help with .avi video format?

Hey there!
I have an old .avi video file that I am struggling to open. I emailed it to myself and was able to hear the audio when I open it on my iPhone, but nothing I do will open it on my laptop. VLC has never failed me but even that isn't working. I get an error message that says:
"No suitable decoder module
VLC does not support the audio or video format "ES07". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this."
Hmmmm............. any thoughts?! I'm at a loss.

tia!