"bxf" <bill@topman.net> wrote in message
news:1131362770.204191.99050@g49g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm not sure, but if I recall correctly, WMP enables you to control the
> speed only when viewing WMV files, not AVIs. On the other hand, players
> like Irfanview, Media Player Classic, VLC, and Zoomplayer (all free)
> enable you to control the speed of AVIs.
>

Hi bill,

The video I was playing were WMV files...

So it was quite strange.

Also I would like to ask:

Is there a way to do speed-up playback while watching online video, instead
of downloading them first then playing locally?

I hope I can adjust the playback speed when watching video lectures on
line... because the video content is synchonized with slideshows, so if I
download them and playback locally, the slideshow feature will be lost...

If Media Player Classic can do this, how can I set it to be the default
media player in the IE browser?

Thanks a lot!