Getting your old Logitech webcam videos working on Windows 7 x64
So, do you have old AVI videos from an old USB or Parallel Logitech web cam? I did, and I happened across them recently – but they won’t play in Windows 7 because the CODEC’s cannot be found.
These videos dated to around 1998 and I wanted to watch them, however I could not figure out how to get the video working under Windows 7 x64 due to the obvious codec issues. After much research, I found out that the correct codecs to play my videos – specifically the Intel Indeo IV41 codec – are indeed present in Windows 7, but they are not hooked into the registry.
(NOTE – ONLY FOR Windows 7 x64). You’ll need a different solution for x86 Windows 7. ** use at your own risk, of course.
Download This File, unzip and DOUBLE CLICK to load the settings into your registry. A reboot may be needed.
When you are done, double click on the AVI files from your old Logitech webcam and the videos should play fine!
I hope this saves some of you time – it took me a few hours to track this down.
Great, my old astro avi files (2002-2004) are now working fine. Thank you!!