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windows media player error downloading codecs


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jonfred123456

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ive downloaded some movies but my windows media player plays the audio and no video it says" error downloading codecs" please help :whistling:
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I hope that the movies you have downloaded are not illegal copies, but anywho try VLC Media Player. It doesn't need any codecs downloaded, it uses its own built in codecs. I have yet to come across an avi or mpeg/mpg file that VLC hasn't been able to play.

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Edited by Fenor, 28 December 2006 - 07:22 PM.

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so yu clik on vlc it took me to the website i clicked down load then i clicked ed windows all ggood then i didnt know whick lik to click on it took me too a page with a bunch of flags o f differnet ppl and i didn know which link to click to get download started ?????
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I don't like to post direct links, hence why I just gave you the basic one, but since you can't seem to find the link to download yourself I will post it here.

http://www.videolan....0.8.6-win32.exe

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Edited by Fenor, 28 December 2006 - 07:50 PM.

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thanks
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wat components should i choose wat do they all mean

should i make this my primary media player and how i use itunes for audio and i use windows media player to burn cds how can i use this only when wanting to how do i control it
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:whistling: thanks a bundle

is it ok if i send questions to yu in the future? :help:

yur a killer geek :blink:
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Divx Player has a few video codecs WMP doesnt, can try that.
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