Windows Media Player Setup

Videos available for viewing on gecscales.com are in the "MPG" file format. When you click on a link to view a video a media viewer program should launch and the video should begin playing almost immediately depending on the speed of your internet connection. Video files should never "download" first before playing. If this happens, the settings in your media player need adjusting.

There may be more than one media player installed on your computer. These instructions apply only to Windows Media Player.

1. Launch Windows Media Player. Click Start, then Programs, then Windows Media Player.

2. From the Windows Media Player menu, click Tools, then Options. Note: This screen example is from version 10 of Windows Media Player. Yours may look different but a menu should be available nonetheless. You may have to hunt around to find out how to show the menu.

3. From the Options dialog box, click on the File Types tab. Now click the Select All button near the bottom of the Options dialog box. Finally, click the OK button to save your settings and then either close or minimize Windows Media Player. You should now be able to play any video available from gecscales.com. NOTE: These settings will make Windows Media Player the default media player for all types of media. Your computer may have other programs installed that you may want to use instead. A good example of this is viewing DVD movies. If this is the case for you, then uncheck the appropriate box for that media type (like DVD Video or Music CD Playback) and click OK to save changes.