How can I play movie files with the .asf extension? What application do I need to play them? Or do I need to convert them to another format first?
I am running Win98SE and Mandrake Linux 8.0 (dual boot). I also have 128 MBs RAM and 500 Mhz AMD K6-2 processor.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

all you need to playback asf files is the newest version of media player. You can download it for free at microsoft.com-i think its version 7.1. Make sure when you install the exe file that you have all the codecs it comes with highlighted.

Thanks! I have Media Player 6.4, and I guess it's retarded or something. It won't let me play them, so I'll get 7.1. Thanks again JoeSlick! :-)

if you cant find it the actual address is
windowsmedia.com/download/download.asp

Thanks again! :-)

download asftools 3.1
experiment with it. read the read me files.