Posted by Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] on 11/28/06 00:07

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:15:25 GMT, Ray S <mail@mail.com> wrote:

>chebba@hbci.com wrote:
>> does anyone have any experience with this video codec self executing
>> group? It was recommended to me but I once installed an other "group
>> of video codecs" and was plagued with problems afterwards. Thanks for
>> any help I can get! Chebba
>>
>
>There is rarely any reason to install a giant pack o codecs onto your
>system. If you run into a situation where you need 'A' codec, get that
>one and install it.


^^ What he said.

In general, installing codec packs is a really bad idea, especially if
you intend MS media player to work predictably afterwards, then it
becomes a *really* bad idea.


GSpot can tell you what codec is needed to decode an AVI file :
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

Stick with that, identify the 4CC (4 character code of the codec),
google for the 4CC and just get the ones you need (and no more)

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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