cant play video

I am not sure if this is a software or driver problem.
I have a program on a flash drive that is an instructional video but when i try to run it i get sound but no picture just this

I am running Vista home premium.

any help please? http://www.clipartof.com/images/emoticons/xsmall2/1228_sad_person_crying.gif

 

I just tried it on my other machine and it will run under XP so it would seem to be a Vista problem??http://www.clipartof.com/images/emoticons/xsmall2/1225_confused.gif

 

'vids:iv32' decompressor is a codec (compressor/decompressor)

Try installing the Vista Codecs found here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Vista_Codec_Package_d5326.html

 

Sorry Joelsz it still doesn't want to go,thanks for trying.

 

I googled it and came up with this,it's an old answer (2006) and i would try it if i had any idea how to do it?????

 

I too am surprised that an indeo codec wasn't in the Vista codec pack.
Halo's link should have the codec you require.

I would be very leery of doing the registry edit mentioned in the post you found.
You said it was dated 2006. Vista wasn't released to consumers until January 2007 (I believe).
This fix is most likely for XP.
It involves a fairly simple edit of the registry, but unless you are familiar with such registry changes, I would avoid it.

 

Sorry guys it still only gives audio

 

I can find the codec without any problems but they do not do it for Vista

http://www.codec-download.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=89 :cry

 

I have had this same issue for over a month it was driving me nuts. All of a sudden, certain .avi files would not play...I could only hear sound and the picture was black. I tried downloading tons of different codec packs, and all kinds of other crap...video programs, convertors, etc, and NOTHING worked. I finally found this site, and downloaded the K-lite codec Full pack, and WALLAH! They worked! I am running Vista and when I first installed it last year I had the same problem and found a codec pack, and the clips played fine. As I said, one day, some of them stopped working and I could only play them with Quicktime and was not able to transfer the clips onto a DVD. I was sooooo happy to find this fix!!!