AVI and WMV

[Guest c_bennett__@nospamwebtv.net]

I've been ordering DVDs lately and have no trouble playing

mpg and mpeg short preview clips. Nothing over 1 or 2 mb.

However avi and wmv won't open. An error message will pop-up

asking if I want to search for correct codex online. I click yes

but it only takes to mostly pay sites with LARGE downloads.

 

I have wmp9, wmp_classic 6.4 and the Not MS mpc.

 

Planning on d/l VLC later as it was suggested as a replacement.

 

Anyone have a MS link I could try. Since I'm running

Win, I'd like to stay within them if I can.

 

Win 98 SE, P166 mmx, on dial-up.

 

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[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: AVI and WMV

 

Use google.com to locate codecs--I got all I needed for free.

Unfortunately, it was quite some time ago and I don't recall where I got

them from.

 

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Ron Badour

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<c_bennett__@nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message

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> I've been ordering DVDs lately and have no trouble playing

> mpg and mpeg short preview clips. Nothing over 1 or 2 mb.

> However avi and wmv won't open. An error message will pop-up

> asking if I want to search for correct codex online. I click yes

> but it only takes to mostly pay sites with LARGE downloads.

>

> I have wmp9, wmp_classic 6.4 and the Not MS mpc.

>

> Planning on d/l VLC later as it was suggested as a replacement.

>

> Anyone have a MS link I could try. Since I'm running

> Win, I'd like to stay within them if I can.

>

> Win 98 SE, P166 mmx, on dial-up.

>

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