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September 07, 2008  
Subject: WMP 11 wont play any videos anymore - Help! :(
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
Date: 7/16/2008 9:34:00 PM
From: =?Utf-8?B?Z29uem8=?= [Email Address Protection]

I am running Vista and recently my WMP 11 quit working with any videos, even
ones it used to play before. It's been a whlie since I tried to watch videos
so I don't know the moment it happened.

I have tried to install and uninstall many codec packs (K-lite, divx, xvid,
ace, etc). The videos play fine in the Divx player, but when they play in
WMP11 I get only audio, no video.

I have even tried to play older videos that I know worked previously with
WMP 11. These videos also play OK on my desktop running Vista.

Thanks in advance...

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Subject: Re: WMP 11 wont play any videos anymore - Help! :(
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
Date: 7/25/2008 12:07:22 PM
From: "zachd [MSFT]" [Email Address Protection]


ACE would just make things worse. It and Nimo are the most incompetent
unsupported dead codec packs out there.

Since this *had* worked, there was no reason at all that you needed a codec
pack, and they would have just made things worse.

I would attempt to deal with this, but after installing that ghoulash of
codec packs, you kind of have done some serious damage to your system's
configuration, so a System Restore would be the only way to really get back
before that damage.
The thumbnail handler and WPG are handled slightly differently.

I would have suspected that this started out as a video card driver issue,
but it'd be hard to guess what state your system is in now. ACE installs a
bunch of horrible stuff that will crash all over the place - make sure to
use the Problem Reports and Solutions Center since generally there are
responses in place for that stupidity. =\

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Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"gonzo" <gonzo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:490F5C86-AEB3-451A-8880-64A68C870468@microsoft.com...
>I am running Vista and recently my WMP 11 quit working with any videos,
>even
> ones it used to play before. It's been a whlie since I tried to watch
> videos
> so I don't know the moment it happened.
>
> I have tried to install and uninstall many codec packs (K-lite, divx,
> xvid,
> ace, etc). The videos play fine in the Divx player, but when they play in
> WMP11 I get only audio, no video.
>
> I have even tried to play older videos that I know worked previously with
> WMP 11. These videos also play OK on my desktop running Vista.
>
> Thanks in advance...


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