thank you everyone, I have managed to play them now by downloading the codecs
for Divx 6.2
"Richard Urban" wrote:
> 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.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "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.
> >>
>
>