I have created AVI videos in Windows 7. These play as sound only when viewed
on Windows XP.

The files have been created by a program called Internet Video Recorder, by
Fogware. This captures website video and creates an AVI. I can view these
and listen to them on a Windows 7 machine (I have tried it on two). But the
picture will not play on both of my windows XP machines.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

John

JohnW wrote:
> I have created AVI videos in Windows 7. These play as sound only when
> viewed on Windows XP.
>
> The files have been created by a program called Internet Video
> Recorder, by Fogware. This captures website video and creates an
> AVI. I can view these and listen to them on a Windows 7 machine (I
> have tried it on two). But the picture will not play on both of my
> windows XP machines.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
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Maybe it's a codec issue...

The following free utility can identify
the code used to create the .avi files:

GSpot Super Quick Start
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/v26x/quick_start.html
(to download GSpot...left click "GSpot zip file" in the first paragraph
....then...download the file to your desktop / unzip the file and run it...
no installation is required)

Assessing Video Files and Codecs with GSpot
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Pa.../68/Gspot.aspx

And...you may be able to play the files
with VLC Media Player:

VLC Media Player
http://www.videolan.org/

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

"JohnW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4C7737D9-081A-4728-9EE2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have created AVI videos in Windows 7. These play as sound only when
>viewed
> on Windows XP.
>
> The files have been created by a program called Internet Video Recorder,
> by
> Fogware. This captures website video and creates an AVI. I can view
> these
> and listen to them on a Windows 7 machine (I have tried it on two). But
> the
> picture will not play on both of my windows XP machines.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

As AVI is a container file most likely you have the needed CoDec on the Win7
machines but not the XP.

Use something like G Spot to see what CoDec can play it on 7 then see if you
have &/or if it's being used on XP. Not familiar with that program but would
hope they'd explain what CoDecs used to make the file.