Vista - Media Player in Vista and AVI

As in the title, really. Instead of opening avi files, I'm asked "Do you want
to open or save this file?". Even if I click "Open", the same prompt appears.

I've downloaded a zillion codec packs, to no avail.

Any ideas folks?

Cheers

I don't have your problem. I can double click on an AVI file and it opens
up just fine in WMP11. Vista RC2 x64 5477

"The Sauce Doctor" <The Sauce Doctor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:799356E4-9AB1-4709-93FE-86C39AA79088@microsoft.com...
> As in the title, really. Instead of opening avi files, I'm asked "Do you
> want
> to open or save this file?". Even if I click "Open", the same prompt
> appears.
>
> I've downloaded a zillion codec packs, to no avail.
>
> Any ideas folks?
>
> Cheers

Are you referring to AVI files on the 'net or your hard drive? If so, which
browser/download manager?
Is it just AVI files affected?



"The Sauce Doctor" <The Sauce Doctor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:799356E4-9AB1-4709-93FE-86C39AA79088@microsoft.com...
> As in the title, really. Instead of opening avi files, I'm asked "Do you
> want
> to open or save this file?". Even if I click "Open", the same prompt
> appears.
>
> I've downloaded a zillion codec packs, to no avail.
>
> Any ideas folks?
>
> Cheers

Hi Mike, it's stuff I have on the HDD, and it's only AVI. Using IE7, no DLM

"Mike Williams" wrote:

> Are you referring to AVI files on the 'net or your hard drive? If so, which
> browser/download manager?
> Is it just AVI files affected?
>
>
>
> "The Sauce Doctor" <The Sauce Doctor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:799356E4-9AB1-4709-93FE-86C39AA79088@microsoft.com...
> > As in the title, really. Instead of opening avi files, I'm asked "Do you
> > want
> > to open or save this file?". Even if I click "Open", the same prompt
> > appears.
> >
> > I've downloaded a zillion codec packs, to no avail.
> >
> > Any ideas folks?
> >
> > Cheers
>
>
>

Do you have any AV/Spyware software intercepting these files?

"The Sauce Doctor" <TheSauceDoctor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news5CC6FBF-390B-4B1B-99DF-A70BF282DC30@microsoft.com...
> Hi Mike, it's stuff I have on the HDD, and it's only AVI. Using IE7, no
> DLM
>
> "Mike Williams" wrote:
>
>> Are you referring to AVI files on the 'net or your hard drive? If so,
>> which
>> browser/download manager?
>> Is it just AVI files affected?
>>
>>
>>
>> "The Sauce Doctor" <The Sauce Doctor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:799356E4-9AB1-4709-93FE-86C39AA79088@microsoft.com...
>> > As in the title, really. Instead of opening avi files, I'm asked "Do
>> > you
>> > want
>> > to open or save this file?". Even if I click "Open", the same prompt
>> > appears.
>> >
>> > I've downloaded a zillion codec packs, to no avail.
>> >
>> > Any ideas folks?
>> >
>> > Cheers
>>
>>
>>