Dan, Tried VLC Media Player??

Take a look here for links to lots of different codec packs and Players. CODECs list for Movies/Audio/ Alternate players / Video help forums/ video-mp3 fixers

Within that thread is a link to download VLC player...it's free & has codecs installed to play most file types. It's a very reliable player.

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VLC media player plays almost ALL files.....i agree with everyone whos says that VLCs the way 2 go. Yer it may not have many...(any) flashy features...or great DVD quilaty video, but its the way to go if you cant play a movie!

can i burn to a dvd disk with it 2?

No. You'll have to have software like Nero, that will convert and burn. VLC is just a player.

You can take a look at what I use. It will do just about anything that you will need and it's less expensive than Nero.


AVS Video Tools, Video Converter, Audio Tools, Video Editor, DVD Player, DVD Copy, TV Box.

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I am fairly new here and I recently downloaded a file with this ending :dvdrip.xvid.axxo. I believe this is a .avi file format right? I have downloaded the VLC player and when i open the file it does nothing but the progressor at the bottom moves to the end and it takes about 10-15 seconds to do so. I have also downloaded the codecs suggested for WMP and installed them but WMP still says the same thing as before. It says it cannot play the file. I am stumped!

Probably a fake file. The network is loaded with them. ALWAYS check video files with Bitzi.

How to use Bitzi Web Lookup .. & How to use Magnet Links & Direct Connect/Browse/Chat

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Hey thanks,
I bet there is a lot of fake ones I've tried downloading it about 3 times and each time got that error. I will use your advice before i download next time. Thank you.

Hey i'm sorry b/c you guys made it clear what I should do but I still have a question. I downloaded the vistacodec package and was unable to play the movie and I know it's not a fake. I want to DL the VLC media player but there's several different versions to DL. There's a self extracting one and a zip kind. I don't know too much about computers. Which one would be right?Thks in advance

selfextracting is fine..zip is too

I wonder about avi files too. Where are they coming from. Sometimes its the only one that comes up. I'll wait until someone gets it figured out. Also, what about youtube videos. Can they be played and burned? I'm mostly looking for old stuff.