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More info?)
On Wed, 11 May 2005 01:11:10 -0700, rodney
<rodney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>i have some .avi files that play on WMP9 running under windows98 but not on
>WMP10 under XP. they run with sound only using standard background. Any
>ideas???????
you are missing a codec. I suspect somehow your older system, you had
installed the codec (perhaps without your knowing) and your new
system, does not have the codec.
Do a Google, there are codec websites available.
Heres a good one
http://www.codec-download.com
There's also some mini-program that will analyze a file that wont
play, tell you what codecs you need, so you can search specifically
for that codec. I cant remember the name of the program but I'm sure a
search will turn it up.