decoding newsgroups with extention .AVI .WMV . in XP

[jan]

what to do for opening newsgroup-article with extention AVI or wmv
i have an xp-home version

[LeonMcNichol]

If it's *.wmv, you should be able to open it in Windows Media Player straight out of the box, but if it's *.avi, you might need a codec. DivX XviD or hey, you can use ffdshow for decoding, which is really good, since you don't need to install a lot of codecs. After you've installed the proper codec, you could play the avi in WMP or if you don't like crap, you can use a good media player. Like zoom player or media player classic.