Can't view .AVI's in Vista???

[anymanusa]

Couple of thoughts
Did you reboot after the codecs installed?
What application are you using to open the video files?
You might try right clicking the setup file on the cd and choose "Run as Administrator"
For fun you might also try dopwnloading the trial version of Cyberlink Power DVD 7 and see if it will natively play the files

I am trying WMP and Quicktime. Quicktime won't even play, WMP only plays the audio portion. I'll try cyberlink power dvd 7....

--I selected the files to play through cyberlink, and same thing, sound but no video. Thanks for the suggestion though...

any more?

[NooNoo]

Did you take ferrit's advice and run the installations as administrator?

[anymanusa]

Did you take ferrit's advice and run the installations as administrator?

WOWF!!!! BINGO!! Run as ADMINISTRATOR got it done!!!

Thank you both for helping, I might've figured that out in a few months, but it wouldn't have been easy or obvious.

Problem solved!

[Ferrit]

Glad it got it done.
I am finding that on some occasions Run as Administrator works

[hydro99]

I had problems with playing AVI files in vista from Samsung video camera. Had sound but no video. Used camera installation disc to install correct codec on computer. It corrected problem.

[anymanusa]

I had problems with playing AVI files in vista from Samsung video camera. Had sound but no video. Used camera installation disc to install correct codec on computer. It corrected problem.

You picked a doosey of a first post. See post #18. Thanks for the replies.



If it makes any difference, I've had to re-install the operating system on said computer twice in the interim for various uncorrectable problems.