Indeo 5.0 codec gives me crashes

[Flexy]

(Specs: XP SP2, ATI X850XT, 1 Gig ram)

well as you probably know the Indeo 5.0 codec is standard with windows.

I have some older vids taken with a webcam which use this codec.

The PROBLEM is that this codec/video constantly causes me crashes.

Eg. i have a folder with videos which use the Indea 5.0 codec - i use the normal explorer and want it to show thumbs.....it reads some videos and then quits to desktop without an error-msg.

(Same behavior in acdsee or any other viewer).

The videos ITSELF all play. I tested the vids with Gspot and even re-installed the Indeo 5.0 codec (the ligos indeo 5.11 codec, newest version because i thought the bugs might be out).

I check my system with sherlock codec checker and other tools and i am pretty confident nothing is wrong.

I need to browse my pictures/video folders and see whats in it...make some free space....but i get major headaches because i just CANT see thumbnails because all my attempts to check whats in a folder result in crashing to desktop if i check the option to also show media files (in acdsee etc.)

[foxyshadis]

One of the videos is probably corrupt (end cut off or something like that), which the default Windows media viewer doesn't handle well at all. If you're willing to give up thumbnails, try running this command: "regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll" and restart (or kill and restart explorer)

Even if you still want them, give that command a shot, run them all through virtualdub to see which one needs repairing, then run "regsvr32 shmedia.dll" to get them back.