Windows media not playing .avi

nardopolo · 05-12-2008, 08:12 PM

I use windows media player to play all my videos, and have the K-lite Codec Pack to play virtually every video i have. However, some videos do not work, i open them and the screen freezes with windows media player open, but nothing playing. Whats wrong with it?

Nardopolo

**TriggerFinger** · 05-12-2008, 08:26 PM

hi,

have you tried VLC media player? http://www.videolan.org/

mommabear · 05-13-2008, 04:33 AM

While this tip doesn't mention freezing specifically, I can remember thinking my media player "froze" even just trying to open one large .avi, until I applied this registry fix.

Quote:

#10. AVI Registry Fix - Registry Fix
Opening a folder containing a large number of AVI file can open quite slowly because Windows has to open each AVI file and extract various information from them. If you have a large collection, you can speedup XP's folder access to blocking it from automatically extracting this info. This can also fix problems when trying to rename or move AVI files and you get an error message: "it is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again."

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/OptimizeXP.html

Instructions - Download and run the Registry Fix.
http://home.comcast.net/~optimizexp/...gistry_Fix.zip

Notes - You will no longer have the second page of properties in windows explorer displaying the AVI file information such as width, height and bitrate. Other software such as GSpot can provide you with this information.

I use Media Player Classic and the avi information displays in the properties in the player when I open the .avi to play it.

nardopolo · 05-15-2008, 04:30 PM

ive found out that if i wait long enough, sometimes it pops up. Also sometimes i get lucky and it opens like usual videos.

05-12-2008, 08:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
nardopolo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 84 OS: Win XP	Windows media not playing .avi I use windows media player to play all my videos, and have the K-lite Codec Pack to play virtually every video i have. However, some videos do not work, i open them and the screen freezes with windows media player open, but nothing playing. Whats wrong with it? Nardopolo

05-12-2008, 08:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Windows media not playing .avi hi, have you tried VLC media player? http://www.videolan.org/ __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

05-15-2008, 04:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
nardopolo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 84 OS: Win XP	Re: Windows media not playing .avi ive found out that if i wait long enough, sometimes it pops up. Also sometimes i get lucky and it opens like usual videos.