VLC problem. Please help.

[Ronjay]

My VLC media program, was working fine, until this afternoon, all of a sudden it is playing but no picture. I can hear it's playing, When I mouse over the task bar the little pop up window shows that it is playing, but no VLC window on the desktop. I un-installed VLC and reinstalled it. but it still has the same problem. WTH?

Please help.

 

[LazyLion]

If you are using Windows 7....
When you uninstall it... make sure you go to your program files folder and check that the old VideoLan/VLC folder is deleted.
Then go to c:/Users/{your name}/AppData/Roaming/VLC and delete that folder as well.

Then re-install.

 

[Ronjay]

If you are using Windows 7....
When you uninstall it... make sure you go to your program files folder and check that the old VideoLan/VLC folder is deleted.
Then go to c:/Users/{your name}/AppData/Roaming/VLC and delete that folder as well.

Then re-install.

Awesomeness, thanks much.

I'll do this right now. Hope it works.

 

[Ronjay]

Right, can't find a appdata folder. And no VLC folder in the program files either. Still doing the same thing. What gives?

Edit: My bad, found the VLC folder in program files, deleted, but still nada, eish.

Edit 2: Ta, Gary, ignore me, I'm a total noob. You helped me out big time. It's all working properly now.

 

[HavocXphere]

Preferences -> Video -> Output -> DirectX

 

[mercurial]

Can you watch the videos in any other media app? If not, I think there may be an issue with your graphics drivers.

Try K-Lite Mega Codec pack - http://www.codecs.com/K_Lite_Mega_Codec_Pack_download.htm
If this plays your media, then it's probably an issue with VLC. However, if this doesn't play it, then there's probably an issue with your graphics drivers.

 

[LazyLion]

Right, can't find a appdata folder. And no VLC folder in the program files either. Still doing the same thing. What gives?

Edit: My bad, found the VLC folder in program files, deleted, but still nada, eish.

Edit 2: Ta, Gary, ignore me, I'm a total noob. You helped me out big time. It's all working properly now.

Ja, sorry... I forgot to tell you to enable view all files and folders!

 

[Ronjay]

Ja, sorry... I forgot to tell you to enable view all files and folders!

Anyway, watching my show right now. Was thinking I was going to not see it tonight. I did enable the view all hidden files and followed your instructions. Worked perfectly. Thanks again.

 

[Ronjay]

Can you watch the videos in any other media app? If not, I think there may be an issue with your graphics drivers.

Try K-Lite Mega Codec pack - http://www.codecs.com/K_Lite_Mega_Codec_Pack_download.htm
If this plays your media, then it's probably an issue with VLC. However, if this doesn't play it, then there's probably an issue with your graphics drivers.

I had K-lite, but VLC is better, at least to me. Anyway, Gary solved the problem for me, so it's fine now. Thanks.