Problem solved! After reading several other messages related to this
problem, I installed the 'XP Codec Pack' from www.xpcodecpack.com and that
solved the problem. WMP 10 can now play my .AVI files again.

Chuck

"ChuckyCheez" wrote:

> Hello! Is anybody out there? Can anybody answer my question?
>
> Chuck
>
> "ChuckyCheez" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply, Cari. According to www.xvid.org, vers 1.0.3 is the
> > latest stable version and, yes, I have tried installing it several times.
> > Additionally, I have another viewer (DivX Player, v2.6) which plays the file
> > correctly. However, I cannot determine what codec it is using to render the
> > file nor where its codecs are located. I would assume they are in the
> > standard C:\WINDOWS\System32 folder.
> >
> > Any other ideas or suggestions?
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > > Did you try the easiest answer.... reinstalling the latest xVid codecs?
> > > --
> > > Cari (MS-MVP)
> > > Printing & Imaging
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "ChuckyCheez" <ChuckyCheez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:A53E85DB-9A67-4177-8A37-6BB5F5211AF8@microsoft.com...
> > > > I'm running WinXP Pro SP2.
> > > >
> > > > When I try to play an .AVI file, Windows Media Player, v10.00.00.3646
> > > > reports:
> > > >
> > > > 'Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support
> > > > the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the
> > > > file.' Error ID = 0xC00D1199, Condition ID = 0x00000000
> > > >
> > > > GSpot, v2.21 reports the file needs '4CC: xvid, Name: XviD' and '2
> > > > compatible codecs installed'. (They are XviD MPEG-4 Codec and XviD MPEG-4
> > > > Video Decoder). Yet when I try to have GSpot render the file, it reports:
> > > >
> > > > 'Rendering failed. DirectShow was unable to render the file. Following
> > > > is
> > > > the error it reported:
> > > >
> > > > 0x80040265: VFW_E_UNSUPPORTED_STREAM - Cannot play back the file. The
> > > > format is unsupported.'
> > > >
> > > > Koepi's XviD, v1.0.3 binary has been installed and there are no other
> > > > competing codecs that I can determine.
> > > >
> > > > What can I do to correct this problem and play .AVI files in Windows Media
> > > > Player?
> > >
> > >
> > >