I've not seen this myself, but you could try using a free program called Unlocker and see if something is locking you out. You can get it here: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker Once installed, just right click on the executable for WMP and if something is locking it, this will show you what it is. You can then select unlock and try again :) Hope this helps, SheDevil ----- Original Message ----- From: Laurence To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 11:44 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Access denied Can anyone tell me why windows media player won't play videos? I get a box saying "acess to the specified file,path or device is denied" Using W2k. Laurence -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/