ok thats good thinks

not working 4 me i dowloaded codec for vista and still wont play

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