Avi file attachment won't play but when save it does

[Timboi]

Hi,

Not really sure which NG to post this in but this seems like a good starting
place.

I have an AVI attachment in Outlook and when I try to open from Outlook, WMP
cannot play the file (almost like it can't find the codec). However, if I
save the file, it plays fine.
Any ideas why this would be the case?

Cheers,

Tim

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

version of outlook and windows?

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[Timboi]

Diane - yes, sorry, that might be helpful......

Outlook 2003, XP (SP2), WMP 9, 10, 11

version of outlook and windows?

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Hi,

Not really sure which NG to post this in but this seems like a good
starting
place.

I have an AVI attachment in Outlook and when I try to open from Outlook,
WMP
cannot play the file (almost like it can't find the codec). However, if I
save the file, it plays fine.
Any ideas why this would be the case?

Cheers,

Tim