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lostplanet · 09-22-2005, 04:21 PM

i did search but maybe not hard enough,

this is happening to 3 exactly the same dell PC's,
windows XP sp2, windows media player 10.

try to rip CD's in Mp3 format and i get a information bubble saying "WMP 10 does not support Mp3 withoput a codec etc"

has anyone got a fix for this?, i have tried a reg hack that didnt work, and i dont see why i should pay for an Mp3 codec when WMP 10 works fine on my self built system and my old gateway when ripping to mp3 in all bit-rates.

Thanks

Statica · 09-22-2005, 05:21 PM

Do you have any MP3 codecs installed? LAME for example is free: http://lame.sourceforge.net/

lostplanet · 09-23-2005, 03:33 AM

quite possibly not, although my dell laptop hasnt had a codec installed and it works fine as well.
just seems to be a problem with the new dells. I will try your suggestion and many thanks

In fact is there a way to see what/if codecs are installed?
where in windows would i find out?

Statica · 09-23-2005, 06:28 AM

Probably the best way is to install the GSPot Codec Appliance (http://gspot.headbands.com). Once installed; go to VIEW > Installed Codecs > Audio

09-22-2005, 04:21 PM	#1
lostplanet Member (9 bit) Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: England Posts: 492	WMP 10 rip to Mp3 new Dells XP SP2 codec yadda i did search but maybe not hard enough, this is happening to 3 exactly the same dell PC's, windows XP sp2, windows media player 10. try to rip CD's in Mp3 format and i get a information bubble saying "WMP 10 does not support Mp3 withoput a codec etc" has anyone got a fix for this?, i have tried a reg hack that didnt work, and i dont see why i should pay for an Mp3 codec when WMP 10 works fine on my self built system and my old gateway when ripping to mp3 in all bit-rates. Thanks Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ * quote: "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." Richard Feynman * "The World went and got itself in a big damn hurry" Brooks Hatlen To keep clean and safe I use, Spybot 1.6.2, SpywareBlaster 4.4, AVG 10 Free edition, CCleaner Lite, Malwarebytes, Pandascan, kaspersky online scanner, Trendmicro housecall(when it works), spywareinfo.com forums, GRC.com shieldsUp Last edited by lostplanet; 09-22-2005 at 04:25 PM.

09-22-2005, 05:21 PM	#2
Statica Premium Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 9,231	Do you have any MP3 codecs installed? LAME for example is free: http://lame.sourceforge.net/ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-23-2005, 03:33 AM	#3
lostplanet Member (9 bit) Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: England Posts: 492	quite possibly not, although my dell laptop hasnt had a codec installed and it works fine as well. just seems to be a problem with the new dells. I will try your suggestion and many thanks In fact is there a way to see what/if codecs are installed? where in windows would i find out? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by lostplanet; 09-23-2005 at 03:35 AM.

09-23-2005, 06:28 AM	#4
Statica Premium Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 9,231	Probably the best way is to install the GSPot Codec Appliance (http://gspot.headbands.com). Once installed; go to VIEW > Installed Codecs > Audio Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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