Windows Vista is great in many ways, but problematic in many ways as well for regular XP users. Most downloaded movies are in .avi format, but Windows Media Player in Vista just wouldn’t play them. Well, it will play, but one will only hear the audio not the see the video. You can’t even burn the video to DVD using the Windows DVD Maker as when you do that, Vista will define the file as corrupted.
There is a workaround to this, and the answer is codec. With so many codecs out there, it will be hard to decide which ones actually worked..as there’s no uninstalling the codec once installed. My previous machine was pretty messed up with codecs I installed for this and that.
Windows Vista Codec Package
This is the codec I used, which I can say, worked for playing .avi movie files. I can’t say for others but this codec claim to be able to play AVI, FLV, MKV, MOD, MOV, MP4, MPG and Other Files. For details on what this codec can do, read here.
After installing the codec, I was able to watch my archives of movies, and also burn them to DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Gone are the days of using Nero, I actually don’t like Nero? I like the many menu styles in DVD Maker, and the ability to style your fonts, and add notes, which I use to add the synopsis. Ok, before you say anything, I do not make pirated DVDs for sale, I only burn to DVDs movies that cannot be found here, that never made its way to our airwaves. 🙂
Download your codec here today.
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15mb for codecs, no thanks.
just get cccp only 6.5mb
http://www.cccp-project.net/
I would recommend K-Lite codec pack. It is the best so far.
Oh, we are using the same wordpress theme.
ok thanks for the other recommendations..I didn’t know as that was the first codec I found and used immediately 😛
Leona-
Hi, my name’s Cody, and I’m working with the Windows Media Outreach Team to help answer questions that folks might have about their copies of Windows Media Player.
You’re right. . .a lot of the problems that pop up can often be attributed to codecs, but before you run out and start randomly downloading all kinds of codec packs, make sure that they are 1) from a trusted source, and 2) codecs that you actually need.
Sometimes, codecs will disagree with one another, so having a ton of them on your system can cause all kinds of problems. There are several codec tools, available for free, that will analyze your files to see what, if any, codecs you’ll need to play the files you want to play.
Here are a couple of free tools that will do this for you: Gspot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/) and Sherlock (http://www.updatexp.com/sherlock-codec-detective.html) Both of these work great, and using these on your file will tell you what codecs you need to get a file running properly, without making you download anything that you don’t need.
I hope these links and resources are helpful!
Thanks,
Cody
Windows Media Outreach Team
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