# Can play wav file on XP but not on Vista

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-play-wav-file-on-xp-but-not-on-vista/148213>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 10, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-play-wav-file-on-xp-but-not-on-vista/148213 "2008-09-10T14:41:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-play-wav-file-on-xp-but-not-on-vista/148213/1 "2008-09-10T14:41:11Z")

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Hi all,

I know this is not a Ruby-related question but I wonder if anyone there  
can give me a hand.

I download some wav files from the website. To my suprise that the same  
wav files can be played by Windows media player on XP(an older version  
of V11) but not on Vista( an newer version of V11). I run scannow as  
administrator on Vista but the problem is still there.

Thanks,

Li