wm player ..winamp...tmpge probs

[winny22]

hi i cant play any movies on my machine xp pro. tried wm player...winamp...and cant even load a movie into tmpge...the system just hangs (hour glass goin round and round) it was fine around 5 days ago.. dont know whats wrong..were do i start remove codecs and reload em....remove media players and reinstall em ...or is it something a little more easier than that....or more complex.....any ideas were to start the troubleshooting would be appreciated thanxs.....p.s i cant even take my pc back to a restore point ????????? thanxs again

[mats.hogberg]

cant play any movies

That's a pretty general way of defining your problems. If you could give the specifics of some of the movies that wont play (mpg/avi/codecs & cetera) someone might be able to help you...

/Mats

[winny22]

it wont play nothing avi mpg divx etc thanxs

[jimmalenko]

The automated NOOB response:
We are not a helpdesk. Attempt to help yourself first and we can offer alternatives.

To be constructive, It seems strange that not 1 file will play in WMP. That sounds to me like codecs could be a problem. Try reinstalling them first. The fact that you can't go back to a system restore indicates that there might be something wrong with Windows itself. AS a last resort, reinstall windows, and I mean the long way. Reformat first and reinstall from scratch. If this is not an option, drop your box into you local computer store.

[dcsos]

Try an audio file

pick one try all
1. wav
2. mp3
3 midi

and tell us what happens..
Alternately download a version of VLC from Videolan.org that doesn't install and try to play a clip by dragging it to vlc 6.0 or less
-------------------------------
-----------------

it wont play nothing avi mpg divx etc thanxs

upon re reading this because you're douubly negative ..you then have no problems...! Congrats :-)

[mats.hogberg]

Installed any cool codec pack lately? Then I suggest you follow jimmalenkos advice, and go for a full reinstall.

/Mats