Which codec is best for my windows xp everytime i try download a movie it says avi i get sound but no visual?

Answer 1

There are two options to solve your problem. You already mentioned one of them. I recommend you download K-Lite Codec Pack Full (http://www.codecguide.com/about_kl.htm). You can also try changing media players. Try VLC media player, it plays about every file that is out there (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/). Go to (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html) to see the long list of file types VLC can play.

Answer 2

try installing DivX, Xvid, or Theora codecs. These are all very popular, and one of them should work. Make sure you have an MPEG-2 decoder installed also.