I downloaded a set of codecs recently (I think I found them here) that someone said were better than the usual junk that you automatically get or comes in those packages. Anyway, I think that it said to uninstall the old codecs first before installing the new ones. Being that I had no idea how to do that, I just installed the new ones on top of that... since then windows media player and winamp have both refused to play videos.. a error report always comes up from windows. Anyone have suggestions on what to do? Help is appreciated
These videos...are they p*rn? Oh yes, some help. Determine which codecs you require, download accordingly, and install.
most codecs you can uninstall from the Add/Remove Program listings. I'd recommend just installing ffdshow (that takes care of most videos out there) http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm try playing the videos with this: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/guliverkli/mpc2kxp6482.zip?download
note to anyone installiing codecs.... when you get these all in one codec packs....DO NOT INSTALL EVERY ONE OF THEM. only install what you need, and no others. I have heard this story way too many times....I doubt it is a conflict with upgrading codecs...more than likely it is a conflict between two similar codecs from different places theoretically...installing a newer version of a codec should not screw up anything...but when you have a bunch of different codecs installed....the likelyhood of a conflict rises exponentially. Kaiser....ffdshow is nice for generic needs....but it doesnt handle everything you need. sometimes ya just gotta install more than that. but Im sure you knew that already...
