Hi there,

I just upgraded to Media Player 11. I have XP. I downloaded some AVI files
and they play, but sound only. Perfect sound, just no picture. They
automatically open in WMP just as they should, and I tried right-clicking
menus to switch views, but the view is at 100% full screen mode. I get sound,
and I get visualizations (like bars and waves, alchemy, etc) instead of the
actual movie. I have looked around the forums but don't seem to see anyone
having this particular problem. The files are from a P2P site, but I don't
think that's the problem as the sound works fine. And mpeg files from the
site play fine.

Thanks

QueenoftheUniverse;630914 Wrote:
Hi there,

I just upgraded to Media Player 11. I have XP. I downloaded some AVI
files
and they play, but sound only. Perfect sound, just no picture. They
automatically open in WMP just as they should, and I tried
right-clicking
menus to switch views, but the view is at 100% full screen mode. I get
sound,
and I get visualizations (like bars and waves, alchemy, etc) instead of
the
actual movie. I have looked around the forums but don't seem to see
anyone
having this particular problem. The files are from a P2P site, but I
don't
think that's the problem as the sound works fine. And mpeg files from
the
site play fine.

Thanks

When playing the video, right-click the file (in media player), then
selct Properties.

What is listed as the Video codec?

You may need to download and install the correct codec for that
particular video file type.

Some may argue against the use of Codec Packs, but I've found the one
at 'Vista Codec Package Homepage' (http://shark007.testbox.dk/) to be
extremely reliable. It's DivX codec is more stable on Vista that the one
you can get from DivX themselves!


--
dzomlija

_____________________
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-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

-Download MP3 Media Properties Explorer: --http://www.phx.co.za-

- ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
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- 1207GB Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at: http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/

hey there,

there is a 3-layer mpeg codec listed for audio, but no video codec listed,
just a - in the place where it would be. it does say it's a video file. and i
have WMP figured to automatically download codecs and i am connected to the
internet. however when i right click the file it does say under rights that
the media usage rights are missing.
i dont know if that matters or if there is a specific way to override that.
i am out of ideas.

"dzomlija" wrote:


QueenoftheUniverse;630914 Wrote:
Hi there,

I just upgraded to Media Player 11. I have XP. I downloaded some AVI
files
and they play, but sound only. Perfect sound, just no picture. They
automatically open in WMP just as they should, and I tried
right-clicking
menus to switch views, but the view is at 100% full screen mode. I get
sound,
and I get visualizations (like bars and waves, alchemy, etc) instead of
the
actual movie. I have looked around the forums but don't seem to see
anyone
having this particular problem. The files are from a P2P site, but I
don't
think that's the problem as the sound works fine. And mpeg files from
the
site play fine.

Thanks

When playing the video, right-click the file (in media player), then
selct Properties.

What is listed as the Video codec?

You may need to download and install the correct codec for that
particular video file type.

Some may argue against the use of Codec Packs, but I've found the one
at 'Vista Codec Package Homepage' (http://shark007.testbox.dk/) to be
extremely reliable. It's DivX codec is more stable on Vista that the one
you can get from DivX themselves!


--
dzomlija

_____________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

-Download MP3 Media Properties Explorer: --http://www.phx.co.za-

- ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
- AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
- 4GB DDR400
- 128MB ASUS nVidia 6600
- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Chassis
- 1207GB Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at: http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/

Right-click in the content in the playlist and select "Error Details", then
click "Web Help". What video codec does it say that you need?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"QueenoftheUniverse" wrote in
message ...
hey there,

there is a 3-layer mpeg codec listed for audio, but no video codec listed,
just a - in the place where it would be. it does say it's a video file.
and i
have WMP figured to automatically download codecs and i am connected to
the
internet. however when i right click the file it does say under rights
that
the media usage rights are missing.
i dont know if that matters or if there is a specific way to override
that.
i am out of ideas.

"dzomlija" wrote:


QueenoftheUniverse;630914 Wrote:
Hi there,

I just upgraded to Media Player 11. I have XP. I downloaded some AVI
files
and they play, but sound only. Perfect sound, just no picture. They
automatically open in WMP just as they should, and I tried
right-clicking
menus to switch views, but the view is at 100% full screen mode. I get
sound,
and I get visualizations (like bars and waves, alchemy, etc) instead of
the
actual movie. I have looked around the forums but don't seem to see
anyone
having this particular problem. The files are from a P2P site, but I
don't
think that's the problem as the sound works fine. And mpeg files from
the
site play fine.

Thanks

When playing the video, right-click the file (in media player), then
selct Properties.

What is listed as the Video codec?

You may need to download and install the correct codec for that
particular video file type.

Some may argue against the use of Codec Packs, but I've found the one
at 'Vista Codec Package Homepage' (http://shark007.testbox.dk/) to be
extremely reliable. It's DivX codec is more stable on Vista that the one
you can get from DivX themselves!


--
dzomlija

_____________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

-Download MP3 Media Properties Explorer: --http://www.phx.co.za-

- ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
- AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
- 4GB DDR400
- 128MB ASUS nVidia 6600
- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Chassis
- 1207GB Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at:
http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/

that was it! working great. thanks so much! wonder why WMP has the
"automatically download codecs" feature if it can't do it for them all?
but so glad i can see my movies!

