AVI format and codec problems

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When I try to see my video that I recieved from a friend, it won't play
because it says that I do not have the necessary codec downloaded. I want to
convert it from avi format, but Windows Media Player should be able to play
avi movies. What should I do?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

My player automatically downloads the codec's needed to play but Movie Maker
still gives me the message that the codec is missing?

"Chris Lanier [MVP]" wrote:

> An AVI is just a container, http://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/10453.aspx
> should explain this in full.
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> "Puzzled in Despair" <Puzzled in Despair@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:9C615AC5-A8F6-4105-B780-238C0CF3B07E@microsoft.com...
> > When I try to see my video that I recieved from a friend, it won't play
> > because it says that I do not have the necessary codec downloaded. I want
> > to
> > convert it from avi format, but Windows Media Player should be able to
> > play
> > avi movies. What should I do?
>
>
>