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AVI viewer

  • 12-06-2006 9:30am
    #1
    Evil_Bilbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭


    Hello all,

    sorry if posted before. I cant view AVI files on my pc - quicktime or windows media player wont let me view them. Do I need to buy/download some kind of special software to view AVI files? (even a "free trial" version would do)

    My pc is old, running windows 98, and I have a dialup connection. Any suggestions welcome

    thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    The Avi file could be encoded with a codec that you don't have installed on your PC. Download VLC player and it should be able to play all avi's as it has the codecs built in.


  • #3
    TommyGun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 621 ✭✭✭TommyGun


    http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

    This player will play almost anything. Alot of us on Boards use it. Its not the greatest player but it works.


  • #4
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Do you have the correct drivers for your graphics card? If the card is *very* old (i.e. 486/Pentium I), it may not be able to do video overlays, hence no (or very bad) video with any modern program.
    Also try getting a newer version of DirectX.
    I'd recommend Media Player Classic for playing videos.
    And get XviD and/or DivX codecs too.


  • #5
    Evil_Bilbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭Evil_Bilbo


    Tried installing VLC viewer - kept saying there was a problem with some DLL file - cant even run VLC. It is quite possible that my home computer may be riddled with disease. Any advice on this front?


  • #6
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    Run virus scan.
    Run spyware scan.
    Run a registry cleaner. Regseeker is good and backups before any deletes are done.

    If it's been a long while since you've installed win98 maybe it's time to back up your files, format drive and reinstall. I ran 98 for a long time until I got current PC and every 18 months or so I felt the need to do a fresh install to ensure things ticked over smoothly.


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