Quote Originally Posted by dav2900
I have opened many files successfully in my other XP installation - MS Office docs, MPG, AVIs, JPGs. All the way up to 4 Gb AVIs...
Most doc or jpg files are too small to be a valid test. The MPG or AVI would be a good test, but just because you can open and view the first part of a mpg does not mean the rest is good, it would be far better to watch it or skip to the end of the MPG and see if it really is the correct end of the MPG. Good luck.