Hi,

 

Trying to play a video file and windows media player is coming up with "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. One or more codecs required to play the file could not be found." Any ideas how to sort this?

 

Thanks

 

Vijay

9 times out of ten it's missing the xvid codec. try searching for "xvid download" in google and try that

Cheers bud. Half worked, got the pic but no sound :(

Cheers bud. Half worked, got the pic but no sound :(

 

In that case you may need the ogg vorbis codec, loads of people are using it now time for google again my friend :D

or the ac3 one..

or the ac3 one..

 

it'll be one of the two i'd think but ac3 might come with media player to be honest, it plays dvds

cheers guys. Used G-Spot to look at the codecs needed and it said I needed an AC3 codec which I done.

 

Thanks for your help :)

 

Vijay

Nice one fella, glad to be of service :)

I install this and it seems to play most stuff I throw at it

 

http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/finalbuilds.htm#klcodec

ooo that's pretty good, think i've used it once before and it worked a treat

I install this and it seems to play most stuff I throw at it

 

http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/finalbuilds.htm#klcodec

 

you beat me to it! The K-Lite pack is the ONLY codec pack you will ever need. downloaded the recent Beta of the Mega pack the other day, mental how much work must have gone into it!!

I use VLC media player & its never had a problem with Codec's.

 

Best of all its free

 

J

yep VLC is top notch will play about anything right out the box, and imo better than the directshow codec's can do it too.