Windows media center help...

[ajnineinchnails]

Ok so how do I enable m4v and mkv playback in windows media center in vista 64 bit premium? I have k-lite codec pack installed whick pretty much enables everything but windows media center to play just about anything... all wmc can do now is play mp3 files (lame).

 

[Orbital Shark]

Hi,

You might want try try uninstalling k-lite and installing the Vista codecs from www.shark007.net

Hope this helps


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[ajnineinchnails]

Ok, still fails.

 

[xBeastiex]

you might try divx for the mkv playback i know when you install divx it ask you if you want to use divx for your mkv files

www.divx.com

 

[ajnineinchnails]

That sounds like it would make the mkv vids play in divx player though... but i guess i'll try.

 

[xBeastiex]

That sounds like it would make the mkv vids play in divx player though... but i guess i'll try.

it also allows them to play in media center also i have it installed on my multimedia machine and have one or 2 mkv files they work fine for me in media center as well as run with media player and or divx

 

[ajnineinchnails]

Hmm just installed and it didn't work either... oh well I'll just give up using a media center and just watch my videos on wmp.

 

[xBeastiex]

one other thing to try
Shark007's FREE Codec solutions.
i just tested it with a win 7 install i had to install these along with divx to get them to work in media center

 

[ajnineinchnails]

Already tried that, that was the first suggestion.

 

[AvatarOfTheShip]

Have you tried installing the Matroska Pack? Free-Codecs.com : Download Matroska Pack Full 1.1.2, Matroska Pack Lite 1.1.2 and Matroska Pack MPEG4 1.0.3 or the CCCP pack. Also, there's a hidden difficulty with WMP/MC; if you are using the x64 version of Vista it will contain both the 32- and 64-bit versions of WMP, but while Media Centre will default to 64-bit, the free-standing WMP11 will be the 32-bit version by default (!). Standardise on one (64-bit seems most sensible on Vx64) and then get the corresponding drivers. Hope at least some of this
(a) Makes sense
(b) Helps