WMP11 FourCC 0x50 Codec Missing

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azcomstudentdoc

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I have spent hours researching this on the web but have yet to find the final solution / codec source.

Someone...please help.

I have installed iTunes and I can play my file just fine...but I want to fix the problem with WMP anyway.

I ran GSpot270 and I cannot really interpret the results any more than the file plays / test-out just fine.

So...GSpot270 says everything is good but WMP won't play the file and the codec Vista says is missing is nowhere to be found on the internet (so far anyway) as a stand-alone download (codec packages are available...this is the extent of HP support's support...but they did nothing, so I uninstalled them for fear of the corruption I have read about).

Any advice greatly appreciated.
 

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What file are you trying to play..mp3, ogg, flac? Is it a video file..sounds like it..
 

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It is an audio file...a plain old mp3. The funny thing is all other mp3 files play fine...so do videos.

Why is it that WMP thinks it is an mp1...or at least needs a MP1 codec to play it?

Here is another thing. You know those ghosted-out words that show the loading and processing process of files when you open them in WMP (in the lower left corner). Well, right before I get the message saying the codec is missing, guess what appears in that corner..."codec acquired".

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks.
 

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OK, so all other mp3s play fine except this one...have you tried playing that particular file in a decent player like foobar or winamp(wmp sux big time)? Could be the mp3 is knackd.
I never use WMP..no plugins, cant get 7.1 or 5.1 surround..simply Shiiiite IMO, LOL>
 

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Yes...works fine with iTunes. I honestly don't know why I am spending so much time on this...I just want to fix the problem.

I found this fix on another thread, posted by brady lee, but it did not work for me.

On Vista-
Go to Computer
C:
Windows
System32
Look for a file called l3codecp.acm (you'll probably find l3codeca.acm which is why you're having the error)
If you find l3codeca.acm continue on........
Close out of that
Go to start
Run
Type regedit
Click the arrow next to Hkey_Local_machine
Then click the arrow next to Software
Arrow next to Microsoft
Arrow next to Windows NT
Arrow next to Current Version
Then highlight or click once on the name Drivers32
On the list to the right it will say msacm.l3acm then to the right of that under "Data" it should read C:\Windows\System32\l3codecp.acm(will probably say l3codeca.acm)
If it reads l3codeca.acm you need to right click on msacm.l3acm and click MODIFY

Once in there, leave the data that's already there, just find the spot where it says
l3codeca.acm and replace it with l3codecp.acm- (you're only changing one letter the A after codec to a P) click ok restart your computer and it WILL work!! It sounds complicated but if you follow everything I say, it will work like a charm and you won't have the problem again. If you know of anyone else having the same problem direct them to this and have them run through it.

The funny thing is, at the final step the data for the entry "...l3codecp.acm" was suspiciously empty. I will try to add the same data file and see what happens.
 

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Hmm..OK another thought. Try to convert it to WMA...native windows media player file. See if that does it. There are plenty of free converters out there.
Also...found this which seems similar to the solution you quoted, but simpler..

Tutorials: Installing the Fraunhofer MP3 Codec
 

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You backed up your registry before working on it I hope.
For my missing codecs I used the cole2k media pack and it solved all my missing codecs including FLAC everything plays fine now.
 

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azcomstudentdoc said:
Excellent. I will try that.

Well my improvised fix did nothing. Would you recommend I go back into the registry and undo my changes?
Click to expand...

You could try what the posted above suggested and try that..but have a go at converting it to wma as well.
 

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azcomstudentdoc said:
Excellent. I will try that.

Well my improvised fix did nothing. Would you recommend I go back into the registry and undo my changes?
Click to expand...
You could do as the poster above suggested and also have a go at converting it to wma....
 

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OK, sorry to high-jack this thread but I have a similar problem and it seems to fit in this thread.
I use to be able to watch MPEG MPG and pretty much all movies formats on WMP except .avi but that was no big deal.
All of a sudden all video files won't play on WMP.
I get an error message like this.

Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.

MP3's still work but It won't even play CD's anymore.
I tried installing the cole codec pack that didn't work, I tried going through the system settings and doing what azcomstudentdoc's post said and that didn't work.
I can't find the answer anywhere.
Anyone have an Idea as to what may be wrong?
It just stopped suddenly one day.
Worked fine and then, nope not anymore.
This has me very frustrated.
Thanks.
 

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what version of Vista are you using?
By the way if running vista 64 you need to use the advanced version.

make sure to uninstall all codecs that may be installed first,
Restart the computer (importaint!) and then try the Cole codec pack again running as administrator.

Cole is suposed to release a codec pack exclusively for 64 bit systems hopefully soon.

I also found a problem on my system where the library became corrupt so removing the music files and doing a new file search helped.
 

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You either have Vista X86 (32bit) or 64 bit.
in control panel open the welcome center and go to system information.

to uninstall any codec packs or add ins use "program & features" in control panel
 

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I checked where you told me to go and I don't have a system information button.
What I did see was Vista Home Premium.
I removed a couple of codec's that I found in the search tab.
I will properly look for the rest right now.
Thanks for bearing with me.

UPDATE:
I went through and deleted everything in that section that I had downloaded that said codec.
I reloaded cole codec pack restarted and still the same problem.
There is something odd though?
I have a file of music video's. I tried to put those on my MP4 player, they were in mpg format, and it popped up a message along the lines of,
"Are you sure you want to copy 'filename' to this device without it's properties?"
I said yes but they didn't load up on the device when I tired to play it.
I have another file of ones I got from a burned data DVD and those are also in MPG format but went on the device and work fine.
Not sure if that is relevant but I hope it helps.
 
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Wait wait.
The file that did work was .avi, NOT MPEG.
My bad.
I guess my Player isn't compatible with MPEG files.
But When I did put the files on there I didn't get the warning message.
 

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