Download Divx 6.2
I have found this version to be the best. When installing, only install the
codec's themselves. Deselect the other items.
I have found the later versions somewhat invasive, even when installing just
the codec's. Too much wanting to go out on the internet for reasons they do
not state.
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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"kwanjai" <kwanjai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A7EF8812-90C6-48E4-90EF-1B12DFE4E09F@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Julian, I have already downloaded videolan & realplayer to see if
> that
> works but it still does not..the most important video file I need to play
> is
> in AVI ( Im guessing thats what you mean when you ask what file type? ) I
> also have alot of important video files in VLC & even though I have
> installed
> videolan it still only plays the audio & no visual.. any ideas??
>
> "Julian" wrote:
>
>> "kwanjai" <kwanjai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6DA03E1B-419C-4A68-8F0E-E987F48CB79E@microsoft.com...
>> > hello all, I am new to this so please be gentle, I have bought a new
>> > laptop
>> > with vista installed & i am so disapointed with it. The main problem I
>> > am
>> > having at the moment is when i send video files to cd writer & burn
>> > them
>> > on
>> > my XP sp2 desktop the discs do not play on my vista laptop : the audio
>> > is
>> > there but no vision just the grapics..I have also noticed that when I
>> > copy
>> > a
>> > video file in this way using vista it will not play in my dvd player
>> > but
>> > if i
>> > copy same file in XP it will play in my dvd player.Why is this & can i
>> > get
>> > round it..Also with vista, when listening to audio files the time it
>> > takes
>> > wmp to start is unreal & when you skip a track or 2 it can take up to 1
>> > minute before playing.
>> > I wish i had kept my old XP laptop as this new laptop is more or less
>> > useless to me.Can anybody help???
>>
>>
>> It sounds like you are missing some video codes on your Vista laptop.
>>
>> There are several video formats, which are you using?
>> (Check the file type)
>>
>> Next... download and install http://www.videolan.org/ and check k again
>> to
>> see if you can watch the vids. If that works it is likely that you were
>> missing some codecs.
>>