videos no longer play

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x-no-archive:
I have some old avi and mpg file videos that use to play but a couple
of years later, they no longer do. ran AVI codec and the V. Codec
name is blank and the A.1 codec name is says Default DirectSound.

If I check some of them in G-Spot, it states "Non-AVI File - Type
Unknown." (but it is an AVI)

Any ideas?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Have you consider the fact that they may have become corrupted?

 

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x-no-archive:
it occurred to me but I can't see how. Is there a way to determine
that they are or not?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

If they are on a data DVD or CD, try in another PC. The thing that pointed
me to this conclusion was that G-Spot couldn't identify and render them
correctly.

 

[Sam]

You could try repairing it with AVI Fixed
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/avifix.html

| x-no-archive:
| it occurred to me but I can't see how. Is there a way to
determine
| that they are or not?
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| On Jan 29, 6:17 pm, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" <[email protected]>
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| > Have you consider the fact that they may have become corrupted?
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| > Cari (MS-MVP)
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| > > x-no-archive:
| > > I have some old avi and mpg file videos that use to play but a
couple
| > > of years later, they no longer do. ran AVI codec and the V.
Codec
| > > name is blank and the A.1 codec name is says Default
DirectSound.
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| > > If I check some of them in G-Spot, it states "Non-AVI File -
Type
| > > Unknown." (but it is an AVI)
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