The problem has occured with all my downloaded avi files. 4 movies and 2 tv shows. They were working so perfectly and I was so stoked about them, but now it is just audio. I even downloaded a newer version of wmp (11) and still same problem (codec detected, but only audio plays). I also downloaded a new half hour avi tv show to see if maybe a new download would work proper, nope. Thanks for trying to help. In the mean time I'll try downloading the player you suggested.

Thanks for the VLC info. I downloaded it and all my files play fine on it. I'll just us it instead of the troublesome wmp. Thanx