Can hear but can not see any picture

[justalice]

Hi ... I downloaded a movie with Limewire pro , I was able to view the movie without a problem with WMP but now after a few weeks has gone by ? I can only hear the movie and see a blank/black screen , Is there a fix for this ? Can someone please point me in the direction I need to take to correct this ? I'm using xp home sp2 , Thanks

BTW here some info on the movie

Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Format/Family : RIFF
File size : 701 MiB
PlayTime : 1h 33mn
Bit rate : 1045 Kbps
Video #0
Codec : DivX 3 Low
Codec/Family : MPEG-4
Codec settings/Packe : No
PlayTime : 1h 33mn
Bit rate : 936 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 352 pixels
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 24 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.173
Audio #0
Codec : MPEG-1 Audio layer 3
Codec profile : Joint stereo
PlayTime : 1h 33mn
Bit rate : 96 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Writing library : Xing (very old)

[Lord of the Rings]

CODEC issue. Either download the codec. Or else, we normally recommend this player: VLC - (click on link) _ (choose nearest mirror site) as it has in-built codecs & is generally very reliable.

To see what VLC can play, see VLC - Features

Else, get the divx or Xvid codecs.

[justalice]

Hi ... Thanks for your help I went to use that player you mention and it does the samething with that player as well , I can only hear the movie not see anything , Though I did once see the whole movie without any problems , just now I can't , Can you suggest what codes I need or another way to fix this ? Thanks

[Lord of the Rings]

WOW if VLC can't play it ... then I am suspicious about the file. Or about something with your system settings. Maybe someone else has ideas .. sorry. Tried rebooting? How about defragmenting your drive ... that can make a big difference since video requires fast reading from the hdd. A fragmented HDD slows reading from the drive down, & can slow your whole computer down. Try defragmenting your drives/partitions. Also try moving your file to another partition before opening.

[justalice]

You might be right about my computer , I just copy the movie onto a external drive and use it on another computer , It was ok with that computer using WMP , I am going to try a reimage option now on this comp and see if everything is ok , let you know in a few minuts , Thanks

[justalice]

Well I made an clone image and everything seem to be working good again , Though I'm curious when and how my files got corrupted ? Thanks any ways for your help and the link for that player which I am now using