computer freezes when playing specific video codec

[ZoMbIe828]

According to GSpot, the video codec is "WMV3" "WMP v9 (VC-1 Simple/Main)". GSpot says the codec is installed.

When I play an avi that has this video codec with any media player, my computer freezes up and I have to restart.
The only thing that can play them is VLC media player (which has crappy subtitles support).

I tried installing windows media player 11, hoping it would fix it. But nothing changed.

Please help.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

If that particular codec is giving you trouble, why don't you just stop using it to create your .AVIs?

Post a screencapture of the GSpot information screen here...

[ZoMbIe828]

The problem got fixed after installing ffdshow.

Sorry for the trouble, and thanks for the reply. :)

[setarip_old]

Glad to hear you've resolved things ;>}