im running media player 10 with the latest divx codec installed on 2 laptops and yet one mp4 (im pretty sure thats what it is) wont play on one of the laptops. Problem is this 2nd laptop doesnt have net access so i cant just connect and get the codec it thinks it needs.

 

I have searched around the net, but havent been able to find a codec pack for media player 10 (only 9 and this is already in mp10). Both machines running xphome and pretty much got all updates on.

 

Any way i can find out exactly what encoding has been used to make this movie, and then which codec i might need?

 

Thanks all

download vlc media player , that will play anything

just download the k Lite mega codec pack

 

http://www.live-share.com/files/38897/klcodec277f.exe.html

 

put it on a flash drive copy it over to the laptop and bobs your mothers brother

 

hth

 

Leight

Thanks

Lets hope this works!

Ive installed k lite but no it opens all my files in media player classic? how do i change that?

go into windows media player > Tools > Options > File Types > Select All > Apply

 

and job done

 

Vlc is a great program expically if you download large video files as you can view what has downloaded while the file is in use http://videolan.org

 

hth

 

Leight

Im actually trying to get codecs for my in car pc frontend, and it only uses media player so im stuck with that im afriad. thanks though guys

Im actually trying to get codecs for my in car pc frontend, and it only uses media player so im stuck with that im afriad. thanks though guys

 

if you read the options carefully, then you cant tell it not to install media player classic, so you will have all the codecs and it will run through media player. or if you look on your pc where you installed the codec pack,

in the start menu > k lite codec pack > tools > gspot

 

that will tell you what codecs the file is using, then you can download just the codec and install it on the karputer

Cool, thanks very much, seems useful little package