AVI files play no picture, but with sound

[Nicholas Hall]

I do not know what has happened but when I try to play an AVI file in
windows media player I get sound but no picture. The first time I noticed
this is when I went to a BBC (UK website) and tried to watch an online
program. The program started and I heard sound,... but there was no picture.

When I tried to open a local file the same thing happened. If I open the
file in the new (BETA) real player it (the file) plays alright.

I have got the latest divx player installed (6.7).

I wondered if anyone could help me out with this problem>

NIK

 

[Charlie42]

I do not know what has happened but when I try to play an AVI file in
windows media player I get sound but no picture. The first time I noticed
this is when I went to a BBC (UK website) and tried to watch an online
program. The program started and I heard sound,... but there was no
picture.

When I tried to open a local file the same thing happened. If I open the
file in the new (BETA) real player it (the file) plays alright.

I have got the latest divx player installed (6.7).

I wondered if anyone could help me out with this problem>

WMP probably can't find the correct codec. Besides the media title in the
right frame of WMP there should be a small, red icon. Click it, and follow
the instructions to download the right codec.

I've seen this problem several times with Xvid, it could be what you're
missing.
http://www.xvid.org/

Charlie42

 

[Nicholas Hall]

Thanks for the reply Charlie, but it did not sort out my problem.

I did have Xvid (older version 1.1.2).

There is nothing there in media player to tell me that I need codec's.

I did have all the codec's on my system before and they played alright?

NIK

 

[Charlie42]

Thanks for the reply Charlie, but it did not sort out my problem.

I did have Xvid (older version 1.1.2).

There is nothing there in media player to tell me that I need codec's.

I did have all the codec's on my system before and they played alright?

Somebody in this ng recommended a tool called Gspot in a similar discussion
a few days ago. You may be able to find out what the file uses by running
this tool (I've tested it briefly myself, and it seems to work ok):
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

And here's another tool that will help you find out what's already installed
on your machine:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/installed_codec.html

A good place to start looking for downloads:
http://www.wmplugins.com/

Charlie42

 

[Charlie42]

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Oh, and one more thing. If viewing the files you're talking about worked
fine previously on your computer, you should try to do a system restore
before you dig further into the tips in my previous post.

Charlie42

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Actually there is a place to tell you if you need codecs...

Right-click on the player's playlist on the partially failing track and
click Error Details. Then click Web Help. That should identify any missing
codec (John/I did this part) and then offer to take you to wmplugins where
you can probably find the codec (Kevin L did most of that).

Automating this process would kind of be dangerous since a lot of codecs are
dodgy. =\

 

[Nicholas Hall]

Zach Thanks for your reply, but unfortunately there is no error details.

I think media player has gone wrong.

NIK

 

[Nicholas Hall]

Here is the list of codec's I have installed.

ICM Microsoft RLE MRLE msrle32.dll 6.0.6000.16513
ICM Microsoft Video 1 MSVC msvidc32.dll 6.0.6000.16513
ICM Microsoft YUV UYVY msyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Intel IYUV codec IYUV iyuv_32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Toshiba YUV Codec Y411 tsbyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Cinepak Codec by Radius cvid iccvid.dll 1.10.0.12
ICM DivX® 6.7 Codec (2 Logical CPUs) divx DivX.dll 6.7.0.28
ICM DivX® 6.7 YV12 Decoder yv12 DivX.dll 6.7.0.28
ICM Xvid MPEG-4 Codec XVID
DMO Mpeg4s Decoder DMO mp4s, MP4S, m4s2, M4S2 mp4sdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO WMV Screen decoder DMO MSS1, MSS2 wmvsdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO WMVideo Decoder DMO WMV1, WMV2, WMV3, WMVP, WVP2, WMVR, WMVA, WVC1
wmvdecod.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO Mpeg43 Decoder DMO mp43, MP43 mp43decd.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO Mpeg4 Decoder DMO MPG4, mpg4, mp42, MP42 mpg4decd.dll 11.0.6000.6324


NIK

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Having both XVID and DIVX isn't ideal...

What's the URL to a AVI video on the BBC UK web site? I didn't see any...
=\

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Nicholas Hall]

The URL is http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm

NIK

 

[Nicholas Hall]

On one of the files I wont to play I used gspot and there seems to be a
problem with WMV2 WMP v8 Microsoft.

Is there anyway to sort this out?

NIK

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Ah, that's not AVI, that's WMV, as you noted.

Do local WMV files work?
Is ffdshow.ax on this system?

