If you want to view file extensions that aren't being displayed...

1. Open the folder where the files are located
2. Click on 'Tools' from the top row of the window (ie. File - Edit - View - Favorites - Tools - Help) and select 'Folder Options'
3. A new window will open. Click on the 'View' tab.
4. Uncheck the box titled 'Hide File Extensions from Known File Types'
5. Click 'Apply', and 'Ok'

that should allow you to view file types in the future.


Now, a couple of questions --

1. What are -all- the programs you have tried opening this file in? Can you open the Windows Media Player by itself (click Start - Programs - Windows Media Player)?

2. Just to confirm -- this is happening opening ALL AVI files, not just the newly downloaded ones?

3. Its possible you have a corrupted program, but if it's failing in ALL programs you might have a corrupted set of codecs -- usually downloading and installing DivX will install the most common codecs to play the files. Codecs are a pain in the rear - from my understanding theres wayyyy many programs to create movie files, and all do differnet encoding even if its the same file type (ie. AVI), so codecs tell the computer how to handle the audio and video streams. Try the free download - http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/

-- you mentioned that you also had Media Player Classic -- you could also try reinstalling Media Player Classic from http://www.free-codecs.com/Media_Pla...c_download.htm

4. One other thing you can try doing is Removing / Readding the Windows Media Player:
- Click on Start - Settings - Control Panel
- Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon
- From the tabs on the left side of the window, select the 'ADD/REMOVE Windows Components' option
- Scroll to the bottom of the list and uncheck the 'Windows Media Player' option.
- Click Next, and click Finished. It should be removed from your system (confirm by checking the list in Start-Programs -- it should be gone from here). Close all open windows
- Download Windows Media Player 10 from microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...0/default.aspx . Download to your computer and then run the file once its downloaded. Its about 23MB so may take a little bit. Run the file and follow the prompts, and try rebooting your computer once its done.

Thats all I can think of for now


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