Problems playing files.

i downloaded some shows today and they wont play the computer just hangs its
self up. could ir have something to do with the new windows update. i need help.
thanks

you don't go into the doctor and just say "i feel sick", and hope he has the
cure ready for you..... so why do people always describe their computer problem
symptoms so ambiguously, and expect help ??

you are going to need to give more details than "hangs its self up"..

or...just download vlc player from videolan . o r g and install it. it will
then work. if you dont trust vlc google k-lite codec pack.

ok sorry. the problem is i installed the new window update on sunday and the all
the shows i downloaded since then arent working not even in vlc player. most
programs i try to play the files with (winamp, windows media player, real
player) they all stop responding. when i try to play them in vlc player there is
no picture and it only plays for 10 seconds no sound nothing. i dont know if it
is because of the windows update, but it was my first guess.

ok, i

i would have done that a while ago myself, but damned if i could get any video
to play in linux, even the supposedly easy ubuntu. everything else works fine,
but no video even with vlc.

remove the windows update or sys restore back to saturday.

it may not be the perfect solution, but faced with trying to figure out why a
pc does what it is doing (and it taking days and days and days...) - i'd roll
the pc back.

buy a chipped xbox!

they work now. thanks anyway.

damn pcs.