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For all of you that use Media Player Classic and have found out that it doesn't work properly (the screensaver is not disabled while playing) here is a solution:

Drop it! Anyway, Gabest that used to maintain MPC has also dropped the project and I would not expect a Vista compatible version. Instead this is the new kid in town

http://www.gomplayer.com/main.html

GOM Player is simply fantastic, it works like a charm and has all the features that MPC had plus many more. It is fast, with all the shortcut keys and zooming functions you would wish for.

Windows Essentials Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video DirectShow codecs and filters. With Windows Essentials Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all movies and music files that you download off the Internet, stay up to date with the latest codecs with the Audio/Video Codec Update Service, and eliminate the many conflicts and errors caused by using multiple codecs to decode the same file types.Windows Essentials Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly near complete solution for all your video and audio needs, with it you can play audio CDs, DVDs, (S)VCDs, and XCDs on the f

Whenever i try to play videos i have downloaded which worked on my old p.c. (which used X.P.) all they show is a black screen and the audio. This has happened so far to three of the four vidoes i have downloaded. I know these videos work from past experiance, and i have used media player classic, quicktime (which just said error) divx, and windows media player. They all have the same problem. Can some one help me.