[kj] Play dead

[Brendan]

Codecs always give me a headache...I use VLC media player generally, find
it a lot less annoying than M$'s player. It plays flv files and other
different formats that Windows Media Player won't.


> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Stephen Lawrence <stephen.l at live.com>

> wrote:

>

>> thanks brendan i think i might have problem with the codec as i can't

>> play

>> wma files ....actually i deleted it when jo said she couldn't help me

>

> What version of Media Player are you using? In the old days, Microsoft

> distributed the codecs separately, but now those redistribution packs

> are (apparently) only available to developers. However, they CLAIM

> that if you upgrade Media Player, you get the latest codec bundle as

> well:

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx

>

> Alternatively, if you feel adventurous you could grab either smplayer

> (my personal fave) or vlc (equally good). At least i know for sure

> that the "extra codecs" pack for smplayer supports both WMA and WMV

> version 9.

>

>

> b

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