diff --git a/DOCS/en/faq.html b/DOCS/en/faq.html
index b1296c6f09..693e4f5440 100644
--- a/DOCS/en/faq.html
+++ b/DOCS/en/faq.html
@@ -464,8 +464,9 @@
 
   <DT>Q: I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format
     0x10000001!</DT>
-  <DD>A: You have an old version of codecs.conf at <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>,
-    <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> or similar. Remove it.<BR>
+  <DD>A: You have an old version of <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in
+    <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE>
+    or similar. Remove it.<BR>
     <B>OR</B> you have the <CODE>vc=</CODE> option or something similar in your
     config file(s).</DD>
   <DD>&nbsp;</DD>
@@ -482,7 +483,9 @@
 
   <DT>Q: I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with
     <CODE>-vc odivx</CODE> and a green one with <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE>.</DT>
-  <DD>A: It's not a DivX file, but an M$ MPEG4v3. Update your codecs.conf.</DD>
+  <DD>A: It's not a DivX file, but an M$ MPEG4v3. If you have an old version
+    of <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>,
+    <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> or similar, remove it.</DD>
   <DD>&nbsp;</DD>
 
   <DT>Q: When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer crashes
@@ -504,9 +507,7 @@
 
   <DT>Q: I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a
     black image in MPlayer.</DT>
-  <DD>A: Disable the Windows DLL in <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE>, or use the
-    <CODE>-vc ffmjpeg</CODE> option (compile MPlayer with libavcodec for this
-    to work).</DD>
+  <DD>A: Use another codec to play the file, try <CODE>-vc ffmjpeg</CODE>.</DD>
   <DD>&nbsp;</DD>
 
   <DT>Q: When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange.
@@ -526,7 +527,9 @@
   <DT>Q: All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and
     there is only sound! MPlayer prints:<BR>
     <CODE>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</CODE></DT>
-  <DD>A: Update your <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE>.</DD>
+  <DD>A: If you have an old version of <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in
+    <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE>
+    or similar, remove it.</DD>
   <DD>&nbsp;</DD>
 
   <DT>Q: I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
index 74d9c43357..988e62f8a5 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ a proper bug report.
 I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001!
 </para></question>
 <answer><para>
-You have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> at
+You have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
 <filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar. Remove it.
@@ -693,7 +693,11 @@ I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with <option>-vc odivx</op
 and a green one with <option>-vc divx4</option>.
 </para></question>
 <answer><para>
-It's not a DivX file, but an MS MPEG4v3. Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>.
+It's not a DivX file, but an MS MPEG4v3.
+If you have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
+<filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
+<filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
+<filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar, remove it.
 </para></answer>
 </qandaentry>
 
@@ -731,8 +735,7 @@ I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a black im
 <application>MPlayer</application>
 </para></question>
 <answer><para>
-Disable the Windows DLL in <filename>codecs.conf</filename>, or use the
-<option>-vc ffmjpeg</option> option (compile MPlayer with libavcodec for this to work).
+Use another codec to play the file, try <option>-vc ffmjpeg</option>.
 </para></answer>
 </qandaentry>
 
@@ -764,7 +767,10 @@ only sound! <application>MPlayer</application> prints:
 <screen>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</screen>
 </para></question>
 <answer><para>
-Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>.
+If you have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
+<filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
+<filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
+<filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar, remove it.
 </para></answer>
 </qandaentry>