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:


Right-click in the content in the playlist and select "Error Details", then
click "Web Help". What video codec does it say that you need?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"QueenoftheUniverse" wrote in
message ...
hey there,

there is a 3-layer mpeg codec listed for audio, but no video codec listed,
just a - in the place where it would be. it does say it's a video file.
and i
have WMP figured to automatically download codecs and i am connected to
the
internet. however when i right click the file it does say under rights
that
the media usage rights are missing.
i dont know if that matters or if there is a specific way to override
that.
i am out of ideas.

"dzomlija" wrote:


QueenoftheUniverse;630914 Wrote:
Hi there,

I just upgraded to Media Player 11. I have XP. I downloaded some AVI
files
and they play, but sound only. Perfect sound, just no picture. They
automatically open in WMP just as they should, and I tried
right-clicking
menus to switch views, but the view is at 100% full screen mode. I get
sound,
and I get visualizations (like bars and waves, alchemy, etc) instead of
the
actual movie. I have looked around the forums but don't seem to see
anyone
having this particular problem. The files are from a P2P site, but I
don't
think that's the problem as the sound works fine. And mpeg files from
the
site play fine.

Thanks

When playing the video, right-click the file (in media player), then
selct Properties.

What is listed as the Video codec?

You may need to download and install the correct codec for that
particular video file type.

Some may argue against the use of Codec Packs, but I've found the one
at 'Vista Codec Package Homepage' (http://shark007.testbox.dk/) to be
extremely reliable. It's DivX codec is more stable on Vista that the one
you can get from DivX themselves!


--
dzomlija

_____________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

-Download MP3 Media Properties Explorer: --http://www.phx.co.za-

- ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
- AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
- 4GB DDR400
- 128MB ASUS nVidia 6600
- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Chassis
- 1207GB Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at:
http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/

QueenoftheUniverse;631894 Wrote:
that was it! working great. thanks so much! wonder why WMP has the
"automatically download codecs" feature if it can't do it for them all?
but so glad i can see my movies!

Glad to be of service.

And just to clear things up, in all my years of using computers, I've
never seen the "Automatically Download Codecs" function work as
advertised.

Enjoy the movies!


--
dzomlija

_____________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

-Download MP3 Media Properties Explorer: --http://www.phx.co.za-

- ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
- AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
- 4GB DDR400
- 128MB ASUS nVidia 6600
- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Chassis
- 1207GB Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at: http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/

The automatically download codecs feature is designed for ASF/WMV files. It
*can* be of use for AVI, but it's not a sane idea for it to download
untrusted/non-Microsoft codecs, and so it doesn't. =\

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"QueenoftheUniverse" wrote in
message ...
that was it! working great. thanks so much! wonder why WMP has the
"automatically download codecs" feature if it can't do it for them all?
but so glad i can see my movies!

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:


Right-click in the content in the playlist and select "Error Details",
then
click "Web Help". What video codec does it say that you need?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--

"QueenoftheUniverse" wrote
in
message ...
hey there,

there is a 3-layer mpeg codec listed for audio, but no video codec
listed,
just a - in the place where it would be. it does say it's a video file.
and i
have WMP figured to automatically download codecs and i am connected to
the
internet. however when i right click the file it does say under rights
that
the media usage rights are missing.
i dont know if that matters or if there is a specific way to override
that.
i am out of ideas.

"dzomlija" wrote:


QueenoftheUniverse;630914 Wrote:
Hi there,

I just upgraded to Media Player 11. I have XP. I downloaded some AVI
files
and they play, but sound only. Perfect sound, just no picture. They
automatically open in WMP just as they should, and I tried
right-clicking
menus to switch views, but the view is at 100% full screen mode. I
get
sound,
and I get visualizations (like bars and waves, alchemy, etc) instead
of
the
actual movie. I have looked around the forums but don't seem to see
anyone
having this particular problem. The files are from a P2P site, but I
don't
think that's the problem as the sound works fine. And mpeg files
from
the
site play fine.

Thanks

When playing the video, right-click the file (in media player), then
selct Properties.

What is listed as the Video codec?

You may need to download and install the correct codec for that
particular video file type.

Some may argue against the use of Codec Packs, but I've found the one
at 'Vista Codec Package Homepage' (http://shark007.testbox.dk/) to be
extremely reliable. It's DivX codec is more stable on Vista that the
one
you can get from DivX themselves!


--
dzomlija

_____________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

-Download MP3 Media Properties Explorer: --http://www.phx.co.za-

- ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
- AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
- 4GB DDR400
- 128MB ASUS nVidia 6600
- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Chassis
- 1207GB Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at:
http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/

I am having that identical problem since a friend of mine downloaded dvd
ripper/converter software on my computer. at first, COM surrogate would shut
down and so would wmp, until i got rid of the dvd ripper software, and now
all i get is audio on files that previously worked fine.

