Hi was just wondering if anyone had successfully managed to get a 5.1 audio set up playing within the new Vista Beta 2 64-bit trial.



I currently have an Audigy 2 soundcard and finally after following the directions from a number of different threads on the web have managed to at least get some sound from my speakers.

However the problem is that the back left and back right and subwoofer sounds are coming out of my centre speaker. I have trialed a number of different settings within the Creative Audio Console and also within the Control Centre for Vista but I either only get a 2 channel Stereo effect on the front left and right speakers only or the above result.

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

I also have a problem with Vista 64 in playing XVID avi files. I have tried
the ffdShow and the Koepi Xvid 1.1 (one at at time by uninstalling one before
installing the other) and WMP 11 says that it cannot find the codec. I
downloaded GSpot to check if it could process the file, but Gspot crashes
while loading the codec library saying that it could not process because of
"Unknown video codec #7". I downloaded the VLC player, and I am able to play
the files just fine so I think there is something wrong in Vista. I tried
turning off UAC, but this did change the outcome.
Tony

"blupaul" wrote:

>
> Hi all, am using the new 64bit Vista Beta 2 trial system and am
> currently unable to play any avi files. When using Windows Media Player
> I only get the sound with no video displayed.
>
> I have tried installing the K-Lite Codec pack which didn't help and
> also tried installing the Divx package with codecs and player. Once
> again Media player only gives audio with no video, and when using the
> Divx player the same only audio no video.
>
> I was hoping someone had worked out how to view and run these files
> successfully, any help or references to other web locations greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> --
> blupaul
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>

You would need to install a 64bit version of the codec you want. I believe
there is a 64bit version of Koepi Xvid - have you tried that?

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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"Tony" <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I also have a problem with Vista 64 in playing XVID avi files. I have tried
> the ffdShow and the Koepi Xvid 1.1 (one at at time by uninstalling one
> before
> installing the other) and WMP 11 says that it cannot find the codec. I
> downloaded GSpot to check if it could process the file, but Gspot crashes
> while loading the codec library saying that it could not process because
> of
> "Unknown video codec #7". I downloaded the VLC player, and I am able to
> play
> the files just fine so I think there is something wrong in Vista. I tried
> turning off UAC, but this did change the outcome.
> Tony
>
> "blupaul" wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi all, am using the new 64bit Vista Beta 2 trial system and am
>> currently unable to play any avi files. When using Windows Media Player
>> I only get the sound with no video displayed.
>>
>> I have tried installing the K-Lite Codec pack which didn't help and
>> also tried installing the Divx package with codecs and player. Once
>> again Media player only gives audio with no video, and when using the
>> Divx player the same only audio no video.
>>
>> I was hoping someone had worked out how to view and run these files
>> successfully, any help or references to other web locations greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>> --
>> blupaul
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> blupaul's Profile: http://forums.yourdomain.com.au/member.php?userid=60
>> View this thread: http://forums.yourdomain.com.au/showthread.php?t=7356
>>
>>

Yes, it took me a while, but after reading some other forums I saw that doing
that worked for some people. However, it did not work on my machine. I
verified multiple files, but they all had the same result.

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> You would need to install a 64bit version of the codec you want. I believe
> there is a 64bit version of Koepi Xvid - have you tried that?
>
> --
> Windows Media Development Team (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.
> --
>
> "Tony" <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news85A4D95-B574-41E8-AF55-CF87FD88E6EC@microsoft.com...
> >I also have a problem with Vista 64 in playing XVID avi files. I have tried
> > the ffdShow and the Koepi Xvid 1.1 (one at at time by uninstalling one
> > before
> > installing the other) and WMP 11 says that it cannot find the codec. I
> > downloaded GSpot to check if it could process the file, but Gspot crashes
> > while loading the codec library saying that it could not process because
> > of
> > "Unknown video codec #7". I downloaded the VLC player, and I am able to
> > play
> > the files just fine so I think there is something wrong in Vista. I tried
> > turning off UAC, but this did change the outcome.
> > Tony
> >
> > "blupaul" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hi all, am using the new 64bit Vista Beta 2 trial system and am
> >> currently unable to play any avi files. When using Windows Media Player
> >> I only get the sound with no video displayed.
> >>
> >> I have tried installing the K-Lite Codec pack which didn't help and
> >> also tried installing the Divx package with codecs and player. Once
> >> again Media player only gives audio with no video, and when using the
> >> Divx player the same only audio no video.
> >>
> >> I was hoping someone had worked out how to view and run these files
> >> successfully, any help or references to other web locations greatly
> >> appreciated.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> blupaul
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> blupaul's Profile: http://forums.yourdomain.com.au/member.php?userid=60
> >> View this thread: http://forums.yourdomain.com.au/showthread.php?t=7356
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

What codec do the files in question use... ? I'm assuming XVID below, but
without a pointer to afflicted content, I'm just assuming. Which precise
decoder are you using? What build of Vista?
Do they work in wmplayer.exe*32?

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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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"Tony" <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AEDD9A95-3E8B-40A3-A5F5-EEB2EB5C12B4@microsoft.com...
> Yes, it took me a while, but after reading some other forums I saw that
> doing
> that worked for some people. However, it did not work on my machine. I
> verified multiple files, but they all had the same result.
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>>
>> You would need to install a 64bit version of the codec you want. I
>> believe
>> there is a 64bit version of Koepi Xvid - have you tried that?
>>
>> --
>> Windows Media Development Team (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.
>> --
>>
>> "Tony" <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news85A4D95-B574-41E8-AF55-CF87FD88E6EC@microsoft.com...
>> >I also have a problem with Vista 64 in playing XVID avi files. I have
>> >tried
>> > the ffdShow and the Koepi Xvid 1.1 (one at at time by uninstalling one
>> > before
>> > installing the other) and WMP 11 says that it cannot find the codec. I
>> > downloaded GSpot to check if it could process the file, but Gspot
>> > crashes
>> > while loading the codec library saying that it could not process
>> > because
>> > of
>> > "Unknown video codec #7". I downloaded the VLC player, and I am able to
>> > play
>> > the files just fine so I think there is something wrong in Vista. I
>> > tried
>> > turning off UAC, but this did change the outcome.
>> > Tony
>> >
>> > "blupaul" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Hi all, am using the new 64bit Vista Beta 2 trial system and am
>> >> currently unable to play any avi files. When using Windows Media
>> >> Player
>> >> I only get the sound with no video displayed.
>> >>
>> >> I have tried installing the K-Lite Codec pack which didn't help and
>> >> also tried installing the Divx package with codecs and player. Once
>> >> again Media player only gives audio with no video, and when using the
>> >> Divx player the same only audio no video.
>> >>
>> >> I was hoping someone had worked out how to view and run these files
>> >> successfully, any help or references to other web locations greatly
>> >> appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> blupaul
>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> blupaul's Profile:
>> >> http://forums.yourdomain.com.au/member.php?userid=60
>> >> View this thread:
>> >> http://forums.yourdomain.com.au/showthread.php?t=7356
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>