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Windows Me - Windows Media Player plays DivX movies upside down

November 28, 2013
Updated: December 6, 2021
Quick overview:

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The Windows Media Player (from version 7.0) has its problems with the well-known .avi video format, which was created using the DivX process, because videos are often displayed upside down - upside down, so to speak. You can remedy this as follows:

1. Download the program DivXG400, which you can obtain from the following link.

2. Start your movie and immediately afterwards DivXG400. This tool switches between the DivX codec and Windows Media Player and offers a variety of functions related to image output.

3. Now select the entry Force Vertical Flip under Flip Input and all outputs are correct again!
Possible solutions for the problem without software
If this error occurs, the graphics configuration is usually responsible, which is why we recommend the following:

1. Install the latest Microsoft DirectX version.

2. Download and install the latest Via4in1 chipset driver for motherboards with the Via chipset.

3. The latest graphics card drivers could also help with the problem.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION:This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in 2001, his helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write for international publications such as PC-Praxis, Computerbild, PCWorld in the USA, IMTEST.de and Hifi.de. Sandro's main job is as Global Product Marketing Lead and Consultant for various global tech companies, including Microsoft, AVG, Avast, Nero, TeamViewer, Swiss IT Security Group and now currently in the fintech sector for Gendigital. But he can't get rid of his passion and shares his tweaks here again. Privately, he enjoys traveling the world and loves Asia, especially Japan, Singapore and Korea, but also natural places like Iceland and the Nordics. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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