Vista - Media player wont play avi files

Didn't work

Hi LordJohnx3,

Let's try and figure this one out, first download the tool MediaInfoLite and run the installer or extract using Universal Extractor, (MediaInfoLite can also be run from a thumb drive, the only files required are the MediaInfo.exe and MediaInfo.dll). Now run the tool, what we're looking for is the Codec ID:



Also, let's download this sample AVI test file from microsoft's support site, it's a simple Cinepack Format a with Codec ID: cvid. Report your findings and we'll take it from there.

Avi test file, audio, but no video, and okay here's what I got, put one of my extracted avi files:

Wait, I figured it out, it seems I found out the problem, the video recorder I was using was using the wrong video codec all along, and I just went into video options and changed it and now it works with sound and picture!
Thanks for all your help,


~LordJohnx3

EDIT: It worked for my video recorder but the microsoft avi file doesn't show the picture, it says codec needed before it loads, and only has audio, I think this is because of media player.

Glad to hear you got it figured out, that MS test file is a Cinepack format, you might not run into too many files like that, but you can check what codecs you do have with InstalledCodecs from NirSoft Utilities. This also is portable and can be run from a thumb drive. It will show you a wealth of information including any codecs/filters that may have been disabled.

Thanks for the help again, and the installedcodecs seem useful as well. I have a video converter which if something doesn't work on the media player will convert them into a different format for me to watch on windows media player, so I should be all set pretty much, anyway I don't mind that much since it was a small problem, just annoyed by it, by I'm all set now.
Thanks again,


~LordJohnx3

P.S. If I run into any other avi or any other codec problems I'll ask you for help as it seems your good at helping me(Adding rep cause of that).

You're welcome, and I'm glad I could be of some help.