Hardware Analysis - Windows media player and codecs problem... Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/11792/ 2009-01-07T15:19:29-05:00 Hardware Analysis http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/11792/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2003-10-01T00:59:49-05:00 bren ji Re: Windows media player and codecs problem... http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/11792/#63898 If you want to view Mpeg2/SVCD in Windows Media Player download the Mpeg2 codex from onw of these links:<br /> <br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://download.divxmovies.com/mpeg2codec_installer.zip" target="_blank">http://download.divxmovies.com/mpeg2codec_installer.zip</a><br /> <br /> Unzip and install the codex and you should be able to view Mpeg2/SVCD files with media player<br /> <br /> read the read me file in download ..i had to install VB6 Runtime DLL's<br /> the link to download and install is Located in read_me text<br /> text/html 2003-09-02T00:38:21-05:00 Louise jones Re: Windows media player and codecs problem... http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/11792/#57364 are u using the auto update from the microsoft site. i had the exact same problem so i downloaded the codec package from microsoft and i have no problems at all. (well at least not with legal music etc <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)">)<br /> <br /> regards<br /> GamerGirl<br /> <br /> <br /> BuMpEr sTiCkEr<br /> &quot;My other Operating system is a Linux&quot; text/html 2003-08-28T19:18:35-05:00 ray Stephens Re: Windows media player and codecs problem... http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/11792/#56481 <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.divx.com/divx/" target="_blank">http://www.divx.com/divx/</a> is the most common codec used. Also xvid. After installing these you will be able to play 3/4 of what you download. text/html 2003-08-28T16:56:30-05:00 Antonio Stevens Windows media player and codecs problem... http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/11792/#0 I am getting tired of this thing doing this!<br /> <br /> Almost every other time I try to look at something, I either am missing a codec or it says class not registered.<br /> <br /> The media player will say its connecting to the codec server but nothing will ever play but a black screen.<br /> <br /> Does anyone know where I can get all the codecs or a way to fix this?