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VLC is not playing anything anymore

federerthebest Posted messages 17 Status Member -  
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Hello,

Surprise when I tried to launch a video on VLC today, it no longer plays any of my files. When I double-click on my files, VLC opens, shows the name of my file but nothing happens... The time is stuck at zero, the screen remains black and it's completely silent.
What can I do to fix this problem? I have already tried several times to uninstall and reinstall the latest version of VLC but it still doesn't work.
Thank you for your help.

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    tribun Posted messages 64900 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   12 685
     
    Hello
    Can you read with Windows Media Player?

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  2. federerthebest Posted messages 17 Status Member
     
    No, Windows Media doesn't work either. In fact, it's mainly the .avi and .mkv formats that are problematic. I managed to play mp4 this morning but not the other formats.
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  3. Jojolaguitare Posted messages 12012 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 782
     
    Hello.

    A story of unknown codecs as usual.

    Try converting with Freemake Video Converter for example or Format Factory, but there are many other video converters!

    This is just a suggestion ... See you later

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  4. federerthebest Posted messages 17 Status Member
     
    Thank you for the idea, but isn't there a way to "fix" VLC?
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    1. Jojolaguitare Posted messages 12012 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 782
       
      Hello.

      Since you uninstalled and then reinstalled VLC, you essentially have a brand new software, so to speak. Did you restart the PC after the uninstallation?
      In any case, if it doesn't work with Media Player either, except with MP4 format,
      there's a good chance it's a codec issue. Now, do you watch commercial DVD movies?


      See you...
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      1. federerthebest Posted messages 17 Status Member > Jojolaguitare Posted messages 12012 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Indeed, I restarted the PC and it doesn't change anything; what annoys me the most is that it no longer reads .avi files.
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    2. federerthebest Posted messages 17 Status Member
       
      I watch a few movies in DVD format yes but they are mostly videos that I use for work and that I download from the internet in .avi that no longer work.
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  6. tribun Posted messages 64900 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   12 685
     
    Here is the latest version of VLC, which does not require codecs.
    https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/tv-video/23317-vlc-media-player/
    If it doesn't work, you have a problem with your Windows, since WMP doesn't work either

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    1. federerthebest Posted messages 17 Status Member
       
      This latest version of VLC doesn't work on my PC either. It must be a codec issue on Windows since WMP doesn't play them for me either. Any ideas on how to solve this codec problem?
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    3. federerthebest Posted messages 17 Status Member > tribun Posted messages 64900 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      I tried to install it but WMP is not working. I recently scanned the PC with MBAM and deleted some files in quarantine; could that be the reason, or not? A file that I shouldn't have deleted?
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    4. tribun Posted messages 64900 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   12 685 > federerthebest Posted messages 17 Status Member
       
      Well, if you had some crap on your PC, it’s indeed possible that infected system files were deleted by Malwarebytes.
      So your problems probably come from there.
      And in that case, you need to reinstall the system.
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    5. federerthebest Posted messages 17 Status Member
       
      I just tried to restore the PC to the first partition, to reinstall everything and now... VLC and WMP still won't play .avi files...
      I'm really getting fed up with this story :(
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