WMP plays but freezes

[bsxiong]

hi all,

I don't know whats wrong. But when i tried to play a mpg file. It just freezes. Is there a problem with my decoder , codec or what? When i first play it, The first image only appears and then it just stars thatere

[Cactus]

What version of Windows Media Player do you have installed bsxiong?

To see which Windows Media Player version you have (right-click the title bar, point to Help menu, and then click About Windows Media Player). For example, 10.00.00.3646.

Let us know...

Cactus

[Restek]

[bsxiong]

[Geekgirl]

Hi bsxiong

Open Windows Media Player, under Tools >Options>File Types make sure you have the type of file your trying to play is checked in there.

And seeing you have wmp10 I'm assuming you have all your Windows Updates installed ........

[bsxiong]

my problem is that i can't play AVI. MPEG plays just fine but AVI files.

i've check my tools already and mpeg and avi is checked

[Geekgirl]

Do you have installed on your computer?

Go here to the link I provided, theres a link about a quarter ways down that says WMP 10 Codecs. Install it and see if it helps.

[url=http://www.mdgx.com/wmp.htm#WMP]Windows Media Player
ESSENTIAL FREE Fixes + Updates[/url]

[lilpinkflower]

Also ...have you seen before ?

It tells you the codec(s) you need for playing the file you want to play


lilpink x

[o0obrian0o0]

is this just happening to one file or every file? you said this is avi's only now?
do you have WMP as the default program to load avi's?

my computer >tools>folder options > file types tab >
locate avi . check if its the default load app.. if not change it to WMP and see if that helps.

the latest codecs can be found here... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/window ... nload.aspx

[PCguy]

Two things.

First, get a better player for avi files then WMP. There is a free player called BS Player. Here is the link: Make sure you grab the free one.

Second, the link Lilpinkflower gave you is a great tool. Download that, which is free also, and use it to open the avi file. It will then tell you which codecs are needed to play that file and whether or not you have it installed on your PC. Then google each codec and install it. Then it should work fine.

[venney]

.avi files used to work on my windows media player, and then for some reason they stopped, but then i upgraded to 10 series and it fixed my problem. Have you recently updated windows media player or what?