I cannot open and play videos! Brand new MBA

Just got a 13" MacBook Air. I've upgraded to Lion 7.1, installed my apps and transfered data.
Whenever I try to open a video, it says a codec is missing. What?
I've got an iMac and I have no problems, the same on my old MBP... I've already installed Flip4Mac.
I'm really disappointed... what should I do? Of course it doesn't work using quicklook and if I chose to open it with QuickTime Player 7 (not X) it says the XVID codec is missing... No problems with VLC so far...
Please help me!
Thanks

Flip4Mac is usually for .wmv (Windows Media) files. At least that's the only file type I've ever used that application for since they spun off from Windows Media Player for OS X. VLC is a separate stand alone application, not a plug-in, so until you're trying to open a file that's saved to your machine then VLC isn't going to be an acceptable in-browser solution.
Try Perian, it's a plug-in for QuickTime Play 7 (and X) and works just fine on Lion. It should cover 95% of the codecs out there on the Internet. Otherwise if it's something funky you'll need to determine what type of XVID codec is required you may need to manually download it for QuickTime.

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