Thanks for the ideas, Joseph.

I tried playing some mpeg and wmv files from '03 and they don't play either.
What next?

Joseph Sinclair wrote:
> It's more likely that the new videos use new WMV codecs or require a "phone-home" call to play.  WMV an "evolving" format, meaning that MS modifies it every 6 months or so to ensure it won't be reliably playable on any platform except Windows.  The modifications are generally nothing more than a new FourCC, a slight packet header change, and some additional options for restricting content, but they don't play on the old codecs, so you have to "upgrade" a Windows machine, then pull in the new codec DLL to get it to play.  If the videos require a "Phone Home" check, they won't play anywhere except Windows, no matter what you do.
> 
> Eric "Shubes" wrote:
>> I used to have xine set up on FC5 working nicely. I had to install the
>> wmv codecs for it to work.
>>
>> Some time ago I noticed that wmv files weren't showing video any more.
>> Not a big deal, as I only use it to view an occasional email attachment
>> now and then.
>>
>> wmv files seem to play ok, no errors that I see, audio plays, just no
>> video. I'm guessing that a FC5 upgrade might have broken something. Any
>> ideas what direction to look for a fix?
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