How do I get "avi" files to work on my computer?

Question

I have Windows XP if that helps. Thanks for any info you can give me!

Answer 1

you have to get the right codec to make it work,but you have to check other avi videos and if all is not running so you need to download codec.

the reason to check other avi files is that some avi files are corrupted specially the downloaded ones from file sharing programs.

Answer 2

You probably either dont have the player or codec to watch the video.

For a player use vlc player:http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

for a codec go to this site: http://www.cccp-project.net/

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Answer 4

AVI files are just file containers for other formats like DIVX. You can play them through Windows Media Player with the right codec or get another media player.

I recommend using VLC media player (it can play anything). Best part is it's free, open source and completely free of spyware. It is also the most popular player out there.

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

If you also want free codecs, the Divx codec or K-Lite codec pack or should allow your media player (e.g. Windows Media Player) to able to play 99% of all the videos that you download from the internet including AVI.

Answer 5

Hello,   Try  Veoh, also DIVX, will do it and so will Bit Zip.  All three are free, and can be downloaded. I like all three but Bit zip is a better program but want to be the boss, so you need to take the time to learn how to use it and set it to do what you want. These three programs will allow you to play movies you download from the internet, both free movies and ones you pay to download. The Bit zip will also recode from one format to another, and there are several other free programs you can download to recode movies to a playable format such as Windows Media Player, Veoh etc, . Good Luck.  

Answer 6

VLC player is great.

it allows almost any format to play. even video's!

heres the link.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

try it out ;)