What do you need :
To use correctly the subtitles you need Videolan.
Videolan is a free media player, without spyware or another bad surprise. It can read many types and codecs. He can read the subtitles too.

How does it work ?
When you have downloaded Videolan and installed it, you have to open the uncompressed video file with Videolan. To uncompress a winrar file right-click on this file and select "Extract here". The video file and the subtitle file must be in the same folder and have the same name (For ex: Dontwatchthis.avi and Dontwatchthis.srt). If the subtitles doesn't appear, you have to click here :



If it still doesn't work you can do that :