"dzomlija" wrote:


QueenoftheUniverse;630914 Wrote:
Hi there,

I just upgraded to Media Player 11. I have XP. I downloaded some AVI
files
and they play, but sound only. Perfect sound, just no picture. They
automatically open in WMP just as they should, and I tried
right-clicking
menus to switch views, but the view is at 100% full screen mode. I get
sound,
and I get visualizations (like bars and waves, alchemy, etc) instead of
the
actual movie. I have looked around the forums but don't seem to see
anyone
having this particular problem. The files are from a P2P site, but I
don't
think that's the problem as the sound works fine. And mpeg files from
the
site play fine.

Thanks

When playing the video, right-click the file (in media player), then
selct Properties.

What is listed as the Video codec?

You may need to download and install the correct codec for that
particular video file type.

Some may argue against the use of Codec Packs, but I've found the one
at 'Vista Codec Package Homepage' (http://shark007.testbox.dk/) to be
extremely reliable. It's DivX codec is more stable on Vista that the one
you can get from DivX themselves!


--
dzomlija

_____________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

-Download MP3 Media Properties Explorer: --http://www.phx.co.za-

- ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
- AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
- 4GB DDR400
- 128MB ASUS nVidia 6600
- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Chassis
- 1207GB Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at: http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/

I'm not getting any "error details" option...

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:


Right-click in the content in the playlist and select "Error Details", then
click "Web Help". What video codec does it say that you need?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"QueenoftheUniverse" wrote in
message ...
hey there,

there is a 3-layer mpeg codec listed for audio, but no video codec listed,
just a - in the place where it would be. it does say it's a video file.
and i
have WMP figured to automatically download codecs and i am connected to
the
internet. however when i right click the file it does say under rights
that
the media usage rights are missing.
i dont know if that matters or if there is a specific way to override
that.
i am out of ideas.

"dzomlija" wrote:


QueenoftheUniverse;630914 Wrote:
Hi there,

I just upgraded to Media Player 11. I have XP. I downloaded some AVI
files
and they play, but sound only. Perfect sound, just no picture. They
automatically open in WMP just as they should, and I tried
right-clicking
menus to switch views, but the view is at 100% full screen mode. I get
sound,
and I get visualizations (like bars and waves, alchemy, etc) instead of
the
actual movie. I have looked around the forums but don't seem to see
anyone
having this particular problem. The files are from a P2P site, but I
don't
think that's the problem as the sound works fine. And mpeg files from
the
site play fine.

Thanks

When playing the video, right-click the file (in media player), then
selct Properties.

What is listed as the Video codec?

You may need to download and install the correct codec for that
particular video file type.

Some may argue against the use of Codec Packs, but I've found the one
at 'Vista Codec Package Homepage' (http://shark007.testbox.dk/) to be
extremely reliable. It's DivX codec is more stable on Vista that the one
you can get from DivX themselves!


--
dzomlija

_____________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

-Download MP3 Media Properties Explorer: --http://www.phx.co.za-

- ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
- AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
- 4GB DDR400
- 128MB ASUS nVidia 6600
- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Chassis
- 1207GB Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at:
http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/

Are you viewing the clip in the Now Playing pane with the playlist area
showing?

Otherwise, open the file in Sherlock Codec Detective and have that tell you
what codec is used.

--
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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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--
"creash" wrote in message
...
I'm not getting any "error details" option...

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:


Right-click in the content in the playlist and select "Error Details",
then
click "Web Help". What video codec does it say that you need?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--

"QueenoftheUniverse" wrote
in
message ...
hey there,

there is a 3-layer mpeg codec listed for audio, but no video codec
listed,
just a - in the place where it would be. it does say it's a video file.
and i
have WMP figured to automatically download codecs and i am connected to
the
internet. however when i right click the file it does say under rights
that
the media usage rights are missing.
i dont know if that matters or if there is a specific way to override
that.
i am out of ideas.

"dzomlija" wrote:


QueenoftheUniverse;630914 Wrote:
Hi there,

I just upgraded to Media Player 11. I have XP. I downloaded some AVI
files
and they play, but sound only. Perfect sound, just no picture. They
automatically open in WMP just as they should, and I tried
right-clicking
menus to switch views, but the view is at 100% full screen mode. I
get
sound,
and I get visualizations (like bars and waves, alchemy, etc) instead
of
the
actual movie. I have looked around the forums but don't seem to see
anyone
having this particular problem. The files are from a P2P site, but I
don't
think that's the problem as the sound works fine. And mpeg files
from
the
site play fine.

Thanks

When playing the video, right-click the file (in media player), then
selct Properties.

What is listed as the Video codec?

You may need to download and install the correct codec for that
particular video file type.

Some may argue against the use of Codec Packs, but I've found the one
at 'Vista Codec Package Homepage' (http://shark007.testbox.dk/) to be
extremely reliable. It's DivX codec is more stable on Vista that the
one
you can get from DivX themselves!


--
dzomlija

_____________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

-Download MP3 Media Properties Explorer: --http://www.phx.co.za-

- ASUS A8N32-SLI-Deluxe
- AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
- 4GB DDR400
- 128MB ASUS nVidia 6600
- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Chassis
- 1207GB Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007See my rig at:
http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...zomlija/Venus/