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Old 03-08-2004, 06:50 AM   #1
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Question Windows Media Player Codecs

I sometimes get errors when trying to play videos using Windows Media Player.

Something about errors with codecs.

Can anyone shed any light on as to why videos that worked before for me don't any more.

Can I get the codecs from somewhere?
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Old 03-08-2004, 10:28 AM   #2
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Well, I don't know much about them, but if it has something to do with compatibility issues, and providing it is an error dealing with DIXV codecs, then get the latest ones from www.divx.com.
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Old 03-08-2004, 11:17 AM   #3
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I've seen Kristal recommended here before:
http://www.stokebloke.com/video/kscodecsv.php
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Thanks guys, I installed DivX. Problem solved.
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