Can you play
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/ne...3000/nb/133147_16x9_nb.asxdirectly?--Speaking for myself only.See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.--"Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...> On one of the files I wont to play I used gspot and there seems to be aproblem with WMV2 WMP v8 Microsoft.>> Is there anyway to sort this out?>> NIK>> "Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:%[email protected]...>> The URL is http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm>>>> NIK>>>> "zachd [MSFT]" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:%[email protected]...>>>>>> Having both XVID and DIVX isn't ideal...>>>>>> What's the URL to a AVI video on the BBC UK web site? I didn't seeany... =\>>>>>> -->>> Speaking for myself only.>>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers norights.>>> -->>>>>> "Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:%[email protected]...>>>> Here is the list of codec's I have installed.>>>>>>>> ICM Microsoft RLE MRLE msrle32.dll 6.0.6000.16513>>>> ICM Microsoft Video 1 MSVC msvidc32.dll 6.0.6000.16513>>>> ICM Microsoft YUV UYVY msyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM Intel IYUV codec IYUV iyuv_32.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM Toshiba YUV Codec Y411 tsbyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM Cinepak Codec by Radius cvid iccvid.dll 1.10.0.12>>>> ICM DivX® 6.7 Codec (2 Logical CPUs) divx DivX.dll 6.7.0.28>>>> ICM DivX® 6.7 YV12 Decoder yv12 DivX.dll 6.7.0.28>>>> ICM Xvid MPEG-4 Codec XVID>>>> DMO Mpeg4s Decoder DMO mp4s, MP4S, m4s2, M4S2 mp4sdecd.dll11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO WMV Screen decoder DMO MSS1, MSS2 wmvsdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO WMVideo Decoder DMO WMV1, WMV2, WMV3, WMVP, WVP2, WMVR, WMVA, WVC1wmvdecod.dll 11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO Mpeg43 Decoder DMO mp43, MP43 mp43decd.dll 11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO Mpeg4 Decoder DMO MPG4, mpg4, mp42, MP42 mpg4decd.dll11.0.6000.6324>>>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>> "Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...>>>>> Zach Thanks for your reply, but unfortunately there is no errordetails.>>>>>>>>>> I think media player has gone wrong.>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>>>> "zachd [MSFT]" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...>>>>>>>>>>>> Actually there is a place to tell you if you need codecs...>>>>>>>>>>>> Right-click on the player's playlist on the partially failing trackand click Error Details. Then click Web Help. That should identify anymissing codec (John/I did this part) and then offer to take you to wmpluginswhere you can probably find the codec (Kevin L did most of that).>>>>>>>>>>>> Automating this process would kind of be dangerous since a lot ofcodecs are dodgy. =\>>>>>>>>>>>> -->>>>>> Speaking for myself only.>>>>>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.>>>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers norights.>>>>>> -->>>>>> "Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in messageThanks for the reply Charlie, but it did not sort out my problem.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did have Xvid (older version 1.1.2).>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is nothing there in media player to tell me that I needcodec's.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did have all the codec's on my system before and they playedalright?>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Charlie42" <[email protected]> wrote in message"Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]> wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I do not know what has happened but when I try to play an AVI filein windows media player I get sound but no picture. The first time I noticedthis is when I went to a BBC (UK website) and tried to watch an onlineprogram. The program started and I heard sound,... but there was no picture.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I tried to open a local file the same thing happened. If Iopen the file in the new (BETA) real player it (the file) plays alright.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have got the latest divx player installed (6.7).>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wondered if anyone could help me out with this problem>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WMP probably can't find the correct codec. Besides the media titlein the right frame of WMP there should be a small, red icon. Click it, andfollow the instructions to download the right codec.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've seen this problem several times with Xvid, it could be whatyou're missing.>>>>>>>> http://www.xvid.org/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Charlie42>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[Nicholas Hall]

I wondered if you could tell me where "ffdshow.ax" should be.

Zach that is one of the files I was trying to play. Most of the other files
are AVI files.
I have a feeling that there is a problem with media player.
I would restore my system, but I can not as I have the restore turned off (I
am not very happy once when using the restore and as such I have turned it
off).

NIK

Ah, that's not AVI, that's WMV, as you noted.

Do local WMV files work?
Is ffdshow.ax on this system?

