Ahh... I thought Windows Media Player can play avi files

[statetech]

I've downloaded the latest Media Player (7.1) for my win2k machine but can't seem to view my 800meg phantom menance .avi video file.

I've gone to the "update" featuer in Media player and it says I have all the downloads and am running the most recent version of media player. Any thoughts?

 

[GodBlessTheUSA]

Did you install the divx codec?

DIVX

 

[pulse8]

You need whatever codec the movie was encoded in.

Try buying the DVD, first, though.

 

[yakko]

My Windows Media Player 6.4 plays them all. Maybe WMP 7.1 just sucks ass.

 

[Haribo]

me thinks he's n00b

 

[Radiohead]

You need the DivX codecs...

me thinks he's n00b

me thinks you are correct

 

[statetech]

thanks all and special thanks to GodBlessTheUSA

Me thinks me is a n00b as well Mostly do networking stuff but just recently started viewing movies on my newly purchased Dell laptop


Thanks again all!

 

[Haribo]

<< Me thinks me is a n00b as well >>



LOL good, I always admit it when I'm n00b at stuff too, it's never a good thing trying to hide it

 

[yakko]

<< You need the DivX codecs...

me thinks he's n00b

me thinks you are correct >>

Me thinks you are not much better than a n00b. What if the .avi files is in I265 format? How the hell is DiVX going to play that. Not all .avi files are DiVX.

 

[Mungla]

<<

<< You need the DivX codecs...

me thinks he's n00b

me thinks you are correct >>

Me thinks you are not much better than a n00b. What if the .avi files is in I265 format? How the hell is DiVX going to play that. Not all .avi files are DiVX. >>



You run out and download all of the codecs that you can find; or have a program identify the codec for you.