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i just got a movie from my bro and i cant play it in windows medai player, ses i havnt got a codec even tho its an avi file. i could play .avis for ages and still can but this one is just odd
any ideas?

Download GSpot and check what codec it uses. Then google it and download it. If you need help in finding the codec, just post the results here and I'll hunt it down for ya

AVIs use many different (MPEG-4 mainly) codecs to play files;
This tool (AVICodec) will tell you exactly which codec you need to play the file. And then you can pick up the codec you want from here (www.free-codecs.com).

Also a tool you can install on the codec site is called "FFDShow MPEG-4". That is a universal MPEG-4 decoder that can render a lot of .avi files that you may view.

it keeps on crashing everytime i use it....GSpot that is. maybe its because its a 800mb file
shud i wait because the file is so big or shud it be done quickly?

[Edit] the avi codec works
video info: 3.91 GB,  4377 Kbps,  25.0 fps,  544*288 (16:9),  DX50 = DivXNetworks Divx v5,    Unsupported

There we go All we needed was DivX 5

im gettin the k lite mega codec pack
i havnt got the updated one so that shud do it

uhh sorry for double post but, i installed divx play version 6.0 and now my wmp is really unresponsive and so is my pc!!
wots happend

[Edit] Wen i removed the codec my wmp and pc are working fine but the movei still doesnt play. and even when i did have it installed its jus took ages to play but dint give an error message

The acemegacodecs pack is probably the best. I got fed up of searching the internet for codecs because they always wanted you to buy divx codecs. It is usually up for download on torrent sites. Try searching on bitoogle: http://search.bitoogle.biz/search.php?q=ace+mega+codecs+pack&st=t

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Originally posted by Reaper66613
and even when i did have it installed its jus took ages to play but dint give an error message

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Uninstall the codec pack you downloaded, if you haven't already, and download and install FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder, it loads DivX files extremely quickly as a stream, its a decoder that uses a directshow filter from the makers of XviD, so it is extremely reliable. It is also capeable of acting as a codec to all DivX, XviD, WMV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 movies, the only thing it doesn't do is decompress MP3s, but as long as you have windows media player on your computer the audio for the movie should be fine. I think that program is the one best suited for you.

http://www.xvid.org/

if u need one