FIX: After you use the AVIStreamWrite function to create an AVI file in Windows Vista, you cannot play the AVI file

You use the AVIStreamWrite function to create an AVI file in an application that is running in Windows Vista. However, you cannot play the AVI file, or the video that is generated by the AVI file is black.

There is an error in the AVIStreamWrite function that causes the AVI header to be incorrectly created.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Vista. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Download information

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Windows Vista, 32-bit versions (all languages)
Download the Windows6.0-KB939130-x86.msu package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/6/3/963B01D2-97C2-416B-B97A-38BF39E8B763/Windows6.0-KB939130-x86.msu)

Windows Vista 64-bit versions (all languages)
Download the Windows6.0-KB939130-x64.msu package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/6/3/963B01D2-97C2-416B-B97A-38BF39E8B763/Windows6.0-KB939130-x64.msu)

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File information

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Windows Vista, 32-bit versions

Windows Vista, 64-bit versions

Note When you install this hotfix on a computer, the installer checks whether any of the files that are being updated on the computer have previously been updated by a Microsoft hotfix. If you previously installed a hotfix to update one of these files, the installer copies the hotfix files to the computer. Otherwise, the installer copies the general distribution release (GDR) files to the computer.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Vista Service Pack 1.