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07-14-2007   #7 (permalink)
Jon


 

Re: Video Thumbnails, WMP, and other MAJOR slow down areas

Anyone know where I can get a Sharp G.726 Audio Codec for Vista to use with
Windows media player?
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Jon from Annapolis


"mpotter" wrote:

> Hi Zach,
>
> I think you've helped me in the past. Thanks for all your help.
>
> I do have Pinnacle Studio 10, Intervideo WinDVD, and Nero 7 installed. I
> have some several other audio and video creation suites installed as well
> which could explain all the codecs. Before simply reverting back to XP, I
> may try just reinstalling Vista from scratch and seeing if I have these
> problems on a fresh install with video and music files. From there, I may be
> able to weed out the problem programs. Do you have any suggestions about
> programs I should definitely NOT install???
>
> As for PowerPoint 2007, I don't know if the codecs could be causing the slow
> down there or not. I use timed synchronization for music lryics and the
> program runs so slow that the timing is off.
>
> ***One other question . . . of the problems I listed in the original post,
> are any of them common or known problems others are experiencing in Vista or
> do they all seem to be a result of software/codecs installed on my computer?
> This will make a big difference in deciding my next step.
>
> Any help you can give me is appreciated. Let me know if I can provide you
> with any more info.
>
> Thanks
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> >
> > It's really difficult to 'delete' codecs properly, which is one reason why
> > codec packs are noxious...
> >
> > You have a really huge amount of codecs. What had you installed? I see a
> > really old version of DivX (extremel suspect - get at least their latest
> > version), Nero, Pinnacle, and Intervideo... generally most of those look out
> > of date and in need of updates.
> >
> > Why do you have so many MPEG2 decoders installed? Had you installed codec
> > packs or something on this system? It almost looked like something stomped
> > on the system MP3 decoder too. That's kind of hard to tell from "here" but
> > ....
> >
> > What had you installed? No out of box Vista system would or could look like
> > this. =(
> >
> > --
> > Speaking for myself only.
> > See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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