Try installing VLC Media Player on your Vista computer and try opening them
with that.
http://www.download.com/VLC-Media-Pl...-10267151.html

Tom
MSMVP 1998-2007

"andrew" <andrewodor@pacific.net> wrote in message
news:31EFAE08-1BEF-44C5-BF2E-99DF51DC5E34@microsoft.com...
>i put some vidio clips on a flash dreive from my xp and can not use it on
> my new vista, do i need to download codecs or something to see my clip's
> all
> i get is visualations even on a cd from the xp unit,,
> --
> andrew