Windows Media Player Wont Play "mpeg" Movie File

omel wrote: just to make myself clear i repeat its XviD codec not DivX

How do i do that ? From Xvid to Mpeg?

I tried Mamlaka’s suggestion and installed the codec, did not work for me. mpegs play fine in other types of software but not in Windows media player it crashes every time. Also having a problem just viewing some mpegs just in windows explorer it will crash also just looking at a file with them in it. I have Windows XP pro.

Any Suggestions?

Microsoft is crap why should i spend all my money on a notebook with windows paranoid then have to spend all my spare time downloading missing codec’s what an absolute waist of my time and money you can stick windows up your arse bill!

First off. My mpeg files have worked fine until about a week ago, now they don’t. I checked for codecs on G-Spot and it claims I have the necessary codecs. The mpeg files won’t play on DivX or Power DVD either. I believe the problem is being caused by trojans. Most websites including MSN and Yahoo -responsible folks who should know by now- insist on users having java and active X running, in spite of the fact, that runing on medium security does not protect the user at all. Anti Virus and Anti spyware programs don’t permanently remove these problems, and some of them will spam a trojan or a worm on one’s system the offer to fix the problem with purchase of their lousy product. In fact they’ll even let the user run a scan to show what the user the trojan and state the user must buy their stinking product to remove the pest. These malwares often cause windows explorer -ya' know “my computer”?- to drive processor usage up to 100% thus locking up access to what’s on the harddrive. These malwares put out by the bloated Calvin Klein business pigs also cause many programs to stop functioning. Almost all websites leave these trojans on our PCs with impunity and the anti softwares do not remove these problems unless the user pays the company who put the malicious code on his/her system for their product. AVG doesn’t work, nor does McAfee or Norton. Spybot or Adaware. We literally have to pay ransom to these pigs and they are legally allowed to do this. Here’s a url from one of these pigs, I haven’t been able to shake the garbage this spam put on my PC, I even did everything I know to remove this gem manually, http://systemerrorfixer.com/clean/?cmpname=swpges31&eai=swp_ges&eli=6253&eaf=pp_690679815&cmpname=null&420e5-20057&mt_info=4141_0_1557. Yet these pigs have the nerve to try and sell me their product. MSN, Yahoo and other legit pages should allow us to access their sites under high security so we don’t accidentally enter other pages with the low security settings, -sometimes we forget to reset-. Bottom line, STOP BLAMING THE USER FOR OPERATING SYSTEM AND BROWSER DEFICIENCIES MICROSOFT. You built the deficiencies in not us. Give solutions not excuses.

I didn’t type the message that way, I have the original and the sentences about software companies planting viruses wasn’t misworded nor mispunctuated like they came out in the post. This happens a lot too.

i really pissed about this because i just bought a new phone specifically becuase i had a whole library of mpeg-4s i think and was supposed to be able to watch them in hidef, but its a windows mobile phone and is synced with mindows media player so the peice of — — wont play it at all

That did not work i tried playing a dvd then getting the dvd i downloaded to play an it still didnt work..
okay i dowloaded a movie from limewire an now it wont play i downloaded the DivX converter thing an now i have no clue what to do. this makes no sense to me i can play mpeg and mpg but not avi i have a brandnew laptop and its windows vista and i’m gin crazy to try an figure out how to fix this someone please please help me. Thanks a bunch

Thanks. Uninstalling the Samsung Mobile Software got the mpg files working again in windows media player 11.

try to download ( mpc star 2.2 player) and forget windo midiaplayers and enjoy all video file types if you download bitcomit you can find it there and its free.

Wow i’ve been trying to find a solution to this problem, and finally.. i saw a post about Samsung software.. i uninstalled all my samsung mobile software, and suddenly my mpeg files played fine on WMP.. i think everyone whos having this proble should see if they have a samsung mobile phone.. cause this definately was the culprit in my situation

i tried to download an avi files and it only play into e.m. total video player,, i wani it to play also into windows media player, but avi files doesnt open into wmp or real player, can you help me?? i dont know what to do,, instead im searching and searching ..im only 13 years old,, and i want my favorite video to transfer also nto my cellphone,,

what did you mean an samsung mobile software can help our probe??ok i try it thaknks..

we have the same problem? id tried to download an youtube video and play it into my flash player..any avi and flv files didnt work into real player and wmp files..if you want your mpeg files or avi files to play into wmp..dpat may converter..

That’s all great but what if I can’t uninstall Samsumg PC Studio from my PC what then???!!!!Help.Anybody

ok I had the same problem and I think its that our computers are too week to play it so you need to turn off a couple of options.

go to tools > options > Performance > advance, turn off video mixing renderer and all legacy video rederers.

this does nothing to the picture (i think it looks better if you ask me) plus it gets rid of that annoying blank screen.

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I am facing the same problem right now. i am not able to play any MPEG files on Windows media player or in NERO. In WMA i could hear the sound but there is no video and in NERO its the same thing there is no video but i could hear the sound. Then one of my friend told me to try mpplayerc and i downloaded that for free from the internet. In mpplayerc the video is working fine for me but there is no sound . what should i do now. i have so many MPEG files and all of them are important videos that i must see. It would be wonderful if somebody tell me how to solve this problem.

I keep getting a message saying “No compatible decoder installed” It happened suddenly! Also, I cant uninstall WMP11. Each time I try, it only allows me to “rollback”. Any suggestions on uninstalling WMP so I can download an earlier version? I think WMP11 has flaws

HI MY NAME IS KATHY , I HAVE A KODAK EASYSHARE Z612 , I CAN RECORD VIDEOS BUT WHEN I DOWNLOAD TO COMPUTER , AND I WANT THEM TO GO TO WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER , IT WONT PLAY AT ALL , CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO DO THIS PROCESS

Thank you KPaxian! FFDShow worked like a charm! Much Appreciated.

Well i have kinda of the same problem. Ok so here it is im Trying to make vids for youtube you see,but it says this ( The file C:/user/owner/downloads/.htm cannot be imported because the Codec required to play the file is not installed on your computer. If you have already tried to download and install the codec,close and restart Windows Movie Maker,and then try to import the fiel again) I’ve done everything. Now im wondering if its just the Movie Maker im thinking about getting maybe a different one...