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  1. 17th Mar 2006 20:49 #1
    Raven193
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    I need some help and not sure who to ask. Im new to this forum. I have a few movies on my laptop that i have on my desktop. they play on my desktop but not on my laptop. I have installed as many codecs as i can think of. Can anyone suggest a program or some codecs that play most files? I have vlc xvid divx bs player already. Apologies if it seems a stupid request
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  2. 18th Mar 2006 00:14 #2
    kschang
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    Do NOT install codecs willy nilly. They are likely to conflict and mess up your system.

    Download and install GSpot, and check what codecs does the AVI use, THEN download specific codecs that will resolve your problem.
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    I thought VLC used its own codecs ?

    Media Player Classic might be a player to try as it is also highly regarded.

    But yeah .... what kschang said re: codecs and GSpot / AVICodec / VideoInspector.
    If in doubt, Google it.
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    VLC does. However it basically only uses OS libs for decoding so there are still various propritary formats that it doesn't support.
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