ActiveMovie May Not Play .avi, .mov, or .mpg Files

RESOLUTION

1. Double-click My Computer, and then click Options (or Folder Options) on the View menu.
2. On the File Types tab, click Movie Clip in the Registered File Types box.
   
   NOTE: There may be three Movie Clip entries, with one entry for each of the following file types:
   
   
   • AVI
   • MOV (which can include QT)
   • MPEG (which can include MPG, MP2, MPA, MPE, DAT, M1V, and ENC)
3. Click Edit, and then double-click Play (or Open) in the Actions box.
4. In the Application Used To Perform Action box, type the appropriate line

   Windows 95-Based Computer

   <drive>\<windows>\rundll32.exe <drive>\<windows>\system\ 
            amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close
   									

   where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows> is the folder in which Windows is installed.
   
   NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.
   
   Windows NT-Based Computer

   <drive>\<windows>\system32\rundll32.exe <drive>\<windows>\system\ 
            amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close
   									

   where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows> is the folder in which Windows is installed.
   
   NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

5. Click OK.
6. Double-click Open in the Actions box.
7. In the Application Used To Perform Action box, type the appropriate line

   Windows 95-Based Computer

   <drive>\<windows>\rundll32.exe <drive>\<windows>\system\ 
            amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close
   									

   where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows> is the folder in which Windows is installed.
   
   NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.
   
   Windows NT-Based Computer

   <drive>\<windows>\system32\rundll32.exe <drive>\<windows>\system\ 
            amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close
   									

   where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows> is the folder in which Windows is installed.
   
   NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

8. Click OK, and then click Close.
9. Repeat steps 2-8 to change the other Move Clip types.
10. Click Close.