Topic: DivX Direct Show Decoder

[jg]

Hi,

When I start Windows Media Player, I get the message that my DivX Direct Show Decoder is too old (divx_c32.ax) and not compatible with my OS (=Windows XP). It says that it needs 3.11 or 4.0+.

Does anyone know how I can upgrade this? (I have already tried to upgrade WMP but this does not work).

Thanks,

JG

[Lona]

Sandra is the real authority on Divx, JG,.  . She should be along later to answer all your questions.

[Simon]

Sandra should be able to help you with this, jg.  She'll no doubt be along later.  She knows all there is to know about DivX.  

[Tony]

I'll THIRD that  

[Dack]

You'll need to install the codecs

Best resource to start is over at:
www.doom9.org

Look for the links and download the Divx, Xvid and AC3 filter codecs. Install and pretty much everything should work.

Alternative download points:
for divx codecs: http://www.divx.com/divx/
for XVid codecs: http://roeder.goe.net/~koepi/xvid.shtml
and for the AC3 filter: http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net/

[jg]

Hi,

I followed the suggestion in the last post and installed these drivers. But I am afraid that did not help things. The error message is not displayed now anymore but Windows Media Player just crashes at some part in the film. Sometimes after a few seconds, sometimes later.

The funny thing is that I CAN play my films perfectly with the old Windows Media Player (version 2) but not with the newest one (version 9, I believe).

Any ideas how this can be explained?

[Dack]

Is this in VGA mode still? (As per the other problem) As that could be a major contributary factor to the problems.

[jg]

Thanks for the tip, Dack. You were quite right. These problems were related and they have both been solved.

I first tried to uninstall the monitor in Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device Manager and subsequently booted again in normal mode (so just letting the computer boot without pressing F8). That did not solve it. Graphics still screwed up.

Then I did something unusual: I booted my PC in Normal mode, but not by just letting the PC boot by itself but selecting F8 and explicitely choosing Normal Mode in the menu. This solved it. (No idea why, though.)

JG

p.s. I am really starting to like PC-Pals. It has already helped me solve two problems. Thanks.