How do I find out which Codecs are installed on my Laptop?  Which ones can /
will be used by WMP V10 under WinXP Home SP3? Does WM Codecs 9 contain a full
set of codecs and are they suitable for WMP V10?

Is there any version of Windows Media Player for WinXP Home SP3 edition that
will convert DVD movies to popular video file formats such as .AVI or .WMV
for storage on the hard drive?  If not, is there an add-on available?

Windows XP SP 2 using WMP 11 to watch a DVD, or a video clip the movie will
play for 30 seconds or so and then the screen goes blank.  The audio
continues, but I'm staring at a slightly grey screen.  No other way to stop
it other than to turn the computer off.  Any thoughts or ...

OS: Windows XP Pro SP3
Machine: Acer Aspire L5100-TV
Monitor: Full HD TV connected via HDMI.
The monitor is switched off after 20 mins of no KB or mouse activity;

Can you recommend a decent, virus free FREEWARE program that will convert DVD
movies to .AVI, .WMV or other popular video file types for storage on my hard
drive?  I don't need a lot of editing capability, just something simple.

I am an ultrasonographer. When I transfer the studies which are in cypress
format to my hard disc, I right click on these files and select send to
'DVD'. After that I see a pop up saying files are ready to be written on dvd
and that's how I make a dvd of the studies. Same thing ...

If I could get a reply that is actually helpful that would be perfect!
Before we start, I have Windows XP and am trying to watch videos
downloaded in avi format on Windows Media Player 11. The problem is tha
some of the videos won't play and others will play but have no sound

This is the second video I've made. The first one turned out
great with music, titles ,etc.
This one has about 160 photos, also with music, titles, transitions, etc.
I haven't finalized it yet because, when I preview it, the photos are very

All of a sudden for some reason, none of my dvd's will play in media player.
I get the message "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a
compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer."
Have downloaded the checkup utility, but I'm still getting the same message.

My media player gives me an error msg when i try to play a video over the
internet

I'm new at video capture and want to know if there is a benefit or downside
of selecting the box that says, "Save video clips after capture". Right now I
am capturing numerous basketball game videos that I will later consolidate to
a recruiting video. I'm not sure if the clips ...

Since i download SP3 for XP profesional, when i transfer video from sony
handy cam by USB, it records like pixcels. All videos saved earlier in Mvie
Maker plays OK. Also I have only 4 Video Effects and 4 Transitions left in
movie maker. It gives me ERROR. Movie Maker has ...

Though I am not new to PC's and XP, I have an issue for which I could please
use some help, as I don't want to screw up my system.
I am running XP Pro SP3 on a Dell Vostro 220s, and coincidentally noted that
in device manager, under display adapters, I find two instances of Intel

I have Windows XP Home Edition and am using Windows Movie Maker version 5.1
with SP3. I have had no problems saving photo files with music files into a
.wmv video, however, when I try to save photo files, music files and .wmv
video files, I get an error to check if the files have ...

Are there any (preferably free) programs for downloading video from
the internet?  I have Save2pc-YouTube which works fine for YouTube but
not for anything else.  I'd like something like that to get video's
from other sites.