No Video

[JSM]

About a month ago I had to re-install Windows XP Pro SP2. Since then
I've been unable to play video files through any programs (Winamp,
Realplayer and Windows Media Player 11). When I try and play a file I
get audio, but no picture. Even files I was able to play before the
re-install won't play. Realplayer tries to find software on it's own,
without luck. Can anyone help me with this problem?

[S.Sengupta]

Check your graphic card.Visit the manufacturer's site to download and
install the latest driver.

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

JSM wrote:

> About a month ago I had to re-install Windows XP Pro SP2. Since then
> I've been unable to play video files through any programs (Winamp,
> Realplayer and Windows Media Player 11). When I try and play a file I
> get audio, but no picture. Even files I was able to play before the
> re-install won't play. Realplayer tries to find software on it's own,
> without luck. Can anyone help me with this problem?
>

[Frank]

JSM wrote:
|| About a month ago I had to re-install Windows XP Pro SP2. Since then
|| I've been unable to play video files through any programs (Winamp,
|| Realplayer and Windows Media Player 11). When I try and play a file
|| I get audio, but no picture. Even files I was able to play before
|| the re-install won't play. Realplayer tries to find software on
|| it's own, without luck. Can anyone help me with this problem?

XP is the operating system. Now you must
reinstall the drivers, codecs, applications etc.

[Linda]

I have a problem with one of my DVD's, the problem is that my DVD Player
shows that my DVD is not inserted when it is. When I try to play the dvd
nothing happens and a window pops up asking to insert the disc, I can play
other dvd's but not this one. When I put the dvd into the home dvd player it
works, but not in my computer. I am running Windows Home XP SP2, all updates
are installed through windows update. It used to work on my computer.

"Frank" wrote:

> JSM wrote:
> || About a month ago I had to re-install Windows XP Pro SP2. Since then
> || I've been unable to play video files through any programs (Winamp,
> || Realplayer and Windows Media Player 11). When I try and play a file
> || I get audio, but no picture. Even files I was able to play before
> || the re-install won't play. Realplayer tries to find software on
> || it's own, without luck. Can anyone help me with this problem?
>
> XP is the operating system. Now you must
> reinstall the drivers, codecs, applications etc.
>
>
>

[JSM]

S.Sengupta wrote:
> Check your graphic card.Visit the manufacturer's site to download and
> install the latest driver.
>
> regards,
> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
> JSM wrote:
>
>> About a month ago I had to re-install Windows XP Pro SP2. Since then
>> I've been unable to play video files through any programs (Winamp,
>> Realplayer and Windows Media Player 11). When I try and play a file I
>> get audio, but no picture. Even files I was able to play before the
>> re-install won't play. Realplayer tries to find software on it's own,
>> without luck. Can anyone help me with this problem?
>>
>
I just tried this. It didn't work. Any other suggestions?

[Wojo]

This may sound like a silly question but what color is the data side of the
DVD?
Some DVD players will not recognize a colored DVD.
One of my laptop's, for instance, can't burn to black CDR's.
I don't think the machine is racist or it will be gone.
--
-Wojo
MVP - Windows Digital Media
Wojo's Web: www.wojos-web.co.nr

"Linda" > wrote in message
...
>I have a problem with one of my DVD's, the problem is that my DVD Player
> shows that my DVD is not inserted when it is. When I try to play the dvd
> nothing happens and a window pops up asking to insert the disc, I can play
> other dvd's but not this one. When I put the dvd into the home dvd player
> it
> works, but not in my computer. I am running Windows Home XP SP2, all
> updates
> are installed through windows update. It used to work on my computer.
>
> "Frank" wrote:
>
>> JSM wrote:
>> || About a month ago I had to re-install Windows XP Pro SP2. Since then
>> || I've been unable to play video files through any programs (Winamp,
>> || Realplayer and Windows Media Player 11). When I try and play a file
>> || I get audio, but no picture. Even files I was able to play before
>> || the re-install won't play. Realplayer tries to find software on
>> || it's own, without luck. Can anyone help me with this problem?
>>
>> XP is the operating system. Now you must
>> reinstall the drivers, codecs, applications etc.
>>
>>
>>

