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Hi Mike: There is a form of podcast link that WMP doesn't recognize. I think it's the .pls type file, if I remember correctly. I think it's a form of XML that iTunes recognizes but not WMP. What I do when I want to listen to the podcast or broadcast is download the .pls file, dump it into a text window, find the link to the MP3 content (it's usually M3U) and just save that as a .m3u file, which WMP and almost all other MP3 players recognize and do. Plan B, of course, is just download iTunes for Windows, which I agree is bloated and somewhat invasive, but is much better at managing and listening to podcasts. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Windows media player 9 > What is the latest version of Media Player? I have Media Player 10, but it > still won't recognize some .mp3 compressions, particularly podcasts from DW > Germany. I have to feed them through Sound Forge to expand them. > > Is there a list of those .mp3 compressions that are compatible with various > versions of players? What is the most commonly playable .mp3 format? My > relatively old (2 year) CD .mp3 player will only play a few of the currently > available .mp3 files. > > Mike Csontos