I've downloaded some TV shows and was trying to play them on Windows Media Player but all I got was the volume and not a picture. How do I get them to play with both the volume and a picture cause there's no point without both of them? The files are .avi files. If there is some kid of program that is needed to convert them to play, does anyone know of any that are free?

you probably need a codec. download gspot.load your movie file into it and you will see all the info you need. including what codec you need. probably divx or xvid. http://www.headbands.com/gspot/v26x... vista ultimate/sp1 120gb hdd plextor dvd-r pioneer dvd r Abit NF7-S V2.0 Mobo, xp2500 mobile @ 200x11/1.575v, 2X512 crucial Pc3200, MSI X800 Pro-TD256 AGP 256M PA9C-42CU cooper

i for got to say..........most common codecs are free. google what ever codec you need. or you can download a package of codecs. i prefer to install only the codecs i need. vista ultimate/sp1 120gb hdd plextor dvd-r pioneer dvd r Abit NF7-S V2.0 Mobo, xp2500 mobile @ 200x11/1.575v, 2X512 crucial Pc3200, MSI X800 Pro-TD256 AGP 256M PA9C-42CU cooper

Go here and get the K-Lite Codec pack. This is a very safe package to download as well, no extra surprises... http://www.free-codecs.com/download... Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity...

Just do a search for the "XP codec pack"... it pretty much has every codec you'll need for watching downloaded tv shows or movies. I'd rather download the entire pack instead of just individual codecs, because sooner or later you're bound to have a few downloaded shows or movie files that you'll eventually need a certain codec for anyway. Sarah C. ~~~~~~~ HP C410 3.6ghz P4 660-series 500gb HDD Primary 320gb HDD Secondary Windows XP Pro w/ SP2 2gb DDR

Thanks Wombat. I needed that update.

thank for all the help.