JSI Tip 2644. Error 80040218, No Combination of Filters Could Be Found to Render the Stream?

The subject error is produced by Media Player versions 6.1, 6.4, and 7.

"This error message can occur for any of the following reasons:

The media file you are attempting to play is not a supported file format for Windows Media Player, or the media file uses a codec that is not supported by Windows Media player.

You need to update to the latest version of Windows Media Player.

The Quartz.dll file is missing or damaged.

A registry key is missing or damaged.

The codec needed to play the media file is missing or damaged."

See http://support.microsoft.com/support/MediaPlayer/wmper/wmp80040218.asp.