Windows Media Player not playing videos only colored lines showing

Media Play 11 stopped playing any MPEG-3 videos. When it opens I only see
colored lines moving across the screen and not video.

The videos play fines in all other type of players.

On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:19:01 -0800, Jeff Kerry <Jeff> wrote:

>Media Play 11 stopped playing any MPEG-3 videos. When it opens I only see
>colored lines moving across the screen and not video.
>
>The videos play fines in all other type of players.

Probably you meant MPEG-2 (DVD video). Do you have a compatible DVD
decoder installed on that PC ? Or is it an expired trial version of a
DVD decoder package ? DecCheck can list the working DVD decoders :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Generally coloured lines in video can indicate a problem with the
driver software for your video card. Updating the driver software
normally helps, as these problems are noticed and fixed fairly
promptly by manufacturers.

HTH
Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

Neil,

Ran the program and had to reinstall some of the codec again. Everything is
working as it should,

Thank for the info.

Jeff

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:19:01 -0800, Jeff Kerry <Jeff> wrote:
>
> >Media Play 11 stopped playing any MPEG-3 videos. When it opens I only see
> >colored lines moving across the screen and not video.
> >
> >The videos play fines in all other type of players.
>
> Probably you meant MPEG-2 (DVD video). Do you have a compatible DVD
> decoder installed on that PC ? Or is it an expired trial version of a
> DVD decoder package ? DecCheck can list the working DVD decoders :
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Generally coloured lines in video can indicate a problem with the
> driver software for your video card. Updating the driver software
> normally helps, as these problems are noticed and fixed fairly
> promptly by manufacturers.
>
> HTH
> Cheers - Neil
> ------------------------------------------------
> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>