your gonna be mad at this question

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i know its been posted alot of times before, butis there one windows xp hotfix that interferes with certain avi's and xvids, ive downloaded a few avi and xvid vidz lately, and i cant seem to get them to play, my real player software alweays crashes, it never did that before, not i must admit, some still play, in fact the majority of them do, its just a certain few that dont, ........where can i search for a cure..cause im pretty sure its myautomatis updates that been interfering with my vidz since ive heard abbout all these ills with sp2...holla back guys

[studtrooper]

That happened to me too on one of my PCs a few months ago. Windows Media Player was completely unresponsive. I then remembered I forgot to upgrade to Windows Media Player 9. If you haven't done that yet, I suggest doing it now as it will probably fix that problem. Plus WMP9 kicks 8's ass...

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i think i allready did, but i will check...what else did u do.....what else did anyone do?

[gitreel]

You could try another player.

I recommend bsplayer.

As far as the update interfering, I have never heard of it and I play avi's all the time.

Do you have the latest codecs?

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where can i fond the latest codecs, for vxids and avi's , in the tools section on this site, what numbwer or build is it, that might actually be the problem, i haven't updated those lately..holla back with mo info

[gitreel]

Xvid is up to version 1.2
Divx is 5.2

Or you could get a codec pack. Some do not recommend this, but it works fine for me.

You can get them from anwhere like www.doom9.org,www.afterdawn.com just to name a few.

www.divx.com
www.xvid.org

I use the kazaalite codec pack

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thanks man.....what are thenames of the codec packs u use, i know theres the nemo codec pack and stuff, when i got to this site later on what will i have look for and which one is best...holla back

[gitreel]

I used nemo for awhile, then switched to the kazaalite codec pack.

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i never knew kazaa actually distributed one, whats the need for thses codec updates anyway, its only need for rendering video right, and willi have to remove my currently used ffdshoqw, which i think is the latest build..holla back

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thanks for yalls help guys, it was a codec problem, i had to erase the ace mega codec pack i hadf installed, and update to the divx and new xvid codecs...one other thing now...i mainly use the new wmp and real player, but when ever i play my svcds (.m2v files), the file will play, buti can't forward the video to lets say the 2 minutes mark or wherever i want it...i have the m2v codec installed , should i use another player, is there another something i need to install...holla back with any suggestions

[gitreel]

i never knew kazaa actually distributed one, whats the need for thses codec updates anyway, its only need for rendering video right, and willi have to remove my currently used ffdshoqw, which i think is the latest build..holla back

With each codec update, bugs are corrected and improvements are made to the encoding engine. You might also run across something that uses the latest codecs and you would need the latest to decode it.

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but what about the m2v codec in my last post, please adrress that question..holla back with what you think...

[gitreel]

Try using powerDVD or windvd.

The m2v is mpeg2.

Or you could try using videolan.

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i can move it, when using both these programs, i wanna move it when im playing them in wmp 10 and real player...any more help?

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i have both on mysystem, is that a problem..holla back

[gitreel]

No. That is not a problem but they really are just basic dvd players.

For more features you need to try powerDVD or windvd.

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i really donw wanna use those dvd players, all the time just to play my music vidz, id like to play them on wmp 10 or realplayer..but if thats what i must do so be it...

[gitreel]

You don't need to use them all the time, just use them for your mpeg2 stuff if you want more features.

Like I said realplayer and windows media player just provide basic no frills dvd playing.

There are lots of players.

I use bsplayer for my normal stuff and powerdvd for my dvd's.

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cool, i have bs player, can you scroll your music vidz ahead in bs player..holla

[gitreel]

Yeah, just move the slider

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lol....cool