http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Trouble Playing avi. files en Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:23:42 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/trouble-playing-avi-files#post-5695 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:07:34 +0000 FMZ 5695@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Txs Guys,</p> <p>I installed K-Lite Codec Pack, all done and in working order. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/trouble-playing-avi-files#post-5486 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:07:10 +0000 jd2066 5486@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>The AVI format is just a container that holds video and audio. Each of which has it's own format called a codec.<br /> You can use a program like gspot (<a href='http://www.headbands.com/gspot/' rel="nofollow">http://www.headbands.com/gspot/</a>) to find out what codec you need. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/trouble-playing-avi-files#post-5475 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:56:21 +0000 whs 5475@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Try another player (Winamp, Realplayer, Quick time player, VLC Media player - I like this one, etc.). They are all for free on the web. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/trouble-playing-avi-files#post-5458 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:05:45 +0000 FMZ 5458@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>OK,</p> <p>I am unable to play avi. files in Windows Media Player 11 and Windows Media Center, in WMP it plays only the audio (automatic down loading of codecs is enabled in WMP), in WMC in shows an error "missing one or several codecs".<br /> Any suggestions how to remedy this.</p> <p>Running Vista Home Premium</p> <p>Txs. </p>