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Name: gramgill
Date: January 29, 2008 at 08:27:57 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: 512
Product: pentium
Comment:

after downloading a couple of films i tried to watch them as normal on windows media player but i am getting a message saying that it is unable to play these files as it cant recognise the 'codec' used to compress the file. I dont know what this means but more to the point is there anyway that i can play it.
any advice apprecited thank you in advance



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Name: paulsep
Date: January 29, 2008 at 08:38:33 Pacific
Reply:

Install VideoLan Client (VLC).
It's another small and really good player that can play the most video formats.
http://www.videolan.org


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Response Number 2
Name: rhawk7938
Date: January 29, 2008 at 08:47:02 Pacific
Reply:

Try downloading and installing the free K-Lite codec pack.

http://www.free-codecs.com/download...


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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser
Date: January 29, 2008 at 08:51:36 Pacific
Reply:

FYI .. better to be safe than sorry ..

Beware: Fake Codecs

i_Xp/VistaUser


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Response Number 4
Name: The_Oracle
Date: January 29, 2008 at 10:03:23 Pacific
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if VLC won't play them for you get XP Codec Pack.

http://www.xpcodecpack.com/


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Response Number 5
Name: Densant
Date: January 29, 2008 at 13:44:42 Pacific
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got to google and look for this codec K-lite Codec Pack it had always worked for me, but if doesn't try xvid or divx

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Response Number 6
Name: gramgill
Date: January 30, 2008 at 02:48:22 Pacific
Reply:

sorry for my ignorance but if i download these packs, do they attach themselves onto my media players or how do i use them. Vlc does not play them


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Response Number 7
Name: User123456789
Date: January 30, 2008 at 08:35:44 Pacific
Reply:

GSpot codec analyzer utility:

http://www.free-codecs.com/download...

Hi there.


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