Media Player 11 problems

I have only just bought my new laptop which came with vista basic etc, for
some reason when i try to play video's that i have downloaded it gives me
sound but no picture.

how do i rectify this issue?.

also on some occassions when trying to play a video off a site it
disconnects the internet, is this down to the media player as well?

Have you installed Flash?

"stumpygoth" wrote:

> I have only just bought my new laptop which came with vista basic etc, for
> some reason when i try to play video's that i have downloaded it gives me
> sound but no picture.
>
> how do i rectify this issue?.
>
> also on some occassions when trying to play a video off a site it
> disconnects the internet, is this down to the media player as well?

the system came with adobe but i have donwloaded a couple of updates, one for
my chipset (965 express) and a couple for my wireless stuff, could this have
somehow altered the media player as it was working prior tot this ok

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Have you installed Flash?
>
> "stumpygoth" wrote:
>
> > I have only just bought my new laptop which came with vista basic etc, for
> > some reason when i try to play video's that i have downloaded it gives me
> > sound but no picture.
> >
> > how do i rectify this issue?.
> >
> > also on some occassions when trying to play a video off a site it
> > disconnects the internet, is this down to the media player as well?

Hello this is a complete answer for all videos you may run into!

download the free divx codec from
www.divx.com

download the xvid codec from
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Koepi_XviD.htm

download real alternative from
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...lternative.htm

download quicktime alternative (unless you want to use iTunes, then download
iTunes that bundles the normal quicktime player)
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...lternative.htm

the above will handle 90 % of all videos...

for everything else download GOMPLAYER that will play almost anything you
can throw at it
www.gomplayer.com


hope this helps



"stumpygoth" <> wrote in message
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>I have only just bought my new laptop which came with vista basic etc, for
> some reason when i try to play video's that i have downloaded it gives me
> sound but no picture.
>
> how do i rectify this issue?.
>
> also on some occassions when trying to play a video off a site it
> disconnects the internet, is this down to the media player as well?

Where did you download them from?
What file extension are they?
What codec(s) do they use?

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"stumpygoth" <> wrote in message
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>I have only just bought my new laptop which came with vista basic etc, for
> some reason when i try to play video's that i have downloaded it gives me
> sound but no picture.
>
> how do i rectify this issue?.
>
> also on some occassions when trying to play a video off a site it
> disconnects the internet, is this down to the media player as well?

You're listing RealAlternative twice accidentally - I imagine the second one
was meant to be QuickTime Alternative. =\

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" non flammable" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello this is a complete answer for all videos you may run into!

> download real alternative from
> http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...lternative.htm
>
> download quicktime alternative (unless you want to use iTunes, then
> download
> iTunes that bundles the normal quicktime player)
> http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...lternative.htm