WMP freezing comp when trying to open file

[Nikozomo]

Whenever I open a file that uses Windows Media Player, the Player will load, and it says "Connecting to media", after a few seconds the computer crashes and I'm forced to reset. Realplayer, divx, etc will work fine, and I can open windows media player as long as its not loading a file.

This happened to me in the past before, and someone told me to (Not sure if this is right, been a long time) to uncheck the option that makes window check the size before playing the file? This worked, but now since I have updated Windows Media Player, the problem has crept up again. (I'm guessing it checked the option when I upgraded)

While I would go uncheck the option, I have forgotten where the heck it was. Does anyone know what option I'm talking about, and how to get there? Thanks in advance

 

[MusicMakesDaMan]

I've never run across that check box....This sounds like a matter of having the right drivers and codecs....update them, and if that doesn't work, it could be your processing is just too slow (although I doubt that, if other files are fine)