Quicktime 7 won't play avi files

can someone please tell me why this is?
It's only stopped playing them since its been upgraded
i just get a white screen and the message that there might be a missing component?
Sorry if this question has already been posted!
Please HELP
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

If QuickTime is set to play avi files in System Preferences, then the avi might not be one that QuickTime can play. There are several proprietary avi codecs. You might try VLC player or some other player that can play all the different kinds of avi codecs.

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