QuickTime Player - no sound

There's no sound on some .avi files I've recently downloaded. Not some, only a couple. I get a message that comes on saying I'm missing certain components/plug-ins (or whatever) that I need to download from a certain site in order for that particular file to work properly. I go to the website, download all the necessary components, but... no luck... Still no sound, only watching images.
What's wrong with this picture?

I didn't get a chance to copy the message, but it just says I'm missing some components that are otherwise necessary for the file to play properly. I'm not 100% certain as to which components I've downloaded from that particular site. I know I'm missing about 3 or 4, but only because clicking on the download link does nothing.

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