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  • shellyw1012
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2009
    • 1
    #1

    Cannot Find the File

    Hi, I have a movie stared on my computer in avi format. I have selected "open files" but it only lets me go as far as the movie file folder them stops and I get an error message that says:

    Failed to open. System cannot find the specified file.

    Can you help?
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    • DrinkOrDie
      It Was The Dog, I Swear!
      • Nov 2003
      • 326
      #2
      I have no idea what program you are using to select "open files". I also have no idea what OS you are using. It's real tough to suggest a fix when I know so little about your system.
      My toy:

      Custom Build PC Born on 03-08-08AMD Athlon64 X2 6400+ (3.21Ghz) (Black Edition) on overclock ready Asus M2R32-MVP Crossfire AMD chipset Mobo, 8-Channel HD Audio, Windows XP MCE, 2GB 800Mhz DDR2, 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS, 500GB SATA-II HardDisks X 4 in RAID 4 mode,(1.5 TB storage capacity + 500GB eSata external) Sony MultiRec DVD-RW, PCI-HDTV Tuner, SOYO Topaz S 24" Wide LCD 1920X1200

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        • MilesAhead
          Eclectician
          • Nov 2006
          • 2615
          #3
          How are you opening the file?
          If you are double-clicking the .avi file look in Windows "Open With" in the context menu. The program opening the file should have "%1" as the param.. with the double quotes. If the path of the file has a space and it just has %1 without the surrounding double quotes, it won't find it. The path gets chopped off when it sees the space.

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            • gonwk
              Lord of Digital Video
              Lord of Digital Video
              • Dec 2005
              • 1500
              #4
              Hi Shelly,

              Download VLC for Windows ... Install and play your AVI with that.

              Download official VLC media player for Windows - VideoLAN
              http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html


              G!

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