Help! Grey videos!

[aladdin]

the problem: some videos on my comp show up as a grey screen when played. I get the audio but no picture. This happens to some downloaded movies and a game or two. I have downloaded the latest divx codec and it doesnt help. Is there a setting I can change? I am running a 1.2 gig t-bird, windows ME. HELP thank you so much for any tips you can help with!

 

[eddie5659]

Hiya

First off, have you got the latest codecs:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=31921&area=search&ordinal=4

Also, what kind of file types are you having the problems with? Is it avi, mpg, mov, or RM's?

the above codecs are for WMP.

Now, can you see the following links? Its an avi:

http://www2.liglobal.com/simpsons/movies/fire.avi

mpg:

http://www2.liglobal.com/simpsons/movies/simpsons-2001.mpg

quicktime:

http://www2.liglobal.com/simpsons/movies/judo.qt

Regards

eddie

 

[eddie5659]

Just looking through some old PM's and found this. Sorry for the late reply.

You had given me a few links in regards to some of my videos being grey. The avi does not work. How can I remedy this. Is it a setting?

Did you download the latest codecs, and did you get this grey screen with the avi? Check to see if its set up corrrectly:

When you have WMP open, View | Options. Formats. make sure all the boxes are ticked, apply and OK.

What version of WMP are you running?

Regards

eddie