn it
off.