Can you play
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/ne...3000/nb/133147_16x9_nb.asxdirectly?--Speaking
for myself only.See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP
info.This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
messageOn one of the files
I wont to play I used gspot and there seems to be aproblem with WMV2 WMP
v8 Microsoft.>> Is there anyway to sort this out?>> NIK>> "Nicholas Hall"
messageThe URL is
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm>>>> NIK>>>>
messageHaving both
XVID and DIVX isn't ideal...>>>>>> What's the URL to a AVI video on the
BBC UK web site? I didn't seeany... =\>>>>>> -->>> Speaking for myself
only.>>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.>>>
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
norights.>>> -->>>>>> "Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]>
wrote in messageHere
is the list of codec's I have installed.>>>>>>>> ICM Microsoft RLE MRLE
msrle32.dll 6.0.6000.16513>>>> ICM Microsoft Video 1 MSVC msvidc32.dll
6.0.6000.16513>>>> ICM Microsoft YUV UYVY msyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM
Intel IYUV codec IYUV iyuv_32.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM Toshiba YUV Codec
Y411 tsbyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM Cinepak Codec by Radius cvid
iccvid.dll 1.10.0.12>>>> ICM DivX® 6.7 Codec (2 Logical CPUs) divx
DivX.dll 6.7.0.28>>>> ICM DivX® 6.7 YV12 Decoder yv12 DivX.dll
6.7.0.28>>>> ICM Xvid MPEG-4 Codec XVID>>>> DMO Mpeg4s Decoder DMO mp4s,
MP4S, m4s2, M4S2 mp4sdecd.dll11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO WMV Screen decoder DMO
MSS1, MSS2 wmvsdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO WMVideo Decoder DMO WMV1,
WMV2, WMV3, WMVP, WVP2, WMVR, WMVA, WVC1wmvdecod.dll 11.0.6000.6324>>>>
DMO Mpeg43 Decoder DMO mp43, MP43 mp43decd.dll 11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO MPG4, mpg4, mp42, MP42
mpg4decd.dll11.0.6000.6324>>>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>> "Nicholas Hall"
messageZach Thanks for
your reply, but unfortunately there is no errordetails.>>>>>>>>>> I think
media player has gone wrong.>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>>>> "zachd [MSFT]"
messageActually
there is a place to tell you if you need codecs...>>>>>>>>>>>> Right-click
on the player's playlist on the partially failing trackand click Error
Details. Then click Web Help. That should identify anymissing codec
(John/I did this part) and then offer to take you to wmpluginswhere you
can probably find the codec (Kevin L did most of that).>>>>>>>>>>>>
Automating this process would kind of be dangerous since a lot ofcodecs
are dodgy. =\>>>>>>>>>>>> -->>>>>> Speaking for myself only.>>>>>> See
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.>>>>>> This
posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
norights.>>>>>> -->>>>>> "Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]>
wrote in messageThanks for the reply Charlie, but it did not sort out my
problem.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did have Xvid (older version
1.1.2).>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is nothing there in media player to tell me
that I needcodec's.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did have all the codec's on my system
before and they playedalright?>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Charlie42"
messagedo not know what has happened but when I try to play an AVI filein windows
media player I get sound but no picture. The first time I noticedthis is
when I went to a BBC (UK website) and tried to watch an onlineprogram. The
program started and I heard sound,... but there was no
picture.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I tried to open a local file the same
thing happened. If Iopen the file in the new (BETA) real player it (the
file) plays alright.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have got the latest divx player
installed (6.7).>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wondered if anyone could help me out
with this problem>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WMP probably can't find the correct
codec. Besides the media titlein the right frame of WMP there should be a
small, red icon. Click it, andfollow the instructions to download the
right codec.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've seen this problem several times with
Xvid, it could be whatyou're missing.>>>>>>>>
http://www.xvid.org/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Charlie42>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[Nicholas Hall]

If is is supposed to be in the system32 folder then it is not there?

NIK

I wondered if you could tell me where "ffdshow.ax" should be.

Zach that is one of the files I was trying to play. Most of the other
files are AVI files.
I have a feeling that there is a problem with media player.
I would restore my system, but I can not as I have the restore turned off
(I am not very happy once when using the restore and as such I have turned
it off).

NIK

Ah, that's not AVI, that's WMV, as you noted.

Do local WMV files work?
Is ffdshow.ax on this system?

