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You know what - I'm gonna look around, see what other players there are.
Time for a change.

I tried that first, 'cause that's what it said in the faq : )
Then I had a look in "Hotkeys", and it showed Shift+s as the HK for Snapshot.

I mean I pressed Shift+s.

I checked in Preferences -> Hotkeys to get the hotkey for taking snapshots (no option in the menus). It was Shift+s.
Opened an avi file, clicked Shift+d, and nothing happened.

StarDew I wish I could delete any info they have on me. lol As long as they don't sell your email addy to spammers, you're pretty safe : ) The problem with free software is that it often is quite patchy & unstable. Gotta look around, test a few and hope you get lucky.... some come with malware a...

No good. It repeats almost word for word everything that's already been suggested in this thread. I've also tried modules that were not mentioned in the FAQ - no good. I could have tried all combinations of checking/unchecking the 4 checkboxes under DirectX (in output module), but.... well..... Othe...

Advanced Open File...... Uch.....
But I guess I can get used to it.
I'll go read the FAQ you've linked to, thanks a lot, man!
Will come back to report.
R.

StarDew, I dunno how none "computer savvy" you are, but there are free DVD ripping programs available, such as: http://www.freewarezoom.com/archives/free-dvd-ripper They should probably have help, and some might have related Wiki pages, and you can ask around. I would help you if I could, ...

Hi, I have WinXP SP3. I had VLC 8 which worked just great, then decided to update. I first uninstalled mine, then installed the latest (0.9.8a), keeping my settings and unchecking associations with all audio formats I use (I'd rather use WinAmp for that). No video. Tried everything suggested in this...