AVI doesn't play and media software stopped working. I can't get an answer anywhere...

Ian

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Sorry if this isn’t the thread or forum for this, but I’ve dug up every tech help forum I could find and no good.
A lot of people seem to be having this problem after installing some certain codecs (mostly Nimo Codec Pack)and so far the only solution is formatting, which I can’t do 'cause my HDD burned.

Problem is, suddenly WMP stopped playing AVI, even though it was working fine 15 min ago.
I had just installed a codec pack but it worked fine the first few times I played something.
I tried GSpot and got rid of the new codecs I didn’t need, no good.

Uninstalled the whole new pack and tried the old one I had, no good again.

Then I tried just one specific codec for avi+ac3 audio and it demanded Directx 9 to work, so I updated my Dx5. Bad idea.

I gave up on it for a while 'cause I had paid cds to burn, but Nero wasn’t working as well. The error was about quartz.dll, so I tried replacing all of them, and nothing.

The one good answer I got for all that had worked for other people was: uninstall Directx, WMP, Nero and delete the dll.
Then install them again and restore the dll.
Did that. Nothing again! Now Directx 9 keeps giving me “unable to copy file” errors...

I’m desperate here, can anyone give me a hand? Anything will do!

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First, make sure you uninstall ALL instances of Nimo Codec Pack. Support and updates for it have stopped quite a while ago, so all the codecs are dated and were most likely what started all this mess for you.

I’d recommend downloading and installing the FFDShow video decoder.

Description:
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FFDShow is a DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing AVI, DivX, XviD, WMV, MPG, MPEG2(SVCD, DVD), H264, AC3, DTS, AAC with image postprocessing like video noise removing filters and audio postprocessing like output all kind of audio as ac3 using the SPDIF. It also has subtitle features.

Download here:
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http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm

Good luck.

Ian

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QBall,thank you for the advice, I tried it too, cleaned Nimo from top to registry, unninstalled wmp yet again, put it back and added the codec you instructed.
Unfortunetly, it also didn’t fix it...

I tried even useless Microsoft support that surprisingly showed itself...useless.
Still, I installed Divx Player and was able to at least get the files to play, though they’re awfully slowed down and without audio sync.

I can’t honestly think of what might be causing this problem. Maybe the ffdshow configuration?

Again I ask for any piece of enlightment anybody might have on this...
If it helps, here’s what I got installed atm:

FFDshow
WMP
Divx Codec (5.1)
Divx Player
Winamp (which also won’t play avis anymore)

Directx 9 is still not installing, and I haven’t tried to put Nero back yet, but I think I know what’d come of that...

That’s it.

Thanks,
Ian

HP Boy

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Hi.I have recently also incurred A problem with all avi files. Some will not play on wmp,divx or media center and will display an error msg that says wmp needs to close down due to an unknown error, “end now”. I also have a problem when i try to open any file through VLC media player the program will just shut down once i get to some other avi files.Also when i try and just open the folder in which the avi files are contained windows explorer will also show a msg saying that it has encountered a problem and needs to “end now”.

I have the ffdshow codec 2.but nothiung will work.
have also tried 2 uninstall wmp and other proigrams but 2 no avail.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Honeymarley1

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I am getting the same problem, i was using cususoft to convert my avi files and it kept shuting down, thought it was a problem with the software so then i installed aviwin and the same thing happens.....

also i can open in VLP player but i have to click on it quickly otherwise i get the same error msg as above and the app closes and freezes for a while..

what do i have to install to help with my avi files??

Honeymarley

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Check if you have divx or xvid codec.Or you’d better have k-lite codec.If still can’t play avi file,maybe the file is broken.

angelsway

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i have the same problem with vlc player recently. it was working fine two days ago but now every time i try to play a file it says “vlc media player has encountered a problem....blah blah... and suddenly shuts down. i reinstalled it but it still won’t work. what should i do?

samscarpello

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Try shutting it down hard by holding the power button until it’s black. Also try accessories/system tools/system restore to an earlier date.