Avi files work fine on iMac but not new MacBook Pro

I've had an iMac for three years and recently purchased a new MacBook Pro. I have a ton of .avi files (movies) on an external drive and have had no problem playing them on my iMac; however, I'm not able to play them on my MacBook Pro. I have installed Flip4Mac on my MacBook Pro but I'm still getting an error message saying "avi is not a format that can be played."
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for the help!!!

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