I say it's not a codec problem from previous threads I read that said to download the xp codec. So since that didn't work, I assumed that it wasn't that. And yes that is right, its one avi file, actually 2, the only 2. And I never heard not to check the file as its downloading, I thought that is what you do so you don't get any of the b.s thats out there previewing always saved me a lot of wasted time. But I tried the Cole2K and its still not working. Do you have any other advice for this problem, otherwise I'm just gonna call it one on that file.