.Avi videos not working on WMP

#1 Guest_Kristina_*

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Posted 02 January 2010 - 05:48 PM

I have Windows Media Player 11 and I am trying to watch .Avi videos and it will not work! I says I need a Codec, so I download K-lite codec package, but it still says the same thing. Can someone please help me?

#2 Guest_Lester_*

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Posted 02 January 2010 - 07:25 PM

QUOTE (Kristina @ Jan 2 2010, 01:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Go to Ms downloads and look for Windows Media Codec

#3 Guest_Kristina_*

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Posted 02 January 2010 - 09:04 PM

QUOTE (Lester @ Jan 2 2010, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Go to Ms downloads and look for Windows Media Codec

Can't find anything

#4 Guest_asdf_*

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Posted 02 January 2010 - 09:32 PM

Tools like MediaInfo and GSpot can show you what kind of codec you need.

But it is possible that you got a 'fake' file, since it does not work even with a codec pack installed.

#5 Guest_Kristina_*

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Posted 03 January 2010 - 01:00 AM

QUOTE (asdf @ Jan 2 2010, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Tools like MediaInfo and GSpot can show you what kind of codec you need.

But it is possible that you got a 'fake' file, since it does not work even with a codec pack installed.

I have tried about 40 .avi files and none of them will work.

#6 Guest_xpertboy_*

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Posted 04 January 2010 - 03:12 PM

Kristina, I had problems with windows media player not playing certain video files until I Installed K Lite Codec Pack. Instead of WMP, I switched to Media Player Classic which is also installed during the codecs installation.

So far (2 years now), it has played every single popular audio, and video file. I haven't use WMP since. But the bonus is that those codec's also allow WMP to play video and audio files it previously could not.

Give it a try and that should solve your viewing problem. Only exception is if a file is a fake disguised as a media file.