"Invalid File Format" Playing File in Windows Media Player

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows Media Player version 6.0
• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to play a file with Windows Media Player, you may receive the following error message:

Invalid File Format 8004022F

CAUSE

You may be playing a file format that is not supported by Windows Media Player.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file formats are supported by Windows Media Player:

• Windows Media formats
  File name extensions: .asf, .asx, .avi, .wav, .wma, .wm



• RealAudio and RealVideo (version 4.0 or lower)
  File name extensions: .ra, .ram, .rm, .rmm



• Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)
  File name extensions: .mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe



• Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
  File name extensions: .mid, .rmi



• Apple QuickTime, Macintosh AIFF Resource
  File name extensions: .qt, .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .mov



• Unix
  File name extensions: .au, .snd

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool win95 win98 win98se 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: June 8, 1999