Can you play
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/ne...3000/nb/133147_16x9_nb.asxdirectly?--Speaking
for myself only.See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP
info.This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
messageOn one of the files
I wont to play I used gspot and there seems to be aproblem with WMV2 WMP
v8 Microsoft.>> Is there anyway to sort this out?>> NIK>> "Nicholas Hall"
messageThe URL is
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm>>>>
messageHaving both
XVID and DIVX isn't ideal...>>>>>> What's the URL to a AVI video on the
BBC UK web site? I didn't seeany... =\>>>>>> -->>> Speaking for myself
only.>>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.>>>
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
norights.>>> -->>>>>> "Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]>
wrote in messageHere
is the list of codec's I have installed.>>>>>>>> ICM Microsoft RLE MRLE
msrle32.dll 6.0.6000.16513>>>> ICM Microsoft Video 1 MSVC msvidc32.dll
6.0.6000.16513>>>> ICM Microsoft YUV UYVY msyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>>
ICM Intel IYUV codec IYUV iyuv_32.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM Toshiba YUV
Codec Y411 tsbyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM Cinepak Codec by Radius cvid
iccvid.dll 1.10.0.12>>>> ICM DivX® 6.7 Codec (2 Logical CPUs) divx
DivX.dll 6.7.0.28>>>> ICM DivX® 6.7 YV12 Decoder yv12 DivX.dll
6.7.0.28>>>> ICM Xvid MPEG-4 Codec XVID>>>> DMO Mpeg4s Decoder DMO mp4s,
MP4S, m4s2, M4S2 mp4sdecd.dll11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO WMV Screen decoder
DMO MSS1, MSS2 wmvsdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO WMVideo Decoder DMO
WMV1, WMV2, WMV3, WMVP, WVP2, WMVR, WMVA, WVC1wmvdecod.dll
11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO Mpeg43 Decoder DMO mp43, MP43 mp43decd.dll
11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO Mpeg4 Decoder DMO MPG4, mpg4, mp42, MP42
mpg4decd.dll11.0.6000.6324>>>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>> "Nicholas Hall"
messageZach Thanks for
your reply, but unfortunately there is no errordetails.>>>>>>>>>> I think
media player has gone wrong.>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>>>> "zachd [MSFT]"
messageActually
there is a place to tell you if you need codecs...>>>>>>>>>>>>
Right-click on the player's playlist on the partially failing trackand
click Error Details. Then click Web Help. That should identify
anymissing codec (John/I did this part) and then offer to take you to
wmpluginswhere you can probably find the codec (Kevin L did most of
that).>>>>>>>>>>>> Automating this process would kind of be dangerous
since a lot ofcodecs are dodgy. =\>>>>>>>>>>>> -->>>>>> Speaking for
myself only.>>>>>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP
info.>>>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers norights.>>>>>> -->>>>>> "Nicholas Hall"
messageThanks for
the reply Charlie, but it did not sort out my problem.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
did have Xvid (older version 1.1.2).>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is nothing there
in media player to tell me that I needcodec's.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did have
all the codec's on my system before and they playedalright?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
message"Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]>
wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I do not know what has happened but when I try to
play an AVI filein windows media player I get sound but no picture. The
first time I noticedthis is when I went to a BBC (UK website) and tried
to watch an onlineprogram. The program started and I heard sound,... but
there was no picture.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I tried to open a local file
the same thing happened. If Iopen the file in the new (BETA) real player
it (the file) plays alright.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have got the latest divx
player installed (6.7).>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wondered if anyone could help
me out with this problem>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WMP probably can't find the
correct codec. Besides the media titlein the right frame of WMP there
should be a small, red icon. Click it, andfollow the instructions to
download the right codec.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've seen this problem several
times with Xvid, it could be whatyou're missing.>>>>>>>>
http://www.xvid.org/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Charlie42>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

ffdshow.ax is a third party filter that can override standard settings, not
necesssarily for the best.

The AVI issue confuses this. What is your specific error from what specific
AVIs there?

To clarify, did the ASX I pointed you to work when directly opened from
WMP's Open URL option?
Do local WMV files still play correctly?

System restore is a good feature. =\

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

I wondered if you could tell me where "ffdshow.ax" should be.

Zach that is one of the files I was trying to play. Most of the other
files are AVI files.
I have a feeling that there is a problem with media player.
I would restore my system, but I can not as I have the restore turned off
(I am not very happy once when using the restore and as such I have turned
it off).

NIK

Ah, that's not AVI, that's WMV, as you noted.

Do local WMV files work?
Is ffdshow.ax on this system?

