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Re: WMP11 (Vista) does not play MPEG files
On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:42:03 -0700, Vijay2U
<Vijay2U@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have many MPEG files downloaded from my DVR that I cannot play on my new
>Vista PC with Media Player 11. I can play the same files on WMP11 on an XP
>machine I also have. Does anyone know where I can find the right MPEG codecs
>for WMP11 that are Vista compatible? I saw somewhere that I should avoid
>coded packs as they cause system crashes.
Yes... avoid CODEC packs like the plague. A better approach is install
codecs individually from a codec pack. This method usually gives good
results. A good rule of thumb for codecs is like BIOS flashing. DON'T
unless you have a particular need/problem you're trying to address.
If or not Media Player will play DVDs for you in Vista in part depends
on what if any MPEG-2 decoder (codec) you have installed. By default
only the Home Premium and Ultimate versions of Vista include a MPEG-2
encoder. If you don't have either of these, you'll need to install
some third party applications that does include a MPEG-2 codec.
Even doing that Media Player is such a poorly written pile of crap it
still may not function correctly.
Suggestion, download a copy of GOM player and see if it plays DVDs for
you. This feature rich player is capable of playing both MPEG-2 files
and VOB files (used to burn DVDs) Another free player is XnView.
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