VLC Media Player not working in Vista – DirectX Video Output Problem

Many times I have faced this situation where there are lot of problems while running VLC Media Player in Windows Vista. The problem was mostly due some windows cropping up saying about DirectX Video Output. Well I initially thought it was an error due to VLC Player Itself. There is a Solution for the problem.

You will just need to change some settings in VLC Player to make it work properly in Windows Vista.

Solve Video Output Problem in VLC Media Player in Windows Vista

• Open VLC Player, Click Settings > Preferences.
• Expand the Video option and click ‘Output Modules’.
• Select the ‘Advance Options’ by checking.
• This will activate ‘Video Output Module’.
• From the drop down menu, use either ‘DirectX Video Output’ or ‘Windows GDI Video Output’ .

That is basically it. VLC Media Player will run almost all video and audio formats for you in Windows Vista. Incase you Don’t have VLC, See : Media Player not Playing Video ? How do I play Videos then ?

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