downloaded a file - cant view it unless i download a video player

[unwashed potato!]

well i downloaded a file which i think is an xvid file (is that a real file name) because of its name but i might be wrong.

Its 336mb but when trying to view it its only 3 seconds long and says i can't view the file unless i download a program to watch it from such and such.

Surely the place it wants me to get the program from is just going to give me a virus but im wondering is there a way i can watch whats on the file or is the 3 second clip likely to be all there is?

 

[kitfit1]

It'l make you go blind you know

 

[Chaos]

, could try vlc media player http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

[Steve09]

If it were me, I would delete it and just download something else.
336mb and 3 seconds long, I would delete.

 

[Energize]

You don't need a player, you can just download the xvid codec.

I'm suprised you haven't heard of it. It's a very popular format.

Vlc media player and media player classic will also play the video.

The reason it's reporting it as 3 seconds is likely because it doesn't understand the format.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

You could get the xvid codec like Energize suggests but if it were me I'd simply get VLC and not bother with codecs again.

 

[WotDa]

I'm suprised you haven't heard of it. It's a very popular format.

No, he does.

It's what you get when you download certain episodes of a certain program from a certain reject.

Download a proper version next time.

Unless, ofc, you want the spyware and other crap that comes with that player.

 

[unwashed potato!]

No, he does.

It's what you get when you download certain episodes of a certain program from a certain reject.

Download a proper version next time.

Unless, ofc, you want the spyware and other crap that comes with that player.

thanks, what i thought but was hopeful that i din't have to bother downloading it again but guess i will have to only took an hour though so hopefully will be the same with this one

 

[Energize]

thanks, what i thought but was hopeful that i din't have to bother downloading it again but guess i will have to only took an hour though so hopefully will be the same with this one

Did you even try using vlc?

 

[unwashed potato!]

Did you even try using vlc?

course, i tried divx, vlc, WMP, real player, and another, all just showed a video saying go here to download a video player and watch therest of the file

 

[bledd]

so basically you've got some mega lame 2bit pirate video that's telling you to download a virus

nice