Nearly all my downloaded videos decided to stop working recently, every time I attempt to open them on various media players, I get the message, or variations on the message: 'This is not a movie file', or 'bad command of volume control' or something. They ARE movie files, why has my computer suddenly decided they're not? And how do I fix it?
2007-01-20 00:14:11 · 3 answers · asked by Stephen J 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
if you downloaded them in bittorrent or some similar P2P program (like limewire) , make sure they are 100% done before you open them.
if not to solve your playback issues
download a codec pack. i recommend:
CCCP - http://www.cccp-project.net/
these will help you play quicktime .mov's and real video .rmvb's
Quicktime Alternative
- http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/codecs_and_filters/quicktime_alternative.cfm
Real Alternative
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/codecs_and_filters/real_alternative.cfm
2007-01-20 00:21:41 · answer #1 · answered by arcticcroc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When is the last time you ran your anti - virus program? it's possible you have a virus that is changing the file extensions.
2007-01-20 08:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by Herm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well mybe hte site or sites that you are getting them from Has Been cought so they will not work Any More
2007-01-20 08:22:24 · answer #3 · answered by kregskid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