do i have to change a setting or downloading something, and if so what?
2007-06-22 06:47:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Windows Media Player should play avi files provided it is set up to. Open Media Player, go to Tools>Options>File Types and if avi is not selected in the list, then select it and try again.
2007-06-22 06:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by liverpoolscousermarch 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to the microsoft update website and download the latest codecs for windows media player, if you're using windows media player. Also check that you have .avi files associated with a media player, ie: open windows media player options and click on the Files tab and check to see that .avi files box is checked... OR, Like Jake said...download VLC player. That Plays just about anything. cnet.com
2007-06-22 06:56:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
download windows media player 11. AVI's are Microsoft's video file types.
2007-06-22 06:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by mrtazzone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am guessing you have recently deleted an old media player which had these .avi files associated with this player install a new media player like windows media player 10 and scan for media files. it should pick the .avi and play them without any problems
2007-06-22 06:59:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Might just be a codec issue. Try downloading the XP codec pack and see if that takes care of your problem.
You can get it here: http://www.xpcodecpack.com/
After installing that, you should be able to play most current files with windows media player.
2007-06-22 06:58:25 · answer #5 · answered by Cort870 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the G-Spot Codec Appliance and use it to find out what video codec is being used.
It's either DivX, XviD or H264.
Then download the appropriate codec.
Try to avoid downloading 'packs' as these can lead to conflicts and you will be back to square one.
2007-06-22 12:18:58 · answer #6 · answered by Rob K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need some kind of media player. Windows Media Player and Real Player are free downloads.
2007-06-22 06:53:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download and install VLC media player, it supports a lot of multimedia formats.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
2007-06-22 07:02:23 · answer #8 · answered by Hervey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download the full version of K-lite
http://www.free-codecs.com/K_Lite_Codec_Pack_download.htm
2007-06-22 06:52:16 · answer #9 · answered by Collin L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get VLC player
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
2007-06-22 06:50:23 · answer #10 · answered by Jake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