Well, I obviously misunderstood you. But I also took quite a bit of time launching WMP and going step by step through that procedure in order to acquaint you with it, because from the way you were saying things it sounded as if you possibly didn't know anything about using sound files and players. My mistake. . But you might have said thank you, whether it was just what you needed or not. All best. From: francis To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:08 AM Subject: Re: How does one listen to mp3 files I prefer winamp and as I said I want it to be able to play mp3 music as background of my email ----- Original Message ----- From: Yardbird To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:54 PM Subject: Re: How does one listen to mp3 files Francis, Here's how to set things up so that the file will play. Once you do this, you won't have to do it again. So don't be scared away by these instructions. First, find Windows Media Player on your system. It is probably already there. Let's assume it is. Look for it under Start Menu/Programs/Accessories/Entertainment. Just arrow down until you come to it. (You might wish to create either a hotkey or a desktop icon for this application for your convenience later, so you don't have to hunt for it again like that, but that is another topic). Now launch Windows Media Player (often referred to on a mailing list as WMP, for short). Now you have to set it up so that it will always play an .mp3 file on your hard drive when you click on the filename. To do that, go to the Tools menu by pressing alt T. Use your up arrow to come to the Options item (it's actually near the bottom of the menu, but since you can cycle around and around in this menu list, going upward will bring you to it quickly). Now open the submenu by pressing right arrow or Enter. You will now be in a sequence of "tabs," each of which is a menu related to one specific area of operation. Use Control Tab to move to the Media types tab. Now if you want WMP to play everything audio you need played, from steaming audio online to an .mp3 file, just tab to the Select All button and hit Enter. If you want to choose only some audio formats and not others (no reason at this point in your experience, I'm guessing), someone else can probably help you do that. But I suggest pressing Enter on Select All. Now, I haven't done this for a while, so I forget if you have to then tab to OK and press Enter to make the settings permanent and make the menu close. I think so. Be careful to do this if it's the right thing. You'll know if you press tab after selecting all, and come to an OK button. Okay. Now you're set up. Now, find the .mp3 file on your computer. Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to go to wherever it is. For instance, c:\my music\Christmas Carol.mp3. With that filename selected (so that Jaws is speaking it when you land on it), press Enter. and now, WMP launches, and the file begins to play. There are more adjustments you can make, but this is the basic idea. I hope that helps. our curotab untilh ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Hicks To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:01 AM Subject: Re: How does one listen to mp3 files Hello, you need a programme that will play .MP3 files, something like Microsoft windows media Player should do the job. You need to save the attachment then load it in to Microsoft media player. ----- Original Message ----- From: francis To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: jfw free lists Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:57 PM Subject: How does one listen to mp3 files hi folks, someone has sent me an email mp3 file but I can't hear it within outlook express as it is not set up properly, can anyone help please? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/556 - Release Date: 28/11/2006 15:22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.15.0/557 - Release Date: 11/29/2006 4:15 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/556 - Release Date: 11/28/2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.15.0/557 - Release Date: 11/29/2006 4:15 PM