Re: Can't play AVI files from file server since XPSP2 install

From: zachd [ms] (zachd_at_nomailplz.online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:19:20 -0700

This is correct - those files will not be able to be played back remotely.

You could change to a different codec (any, really, from any other vendor, I
believe) if you wanted this scenario to work with SP2.

-Zach 

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"Duke3d" <Duke3d@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:35C404AD-4A5C-49D3-BC5B-557E277E81B1@microsoft.com...
> Add me to the list. Same scenario, since updating to SP2 I cannot play 
> .AVI
> movies across the network from a Windows 2000 server share.
> I have a camera set-up on motion detection that saves the captured .AVI
> (Indeo Video 5) to the server share fo security. I had been viewing them
> every day using Media Player 9 across the wire from the network share with 
> no
> issue.
> Since updating to SP2 I can no longer play the video's directly from the
> share. I have the firewall disabled and also tried WMP 10 but I get the 
> same
> problem. (although WMP10 reports codec problems although this is incorrect 
> as
> the file plays fine locally.)
> I can only play the files if I copy them from the sever to a local drive.
> This is not a codec or WMP issue it appears to be an SP2 bug. Looks to me
> like the video file is corrupted as it is cached locally from the network
> share?
> ____________________________________________________________________
> "Ben" wrote:
>
>> I actually have exactly the same problem.  Unlike Seth's situation, I'm 
>> using
>> a file server that is Linux-based.  It is the Netgear ND508, manufactured
>> about 5-6 years ago.
>>
>> I too was able to play *.AVI files fine off of the network disk on all my
>> machines, three of which have Windows 98 SE and Windows Media Player 9 
>> and
>> one of which has Windows XP Profesional (before the SP2 update).  Windows 
>> 98
>> SE with Windows Media Player 9 still plays the *.AVI files fine, as did 
>> my
>> Windows XP Pro-based machine with Windows Media Player 9 BEFORE the SP2
>> update.
>>
>> Therefore, I initally noticed it after installing SP2 on my Windows XP 
>> Pro
>> machine that I could play *.AVI files, with sound and no picture.  I
>> contacted Microsoft, but they just suggested reinstalling Windows Media
>> Player 9 or upgrading to the "then" Windows Media Player 10 Beta.  I've 
>> since
>> upgraded to the final release of WM Player 10, and no luck, although my 
>> files
>> play locally.
>>
>> When I right-click on an *.AVI Video file in Windows Explorer, it 
>> indicates
>> on the "Summary" tab, that the video compression has been done by Indeo 
>> Video
>> 5.  I recorded them using my Intel Pro PC Camera, manufactured about 5-6
>> years ago.
>>
>> If anyone has any luck, I'd greatly appreciate feedback, as Microsoft has
>> been no help, and I think Windows Media Player 10 was their supposed fix,
>> which was no help at all.
>>
>> "Seth Art" wrote:
>>
>> > We installed XP service pack 2 this morning and since
>> > then we can't play .avi files from our fileserver(win2000
>> > powered).  If I copy the same file locally it plays
>> > fine.  Also, MPEG and WMV files still play locally AND
>> > remotely.  Any ideas?   TIA!!
>> >
>> > -Seth
>> >

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