you need new video drivers at least, and maybe even reinstalling or updating DirectX.
Herb...
Greetings everybody. I have a problem opening video files of any format (e.g. .avi, .mpg, etc.) now. The problem is not in the software I am using; I cannot open them with Windows Media Player, RealOne Player, WinDVD, and Divx Player. And, I don't think the problem is in codecs, as I have all the codecs installed; and otherwise, the software would ask me to download codecs or at least tells me codecs unavailable.
The video file opens, the sound is there but the picture does not appear. I can listen to the whole movie, but I can't see! Please help me; thanks.

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