Help with movie files

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    I downloaded some movies off morpheus and they all share the symptom of having a black screen and no sound. The file supposedly works on other people's machines.

    I tried divx players, but they cant open them

    I tried downloading Angelpotion codec, but that doesnt work

    Help is greatly appreciated.
     
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    Try this:

    -uninstall ALL of your DivX codecs (3.x, 4.x, Angelpotion, etc)
    -install DivX 3.11 alpha
    -install DivX 4.12 (or newer) and when it asks "do you want to use DivX4 to play DivX3 movies" answer "no"
     
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    where do i get divx 3.11?
     
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    I tried that, but it still doesnt work. I'm beginning to think that this doesnt have anything to do with codecs, but maybe operating system or video card, etc
     
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    Have you tried Windows Media Player 6.4 or did you use the new bloatware versions?

    You can find the WiMP 6.4 by clicking Start, then selecting Run.. and typing mplayer2.exe
     
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    See, it changes the size of the box and gives the right length but there just is no picture or sound.
     
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    Try opening the file with VirtualDub and see what it says about the file.
     
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    And where do i get this "video DUB"?
     
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    The following message:

    You don't have permission to access /software/video_software/video_tools/virtualdub.cfm<br> on this server.
     
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    ****ing bug in my forums software, need to fix it as soon as possible. Try the link above now, I fixed it.
     
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