unable to play avi files

Elpida · #1 May 11, 2007, 01:43 AM

Hello, i am posting for a friend
From what she told she's experiencing a problem with avi files. She can't get them to play neither in Ares nor in Windows Media player. So i told that it might not be a problem of the two programs listed above but a problem in the settings. Please help me to help her!
Thanks so much

HVAC888 · May 11, 2007, 05:51 AM

You probably need to install the necessary codecs, or use a media player with built-in codecs such as VLC. A popular codec that supports many formats is FFdshow.

NeedKarma · May 11, 2007, 05:52 AM

I'll second VLC.

You can get it here: VLC media player - Overview

Elpida · May 13, 2007, 03:39 AM

thank you so much for your help

fix-what-you-broke · May 22, 2007, 09:46 AM

i use divx player, works fine



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