Problem with avi playback

[MrT]

Hi,
I have been having trouble recently playing divx's, I have mainly been using media player, but have also tried the bundled player with the 5.02 codec. Media player keeps trying to download a decompressor but not finding one, and the bundled player just won't load the file at all. I tried to load up the file in virtualdub as has been suggested in previous posts, and got the following error message:

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Couldn't locate decompressor format 'XVID' (unknown)

VirtualDub requires a Video for Windows (VFW) compatible codec to decompress video. DirectShow codecs, such as those used by Windows Media Player, are not suitable.
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I have installed both the 5.02 and 3.11a codecs
Any ideas?

Cheers,
MrT

[UncasMS]

xvid is NOT divx

you will have to install XVID to be able to watch the file

click on my upper anigif, go to downloads and download the tsunami M I N I filterpack.

[MrT]

Ok, downloaded and installed, but how do I play the file? Media player and the bundled player still have the same problems

[UncasMS]

use wmp 6.4 or media player classic to run the file
wmp 6.4 should be availabler through the command:

RUN => mplayer2.exe

media player classic must be downloaded

[MrT]

I tried mplayer 6.4 but it says it cant find a decompressor, then the window resizes as if its about to play, and then mplayer crashes... any ideas on where i can get mplayer classic?

[UncasMS]

google always helps:

http://www.google.de/search?q=media+player+classic+download&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=de&meta=lr%3Dlang_de%7Clang_en