Winamp does not play videos!

[DengXiaoPing]

When I double click on almost any video file winamp does not open them, it works great on mp3 files but when I want to open a video file which I have done a million times before it wont open the file!

I have used winamp for many years and have reinstalled my current version the newest one several times and still no luck, what is wrong and how do I fix it?

Winamp opens just fine but it is the video screen that does not open so I get no video and no sound just the winamp things opens not the video screen

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300)
Language: Swedish (Regional Setting: Swedish)
System Manufacturer: Fujitsu Siemens
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.93GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 385MB used, 864MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce FX 5500
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Display Memory: 256.0 MB



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Sound Devices
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Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ALCXWDM.SYS
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.6050 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 3/20/2006 15:45:52, 3960000 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 26, 24
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 26, 24
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run


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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: ALCXWDM.SYS
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.6050 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 3/20/2006 15:45:52, 3960000 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xFFF

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
Realtek AC97 Audio, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulerat], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulerat], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run

[Sawg]

Did you actually install video support with Winamp? Reinstall again, make sure video support is selected in the installer.

Preferences > Plugins > Input
Verify "Nullsoft DirectShow Decoder v1.03" is there.

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....d=161361#video

[DengXiaoPing]

Yes it is there

And yes i chose video options and the whole 9 yards

The problem is still there

It wont open the video files

[DengXiaoPing]

An update!

The videos wont open in a specific folder but if I move the same exact file to another folder they open just fine, how weird isn’t that!

[siebe83]

Any clues what makes that folder specific? e.g. any odd characters in the path?

What kind of videos are we talking about here? wmv/avi/mpg?
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....d=161361#video

[DengXiaoPing]

There is nothing odd about the folder. I have used it and other with the exact name for years, the name of the folder is Songs, how original!

We are talking about all kinds of video files any type you can think of I have it