In case codec is available, media player installs it on your computer and then plays video file. If Windows cannot find the codec, it tries to download it from Microsoft Server.
When you try to play it on Windows media player or on any other media player, it searches for particular codec which have been installed at the time of creating. However, when AVI file is created, it is compressed to make its size smaller by using a program called codec. Most of the users face this type of problem and post their issue in certain online forums asking for help. Any help regarding this problem will be appreciated.” Is there any solution to resolve this problem? I don’t have backup of AVI video file and moreover it is a precious video of my marriage. “After upgrading Windows 8 operating system to Windows 8.1, Windows media player on my computer does not recognize AVI file and instead shows error message that ‘the format could not be recognized’.
