Video
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Some video files do not play. | Your file may be corrupt or in an unsupported format. Open the video file in a | ||
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| video editor, and then resave the file in a supported format. | |
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Codec error messages appear |
| Open the file in Windows Media Player. Ensure that Windows Media Player is | |
when I play certain video files. configured to automatically download codecs. | |||
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| If the correct codec is available, the file will play. Note that you must be | |
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| connected to the Internet to download codec files. |
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| If the correct codec is not available, check whether an update is available | |
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| for Windows Media Player. |
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| For more information, open Windows Media Player Help and search for | |
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Error message: Files Needed | 1 | Click the Windows Start Button, | |
To Display Video Are Missing |
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or Corrupt. | 2 | Under Tasks, click Device Manager. | |
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| 3 | Click the plus sign (+) next to Sound, video and game controllers. | |
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| Software. |
| 5 | Select Search automatically for updated driver software. | |
| 6 | Follow the instructions to update the driver. | |
| 7 | If you are prompted, restart the computer. | |
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Graphics become corrupted | 1 | Click the Windows Start Button, | |
when I play video games. |
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| Properties. |
| 2 | Under Tasks, click Device Manager. | |
| 3 | Click the plus sign (+) next to Display adapters. | |
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| 5 | Select Search automatically for updated driver software. | |
| 6 | Follow the onscreen instructions to update the driver. | |
| 7 | If you are prompted, restart the computer. | |
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| Undo any overclocking you may have done to your video card. | |
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