i am not able to play any movie in my pc.its showing some codec problem. what to do?

Question

i have windows 7(64 bit) and everything was perfect.few days back this problem started appearing while i started playing a movie.everytime for any video file it showed codec problem saying its too old.
now i have downloaded almost every codec available on the net and none of it worked.it's still showing the same codec problem and is showing that codec version 4.3.21.5321 is available
i didnot get any codec version of this kind on the net
i even uninstalled my current vlc player and downloaded the latest one but none of it is helping.
i am not able to watch any of the many movies i have.please help
is this some kind of a virus or trojan ????

one more thing is that my internet explorer 32 bit also stopped working with it.it shows not responding every time.
though i have internet explorer 64 bit and google chrome and i am using them for the time being but wants to know why the i.explorer is not working

the main problem still being the codec one

i am not able to play any movie through vlc,windows media player,gom player etc.
though audio files and music are good.
please help will be really grateful

Answer 1

Well reading your problem



I see there might be a problem with your windows registry or conflict b/w two codecs or a damaged entry.



This is especially in the case if you had installed multiple codec packs...etc. No this is not a virus or worm but it is alway good to be sure about that by running a AV scan with godd Anti Virus software(updated with latest signatures).



Trouble Shooting if this is not a virus



Plan A: Should work most of the time

1)

a Uninstall all previous codec packs

b download CC cleaner or other windows 7 registry cleaners> scan and fix registry issues

c Download klite codec pack and install it. During install give yes to allow the program to fix all previous codecs



-Check the result whether you can play movies now. Also open windows logs in start menu>control panel>system and security>administrative tools>view event logs tab and check Windows logs>Application and WL>system for recent error entries highlighted as yellow or red warning.



Plan B if plan A doesn't work



2) Try system restore





*If Plan B doesn't work than try running a check disk scan to see whether there is problem with your drive (for errors)....this may even happen due to this sometimes.



If all else fail than you have run into a irrecoverable problem reinstall the OS by backing up important data. This is last option

Answer 2

Very odd. IF everything worked a few days ago, just do a system restore to a few days ago!



I have never come across a video that VLC couldn't play, so I'm puzzled. Check out trendmicro.com and do an antivirus scan. Its completely free to use (though you CAN buy it)

Answer 3

get the k-light codec pack

Answer 4

First tell me about your Codec type (for eg.mkv, mov, etc) then i could say something

Answer 5

some direct show filters are still not available for 64 bit of windows...

Answer 6

install k-lite codec