I have video's in the library of my windows media 11 player, but when i play them there is no picture just sound. There is a picture displayed on the thumbnail in the library. I have tried everything codecs etc. does anyone know what the problem is?

Hello Darren Welcome to PCHF

I know you said you tried codecs, but it's still most likely a codec problem.

If you don't care to use WMP for any specific reason, try using VLC media player...found here - VLC Media Player - Reviews and free VLC Media Player downloads at Download.com

It's a very simple player. It has a small profile. That player pretty much plays everything...including DVDs. It's completely free.

Hope that helps!

Hello Wadd, If i put a dvd in the cd drive it will play fine on the wmp 11, i get both picture and sound. But all the videos i've downloaded from the internet onto my hard drive will not work work, i just get sound. I will download the player you told me about and see what happens. Darren

Thanks Wadd you are a superstar, after downloading the VLC player it played the media files, both picture and sound. So i tried to play them through wmp 11 and hey presto picture and sound

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