Can't play avi's

[Smoothice]

Ok here is the scoop I have dl'ed a couple movies from kazza, and not only one copy but multiple copies of the same movie and none of them will play. It keeps saying "Cannot play back the file. The format is not supported" I have dl'ed and installed the Nimo Codec pak and that hasn't helped anyone have any ideas???

[Craig Tucker]

Rather than installing a codec pack (codec packs can be problematic) install the codec that your file requires. Use gspot to determine the codec that was used to encode the file. Then install that codec.

[Smoothice]

OK I have tried that, I uninstalled that nimo pack and have tried gspot, but it keeps saying that it is not a valid avi. Now that can't be true cuz I have like 40 or so copies dl'ed to try out and none of the avi's work. Do you have any other ideas please I can't be the only one that has had this problem.

[Laddydaddy]

What are you trying to play them in?

[Smoothice]

I am using windows media player on windows xp, I have as well tried to use the divx player that came with the divx codecs, and I have tried loading them into tmpenc to see if they work there and they do not. I don't understand why it would be so hard to view these files, you think that people would want you to watch them lol. I have tired a couple various codec packs and none have worked so I have unistalled them. I just don't know what to do anymore I have tried everything could think of.

[Laddydaddy]

Kaaza is known for people posting bum files on it. If gspot says your file is not a valid avi it probably isn't. Try loading your files into avicodec and see what it says.

[Smoothice]

ok I have tried to use avicodec but it says The format is unsupported. I don't know what to do cuz it is not like it is just one file it is a ton of them I hav dl'ed to try
I don't know this just sucks

[honorarybrutha]

see if you can d/l one of the files with bit torrent, then try it. i stopped using kazaa because of all the fake files.