"File reading failed:" error on most videos

[djvivi]

Why is it that VLC for a few versions now when I double click most AVI files it just opens an Error Window saying;

File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "C\~~file name
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'C:--file name--

I get one set of error message per word in the file name.

And yet if i drag the file to an open VLC manualy it plays?#

At the moment I double click avi file, it opens the VLC player and Error window, I then close the Error window and drag the avi file to VLC Player and it works.

Peace

Andy

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Delete preferences and cache.

[djvivi]

Well thanks for the suggestion, I had tried with a few versions as the option to clear preferences and cache is available as an option during install and uninstall, however I tried again with the latest version and also cleaned all reg enteries and deleted files in the program files and document folders.

The problem persists, but now I know what causes it to happen at least. It is when I move a file from its original loctation, if i download and double click an AVI and play it from the downloaded position its fine, but if I move the file to a another folder for neatness the errors occure.
It does seem I can move some AVI's and not others though, so moving files is not the only issue I suspect

I don't see why that should give VLC any problems, it certainly doesn't effect the other players I try to open the moved files.

[VLC_help]

Open Tools -> Messages... (set Verbosity to 2) and then try to open problematic file, it should give more messages.

[djvivi]

I've done as you suggested, no messages, not even in verbose 1, or 0.

This is what happens if i double click an avi, in this case called "The Daily Show 2010-01-11.avi" which is located at "C:\Downloads\Daily Show & Colbert Report"
it would of originaly been downloaded to "C:\Downloads\" and this particular avi worked fine from that location.

An error window opens and this is all the text;

File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "C:\Downloads\Daily".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'C:\Downloads\Daily'. Check the log for details.
File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "Show".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'Show'. Check the log for details.
File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "&".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL '&'. Check the log for details.
File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "Colbert".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'Colbert'. Check the log for details.
File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "Report\The".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'Report\The'. Check the log for details.
File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "Daily".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'Daily'. Check the log for details.
File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "Show".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'Show'. Check the log for details.
File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "2010-01-11.avi".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL '2010-01-11.avi'. Check the log for details.


Now theres nothing in the Message window at all.

Note, that if i drag the avi to an allready open VLC player. or to the VLC icon on the Desktop it will work fine with no errors.

[VLC_help]

Your file associations are messed up. They are missing "" around %1.

[djvivi]

The file association was set to VLC but wrongly, pressing "restore" in the "file types" window fixed the issues.

Thanks very much for your help.