DirectVobSub doesn't work with PowerDVD

[johndoes]

Hi,

When I open a DivX/XviD avi in PowerDVD, DirectVobSub starts but exits almost immediately. All my subtitles are external and compressed with WinRAR. I'd like to be able to see them when I watch an avi in PowerDVD because for some reason, unknown to me, PowerDVD displays the avi with better quality than Windows Media Player.

So, is there a way to fix this? Is there a way to make DirectVobSub work with PowerDVD?

Thanks in advance,

John