Re: Still cannot play AVI files (after suggested solutions)

From: Chris (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 12:56:19 -0600

--As noted, DO NOT install random codec's. You have now made in IMPOSSIBLE
for anyone to give you a strait answer now. DON'T DO IT! You didn't
include the reason GSpot could not render, that can tell you your answer
half of the time. 

-- 
Chris Lanier
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Replies are to help benefit others in helping you
and reproducing issues, not necessarily for me to
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"DanzolH" <DanzolH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:22AA3CC9-6D8D-45F0-A61E-EB14AD80BFF9@microsoft.com...
> Hello, after taking the steps below my AVI files still won't play.
> Closing the edge of insanity, would someone have a suggestion or clue 
> where
> to look for next....???
> Thanks a lot! DanzolH
>
> => system:
> Windows XP Pro -SP2
> Windows media player 10 (alternative players are WinAmp Pro 5.05 and Quick
> time 6.5.1)
>
> =>  Problem:
> My PC is not able to run AVI files anymore - both "regular" AVI (e.g.
> downloaded) and AVI (M-JPEG form digi camera).
> The strange thing is that both WMP en WinAmp do not play AVI files (other
> formats than AVI are ok)...but Quick Time IS able to play the same AVI 
> files
>
> =>  Attempted solutions;
> 0. read articles @ http://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/10453.aspx;
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/codecs.aspx etc
> 1. read newsgroups on "C00D1199, AVI,  codec" on
> 2. Check WMP10 settings, eg automatic download codec ticked
> 2. install codec for WMP 9 (WM9Codecs.exe)
> 3. reinstall WMP 10
> 4. upgrade to DirectX 9.0c
> 5. Install ffdshow-20020617.exe @
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53761
> 6. Install ffdshow-20020923.exe @ @
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53761
>
> 5. Download & install GSpot tool @ http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
> (excellent tool! gspot221.exe)
>
> Tool reports: although the tools mentions that (multiple) suitable codecs
> are installed for my test AVI (actually any AVI I try), the AVI file(s) 
> will
> not render (play)
>        The tools instructions say that when the file does not render, the
> file is probably corrupted (...well, Quick time is still able to play it)
>
> 4. downloaded Sherlock Codec Detective @
> http://www.updatexp.com/sherlock-codec-detective.html) An excellent tool 
> that
> lists all your codecs and their status
>
> Tool reports:      I've plenty(..tons) of codecs installed, no "broken"
> codecs present. See list below
>
> 6. Desperately installed a few more codecs: DivX 5.11, Morgan Multimedia
> M-Jpeg 3.009, VP6 VFW
> 7. More desperate...update video drivers, check video devices
> 8. ....................@$#%@#$!!!!
> 9. Post item on newgroup.. :-(
>
> ================================
> => Video Codecs installed:
> [ AOpen WDM Video Capture (nVidia universal)(VIVO) \  AVI Decompressor \
> AVI Draw \  AVI_PASS \  Cinepak Codec by Radius \
> DivX Decoder Filter \  DivX Decoder Filter \  DivX Pro(tm) 5.1.1 Codec \ 
> DV
> Splitter \  DV Video Decoder \  DV Video Encoder
> \  ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder \ Indeo® video 4.4 Decompression Filter \
> Indeo® video 5.10 \  Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter \  Indeo® video
> 5.10
> Decompression Filter \  Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2 \  Intel Indeo® Video 
> 4.5
> \  Intel IYUV codec \  InterVideo MPEG Video
> Encoder \  InterVideo Video Decoder \  Microsoft H.261 Video Codec \
> Microsoft H.263 Video Codec \  Microsoft MPEG-4 Video
> Decompressor \  Microsoft RLE \  Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor \
> Microsoft Video 1 \  MJPEG Compressor \  MJPEG
> Decompressor \  MJPEG Decompressor AL/BS \  MJPEG Decompressor AL/BS \
> Morgan MJPEG Compressor \  Morgan MJPEG Decompressor
> \  Morgan Multimedia M-JPEG V3 codec \  Morgan Multimedia M-JPEG V3 codec 
> \
> MPEG Video Decoder \  Mpeg4 Decoder DMO \
> Mpeg43 Decoder DMO \  Mpeg4s Decoder DMO \  MSScreen 9 encoder DMO \  Nero
> DVD Decoder \  Nero Video Decoder \  NVVPE \
> Pinnacle DCxx MJPEG Compressor \  QT Decompressor \  VBI Surface Allocator 
> \
> Video Port Manager \  VP6 Decompressor \  VP60®
> Simple Profile \  VP61® Advanced Profile \  VP62® Heightened Sharpness
> Profile \  Windows Media Video Decoder \  Windows
> Media Video Decoder \  WMV Screen decoder DMO \  WMVideo Advanced Decoder
> DMO \  WMVideo Advanced Encoder DMO \  WMVideo
> Decoder DMO \  WMVideo9 Encoder DMO \  XLCompress \  XLDecompress \
> XLDecompress ]

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