.avi files no longer importing (86 :: 1)

Recently, After Effects CS5.5 has simply stopped importing .avi files. It's very frustrating sense I was in the middle of a project and it's just stopped reading my main video file.
I've tried everything from completly uninstalling and reinstalling CS5, to updating my codecs, but I always get:
After Effects Error: File "X.avi" cannot be opened, it may be in an unsupported format. (86 :: 1)
I've searched everywhere, but I can't seem to find a solution. I'm running it on a PC and it's not having any trouble with .mp4 files. I also use Divx if that's any help.
Any assistance would greatly be apreciated.

themanofvideo wrote:
Are you sure total reinstallation is the only alternative?
Pretty much. 
You can confirm by doing TWO searches in this forum: one using the term Klite or K-Lite and one for AVI.  The first search will reveal others' experiences with K-Lite, and the second should reveal Todd Kopriva's recent post on AVI woes like yours.  You'll find the search window in the upper right the page.
Looking over your specs, I'd also double check AE 10's (or 10.5's) System Requirements.  I'm not certain if Vista 64-bit is up to snuff.  You might need Win 7 for best results.
Now here's something I AM certain about: you're way low on memory for AE work.  4 gigs is almost nothing.  There's no way you can use multiprocessing.  I would say that 8 gigs is the minimum to run AE effectively.  16 gigs lets you use a couple of cores for multiprocessing.  24 gigs is good for multiprocessing.  More memory than that lets you leave other applications open with no worries.

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