Can you play
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/ne...3000/nb/133147_16x9_nb.asxdirectly?--Speaking
for myself only.See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP
info.This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
messageOn one of the files
I wont to play I used gspot and there seems to be aproblem with WMV2 WMP
v8 Microsoft.>> Is there anyway to sort this out?>> NIK>> "Nicholas Hall"
messageThe URL is
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm>>>>
messageHaving both
XVID and DIVX isn't ideal...>>>>>> What's the URL to a AVI video on the
BBC UK web site? I didn't seeany... =\>>>>>> -->>> Speaking for myself
only.>>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.>>>
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
norights.>>> -->>>>>> "Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]>
wrote in messageHere
is the list of codec's I have installed.>>>>>>>> ICM Microsoft RLE MRLE
msrle32.dll 6.0.6000.16513>>>> ICM Microsoft Video 1 MSVC msvidc32.dll
6.0.6000.16513>>>> ICM Microsoft YUV UYVY msyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>>
ICM Intel IYUV codec IYUV iyuv_32.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM Toshiba YUV
Codec Y411 tsbyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386>>>> ICM Cinepak Codec by Radius cvid
iccvid.dll 1.10.0.12>>>> ICM DivX® 6.7 Codec (2 Logical CPUs) divx
DivX.dll 6.7.0.28>>>> ICM DivX® 6.7 YV12 Decoder yv12 DivX.dll
6.7.0.28>>>> ICM Xvid MPEG-4 Codec XVID>>>> DMO Mpeg4s Decoder DMO mp4s,
MP4S, m4s2, M4S2 mp4sdecd.dll11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO WMV Screen decoder
DMO MSS1, MSS2 wmvsdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO WMVideo Decoder DMO
WMV1, WMV2, WMV3, WMVP, WVP2, WMVR, WMVA, WVC1wmvdecod.dll
11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO Mpeg43 Decoder DMO mp43, MP43 mp43decd.dll
11.0.6000.6324>>>> DMO Mpeg4 Decoder DMO MPG4, mpg4, mp42, MP42
mpg4decd.dll11.0.6000.6324>>>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>> "Nicholas Hall"
messageZach Thanks for
your reply, but unfortunately there is no errordetails.>>>>>>>>>> I think
media player has gone wrong.>>>>>>>>>> NIK>>>>>>>>>> "zachd [MSFT]"
messageActually
there is a place to tell you if you need codecs...>>>>>>>>>>>>
Right-click on the player's playlist on the partially failing trackand
click Error Details. Then click Web Help. That should identify
anymissing codec (John/I did this part) and then offer to take you to
wmpluginswhere you can probably find the codec (Kevin L did most of
that).>>>>>>>>>>>> Automating this process would kind of be dangerous
since a lot ofcodecs are dodgy. =\>>>>>>>>>>>> -->>>>>> Speaking for
myself only.>>>>>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP
info.>>>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers norights.>>>>>> -->>>>>> "Nicholas Hall"
messageThanks for
the reply Charlie, but it did not sort out my problem.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
did have Xvid (older version 1.1.2).>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is nothing there
in media player to tell me that I needcodec's.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did have
all the codec's on my system before and they playedalright?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
message"Nicholas Hall" <[email protected]>
wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I do not know what has happened but when I try to
play an AVI filein windows media player I get sound but no picture. The
first time I noticedthis is when I went to a BBC (UK website) and tried
to watch an onlineprogram. The program started and I heard sound,... but
there was no picture.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I tried to open a local file
the same thing happened. If Iopen the file in the new (BETA) real player
it (the file) plays alright.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have got the latest divx
player installed (6.7).>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wondered if anyone could help
me out with this problem>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WMP probably can't find the
correct codec. Besides the media titlein the right frame of WMP there
should be a small, red icon. Click it, andfollow the instructions to
download the right codec.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've seen this problem several
times with Xvid, it could be whatyou're missing.>>>>>>>>
http://www.xvid.org/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Charlie42>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[Nicholas Hall]

When I play any video file I get sound, but no picture.

There is no error messages.

NIK

 

[Nicholas Hall]

Thanks for your reply dzomlija, but I now have a feeling that there is a
problem with media player. I have all the codecs that should be needed to
play the files that I want playing. The files I want to play used to play
alright before. I think that when my computer crashed on me and I used
chkdsk to check c: something went wrong with media player.

What I need to find out now is there a way of repairing media player.

Thanks again.

NIK

 

[Nicholas Hall]

The problem is definitely with media player. I tried the same video's that
would not play right in media player in media center and they played alright
and without any problems?

NIK

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

To clarify, did the ASX I pointed you to work when directly opened from
WMP's Open URL option?
Do local WMV files still play correctly?

You're saying that you're not seeing video from WMV or AVI files? Is this
always (does it happen locally too for WMV files) or just online for WMV?
In AVIs that fail, what codec is used?
Does something as simple as clock.avi still display video?

Is there a driver update available for your video card?

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[Nicholas Hall]

Zach I have tried to find the clock.avi file and I can not find it (also
looked on my laptop for the said file with no luck).

I can not see any picture when playing any video file played locally or
online if it is played through media player.
I did do sfc/scannow and windows said there where corrupt files, but it
could not repair them?

I do not think this is a codec issue, unless it is a corrupt codec issue
with the ones that come with media player?

Apart from reinstalling my computer (I do not have system restore running...
long story, not relevant at the moment) is there a way to fix media player?

Thanks for your help Zach.

NIK