Media Player 9 won't play audio on certain mpegs

[m1150]

Hello,

I've got a strange problem with WMP 9. The other day, I downloaded some AVI files (USFL clips from thisistheusfl.com). They wouldn't play, so I downloaded some codec pack. After restarting my computer, the AVI files would play, but now some of my MPEG files play without sound. I uninstalled the codec pack, but the files still play with no audio. Microsoft says to download WMP 11, but I'm reluctant to download a new version when the old one has worked fine until now. I'm running XP. Any ideas? Thanks.

[uesquebeathus]

Download Microsoft codecs from here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/format/codecdownload.aspx

I hope they restore the damaged group in your system.

[m1150]

Download Microsoft codecs from here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/format/codecdownload.aspx

I hope they restore the damaged group in your system.

I downloaded the codec package from the Microsoft website, but the same movie files still play with no audio. Any other ideas what could be up? Thanks.

[CBMatt]

Where did you download the codec pack mentioned in your original post?  What protection do you have?

[m1150]

Where did you download the codec pack mentioned in your original post?  What protection do you have?

This was really stupid. I don't remember where I downloaded it (maybe free-codecs.com) or what it was called. I have AVG 7.5. Thanks.

[CBMatt]

Free-codecs.com seems to check out with SiteAdvisor, so if that's where you got it from, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.  Did you download the K-Lite Codec Pack?  If not, give it a try and see if it helps.  If you're still having trouble, you just might have to update your player.