Solved: HELP!!! web radio has now failed and i'm pulling my hair out.

[Spankmeister2000]

HELP!!! can no longer use web radio?
Please help me............................
I listen to TalkSport daily but for the last few days I have been unable to access it.
I can load the page but when I click 'LISTEN NOW' it starts to connect then says 'ready' but nothing happens?
I've tried downloading things called 'WIDGETS' but that didn't help, maybe it's my firewall??? Lord knows how you change that?
Please help as have gone round in circles for the last 7 hours and am contemplating putting this laptop where the sun don't shine lol!

I await any help

Many thanks in advance,

 

[Megabite]

Howdy,

Can you give us a link to the site you use so we can test it.....

Also if this worked a couple of days ago you can try System Restore back to a date when it was working...see if it works

Restore PC to an Earlier Date & Time

Go Start>>All Programs>>Accessories>>System Tools>>System Restore

• Click in the radio button Restore My Computer to An Earlier Time
• Click Next
• Pick a Date in Dark Blue only (pick a date to before you installed All-In-One)
• Click Next
• Then Next again.

This should restore the PC to that time & date

It will update and restart

 

[Spankmeister2000]

My saviour has arrived! LOL!
Thanks for your reply.
I've just done a restore as you advised and am now awaiting the result.
The link I use which I have attached below works ok on my parents laptop but doesn't on mine anymore???
Confused, I am.

http://www.talksport.net/mediaplayer/media_player.asp?sListenLive=yes&c=&t=&preroll=on

 

[Megabite]

Yea that links works on mine too......let us know the results of the restore

 

[Spankmeister2000]

It has finished doing it's restore but the problem hasn't been resolved
It still won't play any sound.
It starts to load the page and says 'connecting' but then says 'Ready' straight away without doing anything yet it still works on another machine.

 

[Megabite]

Have you tried your media player with something else to see if it plays and you have sound

 

[Spankmeister2000]

Yeah I've tried it with the music that's in it and it plays it fine.

 

[Megabite]

Have you added anything just before this happened?

and try this link to see if it works as a test...click on Listen live
....

http://www.ckdr.net/

 

[Spankmeister2000]

No I hadn't added anything before this problem.
I've tried that link and it's coming through loud n clear.

 

[Spankmeister2000]

I've tried going into Windowes Media Player, Tools, Open URL and entering the link for Talksport but it tells me it cannot play the type of file or that it may be compressed by codec???
Thats all greek to me...

 

[Megabite]

On the sports site you are clicking on the play button on that small player.....

 

[Spankmeister2000]

Yeah!
the yellow/black Listen Live media player button wich takes you to another screen which loads the audio (this is whats not working).
I am now trying to use it via Windows Media Player but it keeps telling me it doesn't support the file???

 

[Megabite]

Try this link....you should have to right click the bar at the top and download the add-on....turn any popup blockers off

http://www.talksport.net/

 

[Spankmeister2000]

How do I turn off the popup blockers?
Am a novice at this you see.

 

[Megabite]

Click on Tools and the top and Internet Options and look in the list for turn popup blocker off

When you go to that page do you get a beige bar pop up at the top?