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<blockquote data-quote="Scythe42" data-source="post: 895008" data-attributes="member: 95833">Codec hell. Too many players installed, merits are FUBAR.&nbsp;Can be easily solved. Probably a result of installing various players after codec/codec packs, trying out stuff, doing updates of them they don't handle correctly and so on until the various software screwed the system up big time. Merits need to be cleaned to a state you can work with.&nbsp;- Remove all codecs you installed manually that didn't come from an application. Include all codec packs as well- Reset everything for Default Applications back to WMP - corrects merit stuff as well. You can change this later on a per function basis very quickly.- Repair Registry to remove orphaned entries (multiple runs until all bad subkeys are gone) - also good to have some merit checking tools checking for additional issues.&nbsp;Once you clean:&nbsp;- Install a codec pack with a decent management tool like Shark007 or whatever you prefer. Manually is also fine if you prefer it.- Set Splitter for AVI to Haali, ffdshow for xvid/xvid stuff and also for MP3 audio and you are done.&nbsp;AVI containers should be of no issues anymore.&nbsp;Some player software really screws up the system and setting everything to the codec that come with it for system defaults. Bad uninstallers and so on.&nbsp;General recommendation: try out various media player software in a VM or at least make a restoration point or use tools like Acronis True Image to revert to a state you backed up that works properly. Just in case. The problem could be there for a very long time and just manifests now on this special case.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scythe42, post: 895008, member: 95833"] Codec hell. Too many players installed, merits are FUBAR. Can be easily solved. Probably a result of installing various players after codec/codec packs, trying out stuff, doing updates of them they don't handle correctly and so on until the various software screwed the system up big time. Merits need to be cleaned to a state you can work with. - Remove all codecs you installed manually that didn't come from an application. Include all codec packs as well - Reset everything for Default Applications back to WMP - corrects merit stuff as well. You can change this later on a per function basis very quickly. - Repair Registry to remove orphaned entries (multiple runs until all bad subkeys are gone) - also good to have some merit checking tools checking for additional issues. Once you clean: - Install a codec pack with a decent management tool like Shark007 or whatever you prefer. Manually is also fine if you prefer it. - Set Splitter for AVI to Haali, ffdshow for xvid/xvid stuff and also for MP3 audio and you are done. AVI containers should be of no issues anymore. Some player software really screws up the system and setting everything to the codec that come with it for system defaults. Bad uninstallers and so on. General recommendation: try out various media player software in a VM or at least make a restoration point or use tools like Acronis True Image to revert to a state you backed up that works properly. Just in case. The problem could be there for a very long time and just manifests now on this special case. [/QUOTE]

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