[THIN] Re: OT - Windows Media Player

You can always use a codec-less player like VLC, and not have to worry about codec hell on the machine. VLC plays practically anything, and is open source, from what I remember.

 

Neil

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms
Sent: 03 March 2009 16:11
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT - Windows Media Player

Warren Awesome Link!  I ran it up on my Vista PC and can now even do MPEGS along with Divx

 

Best download site I found was at:

http://www.free-codecs.com/FFDshow_download.htm

 

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On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Warren Simondson <caditc@tpg.com.au> wrote:

ffdshow is the best codec. It's never failed me yet in over 4 years of using it. It's a sourceforge.net
project so just google it and you see many versions out there. I use rev2693.
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Warren Simondson

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Quoting "Hamilton, Ronnie" <ronnie.hamilton@ltai.ie>:

> Hi,
>
> Need some feedback on the type of codec you guys are using in Vista
> for
> users to play video files?
>
> The Microsoft site links me too a roxio plug in or upgrade to
> Ultimate
> edition so there are costs involved.
>
> I have managed to successfully download K-lite codec and this seems
> to
> get me working but as this seems to be shareware and has links on
> the
> site to reg cleaners and the like, I'm a bit concerned what other
> mal
> ware this is installing on the machine.
>
> Is there a know safe codec's that can be installed on Vista Business
> without compromising security or is It best to purchase something
> like
> the Roxio plug-in?
>
> Thanks
> Ronnie
>
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