[Wojo]

"Frank" > wrote in message
...
> JSM wrote:
> || About a month ago I had to re-install Windows XP Pro SP2. Since then
> || I've been unable to play video files through any programs (Winamp,
> || Realplayer and Windows Media Player 11). When I try and play a file
> || I get audio, but no picture. Even files I was able to play before
> || the re-install won't play. Realplayer tries to find software on
> || it's own, without luck. Can anyone help me with this problem?
>
> XP is the operating system. Now you must
> reinstall the drivers, codecs, applications etc.
>
>

Exactly.
Start out with the Windows XP Codec pack:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/XP_Codec_Pack.htm
And the video drivers as Sengupta said.
--
-Wojo
MVP - Windows Digital Media
Wojo's Web: www.wojos-web.co.nr

[Linda]

The disc is not a colored DVD. It used to work and then all of a sudden it
just quit working on my computer, but if I use the DVD player that is
connected to the TV it works.

"Wojo" wrote:

> This may sound like a silly question but what color is the data side of the
> DVD?
> Some DVD players will not recognize a colored DVD.
> One of my laptop's, for instance, can't burn to black CDR's.
> I don't think the machine is racist or it will be gone.
> --
> -Wojo
> MVP - Windows Digital Media
> Wojo's Web: www.wojos-web.co.nr
>
> "Linda" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I have a problem with one of my DVD's, the problem is that my DVD Player
> > shows that my DVD is not inserted when it is. When I try to play the dvd
> > nothing happens and a window pops up asking to insert the disc, I can play
> > other dvd's but not this one. When I put the dvd into the home dvd player
> > it
> > works, but not in my computer. I am running Windows Home XP SP2, all
> > updates
> > are installed through windows update. It used to work on my computer.
> >
> > "Frank" wrote:
> >
> >> JSM wrote:
> >> || About a month ago I had to re-install Windows XP Pro SP2. Since then
> >> || I've been unable to play video files through any programs (Winamp,
> >> || Realplayer and Windows Media Player 11). When I try and play a file
> >> || I get audio, but no picture. Even files I was able to play before
> >> || the re-install won't play. Realplayer tries to find software on
> >> || it's own, without luck. Can anyone help me with this problem?
> >>
> >> XP is the operating system. Now you must
> >> reinstall the drivers, codecs, applications etc.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

[Wojo]

hmmm, don't really have an answer then except to say that sometimes computer
DVD drives are more "finicky" about the conditions of the discs they play.

"Linda" > wrote in message
...
> The disc is not a colored DVD. It used to work and then all of a sudden it
> just quit working on my computer, but if I use the DVD player that is
> connected to the TV it works.
>
> "Wojo" wrote:
>
>> This may sound like a silly question but what color is the data side of
>> the
>> DVD?
>> Some DVD players will not recognize a colored DVD.
>> One of my laptop's, for instance, can't burn to black CDR's.
>> I don't think the machine is racist or it will be gone.
>> --
>> -Wojo
>> MVP - Windows Digital Media
>> Wojo's Web: www.wojos-web.co.nr
>>
>> "Linda" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I have a problem with one of my DVD's, the problem is that my DVD Player
>> > shows that my DVD is not inserted when it is. When I try to play the
>> > dvd
>> > nothing happens and a window pops up asking to insert the disc, I can
>> > play
>> > other dvd's but not this one. When I put the dvd into the home dvd
>> > player
>> > it
>> > works, but not in my computer. I am running Windows Home XP SP2, all
>> > updates
>> > are installed through windows update. It used to work on my computer.
>> >
>> > "Frank" wrote:
>> >
>> >> JSM wrote:
>> >> || About a month ago I had to re-install Windows XP Pro SP2. Since
>> >> then
>> >> || I've been unable to play video files through any programs (Winamp,
>> >> || Realplayer and Windows Media Player 11). When I try and play a
>> >> file
>> >> || I get audio, but no picture. Even files I was able to play before
>> >> || the re-install won't play. Realplayer tries to find software on
>> >> || it's own, without luck. Can anyone help me with this problem?
>> >>
>> >> XP is the operating system. Now you must
>> >> reinstall the drivers, codecs, applications etc.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>