Why can't I play bin files on laptop?

[liquidsuite]

Hi there. On my desktop I can play bin files using vlc player. BUT on my laptop using same file and same player it does not work. Can hear the sound but no picture is coming up. Please does anyone know whats happening

[ACtheTROLL]

bin files are just binary files
in this case I'm guessing the file is an image of the CD containing the original files not the music files themselves

a free tool that will allow you to use this file as it it is a CD and play the music files is here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916902

(if the bin can't be seen rename the file to iso
music.bin > music.iso)

[liquidsuite]

Its a movie file I am trying to play. It works fine in vlc player on my desktop computer. On my laptop I can just hear the sound but cant see the picture. Just got black box. I think its some kind of codec I am missing. I already have xvid on my laptop same as desktop. Cant think what diferent on my desktop to my laptop to make it play on one and not other.

[ACtheTROLL]

ahhhhh I didn't read the question properly
that's different .... you are just missing the codec

http://www.free-codecs.com/Video_Codecs.htm
or an all in one package
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Cod ec_Pack.htm

that should do it