I keep getting a codec error when I try to use Media player for watching
video files. Unsupported codec. They are AVI. What is the best/safest way to
view these. I tried a couple things to no avail. Is this an extra safeguard
with Vista? I can view them on my XP equipped machines. Thanks much!!

Try installing DivX codec... I did and now I have no more problems with Media
Player...

"rschap1" wrote:

> I keep getting a codec error when I try to use Media player for watching
> video files. Unsupported codec. They are AVI. What is the best/safest way to
> view these. I tried a couple things to no avail. Is this an extra safeguard
> with Vista? I can view them on my XP equipped machines. Thanks much!!

Thanks, I am getting that right now

"esmnh" wrote:

> Try installing DivX codec... I did and now I have no more problems with Media
> Player...
>
> "rschap1" wrote:
>
> > I keep getting a codec error when I try to use Media player for watching
> > video files. Unsupported codec. They are AVI. What is the best/safest way to
> > view these. I tried a couple things to no avail. Is this an extra safeguard
> > with Vista? I can view them on my XP equipped machines. Thanks much!!

You can download a small, free utility called GSpot that will analyze the file
for you and tell you what codec you need.

Google for it.

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"rschap1" <rschap1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I keep getting a codec error when I try to use Media player for watching
> video files. Unsupported codec. They are AVI. What is the best/safest way to
> view these. I tried a couple things to no avail. Is this an extra safeguard
> with Vista? I can view them on my XP equipped machines. Thanks much!!