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Videos in Media Player are all black

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by steveo65, 2010/01/08.

  1. 2010/01/08
    steveo65

    steveo65 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    When I try to play any video in media player it is just a blue or black with sound but no picture.:(
     
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    Hi Steve,

    Looks like you're missing some codecs, you could try downloading a pack from Free-Codecs and let us know how you get on (the XP Codec Pack looks promising).
     
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  4. 2010/01/09
    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Hi Steve. You can also try installing K lite Codec Pack from here. The K lite codec pack also enables you to play DVDs using Windows Media Player. Let us know how the videos play after installing the codecs.
     
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  5. 2010/01/09
    steveo65

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    installed the Klite pack now nothing happens except for an error. I'm worse off than when I started. Does anyone know how to uninstall WMP so I can re-instal and start over?
     
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    steveo65

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    Also, I'm using windows 7. Will the XP codecs work?
     
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    wildfire

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    Steve,

    You could try Fix WMP from the windows club.
     
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  8. 2010/01/10
    steveo65

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    Fix WMP

    :confused: I ran the fix WMP and now I'm back to where I started. The files play the sound only. The screen plays the visualizations, but not the actual video. The videos are good, because they all played before. :confused:
     
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  9. 2010/01/11
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    What type of file are you trying to play? Will it play .wmv??
    Most of the time Media player needs two codec packs. Divx and K-Lite are the two I use. Media Player now will handle most video files.

    Too Many codec packs really causes problems, so uinstall, uninstall, uninstall (I've been there) before adding anymore codec packs.
     
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  13. 2010/01/12
    steveo65

    steveo65 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Files are not corrupt

    :confused:The files arer all good. They are .wmv's and .avi's. They all worked before. When I try to play them, the sound is there, but no picture. All I get on the screen is the visualizations. The suggestions for the Media player downloads tell me that they don't apply to my operating system. If I go to yhe Microsoft download site, it says I already have the player and I should check for updates. There are none of course. The videos play on other players. I want my Media player to work again. Thanks to all who have given input. Does anybody know how to uninstall media player and reinstall?:confused:
     
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  14. 2010/01/12
    Evan Omo

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    Give this a shot, click Start< All Programs< Accessories< Right click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator. When the Command Prompt window opens type the following command and hit enter sfc /scannow. After SFC finishes, reboot the computer and then see if you can play the media files.
     
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  15. 2010/01/12
    steveo65

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    Tried the sfc /scannow, still the same. This also effects all the videos that I get in E-mails. I can't see anything but the visualizations. The sound is there, but no images.
     
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