I also am out of ideas here, the XP Codec Pack should have done the trick,
the only thing I can think of is that the codec(s) already installed are
corrupt and in need of removal.
"GeraldNZ" <GeraldNZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your message Wojo.
>
> I went to the site and downloaded the XP Codec Pack, installed it but the
> WMM problem isn't resolved.
>
> Can you suggest / indicate the oppropriate set of codecs I should
> download.
>
> I have also downloaded and installed the latest DivX but that hasn't
> resolved the issue either. Any further idea would be appreciated as I am
> out
> of them myself.
>
> Cheers
>
> "Wojo" wrote:
>
>> Check out this site to download the codec:
>> http://www.free-codecs.com/
>> -Wojo
>>
>> "GeraldNZ" <GeraldNZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CC42C8FB-E0EB-41D1-A667-9ACAA8D7E117@microsoft.com...
>> >I have an AVI file of my son's graduation which will play in Media
>> >Player 9
>> > on my old computer running ME. I cannot run it in MP9 on my new machine
>> > running XP Home. I get the sound track but no video.
>> >
>> > I wish to create a movie from this using WMM but cannot import it into
>> > WMM.
>> > I get an error message advising the appropriate codec is not available.
>> > Despite attempts to automatically download the codec WMM is unable to
>> > do
>> > so.
>> >
>> > Can anyone tell me how I can resolve this issue.
>>
>>
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