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**Stuart C** · 01-04-2008, 19:52

It may not have been faulty. Windows Media player uses little bits of software called "Codecs" to decode audio and video. It doesn't come with every codec available, but can usually download any codecs. However, it can only download codecs that Microsoft approve of. A lot of videos available on the Internet either use a codec called divx, or one called xvid. Neither of which is approved by Microsoft.

Codec Packs (like the aforementioned klite codec pack) contain all the most common ones in one easy to install package.

01-04-2008, 19:52	#12
Stuart C Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: It's Lahndun, Innit? Age: 37 Services: Virgin for TV, BT for phone and Be* for Broadband. Posts: 17,475	Re: Videos not working on WMP 11 It may not have been faulty. Windows Media player uses little bits of software called "Codecs" to decode audio and video. It doesn't come with every codec available, but can usually download any codecs. However, it can only download codecs that Microsoft approve of. A lot of videos available on the Internet either use a codec called divx, or one called xvid. Neither of which is approved by Microsoft. Codec Packs (like the aforementioned klite codec pack) contain all the most common ones in one easy to install package. __________________ Just to make it clear if a post is bold and is from a team member, it's a moderating decision. If it's not bold or not from a team member, it's not. "This is an important announcement. This is flight 121 to Los Angeles. If your travel plans today do not include Los Angeles, now would be a perfect time to disembark.”