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Question

videos won't play

by Jun 28, 2011 2:52PM PDT
when i try to play ANY videos, they constantly start and stop..it will play a few seconds and then stop for about 15 seconds(?) and then start playing again and then the same thing over..please help me..i am not a computer geek and i used to be able to play them..what has happened?????

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What changed?
by Forum moderator Jun 28, 2011 8:48PM PDT

What changed on this computer since you used to be able to play videos?

What computer is this, make and model, and which Operating System?

Do you mean videos where you have the video file stored on your computer's hard drive, or videos you can play in a web browser?

Mark

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What I woudl try next?
by Forum moderator Jun 29, 2011 2:41AM PDT

VLC PLAYER. It's over at download.com

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Codec update
by Jun 29, 2011 9:11PM PDT

This is a typical problem with video codecs. They need to be updated. Search in Google K-Lite codec, and download it. After the installation everything should be OK.

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