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Which codecs? New comp', wont play my old videos


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Just got a new computer, thanks Darren, but it wont play all my old saved movies and tv programmes etc. WMP says searching for codec, then acquired codec but it doesnt play the picture, only sound. What is that programme that has every single codec again?

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Let me guess - it's Vista?

 

Open the file in MediaPlayer (even if it doesn't play), click File/Properties to see what audio or video codecs it needs. If you get sound but no vision then you need the video codec and visa versa.

 

Then go to http://www.wmplugins.com/ItemList.aspx?typeid=8 and download the correct one(s). They're all listed there and almost all are free.

 

XVID: http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/

 

DIVX 5: http://www.divxmovies.com/codec/

 

 

HTH

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