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Title: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: christians4jews on April 12, 2010, 05:56:51 PM

i wanted to listen to chaims ask jtf. But for the first time ever, it said "audio codec is needed to play this file". How to i find one as im rubbish on computers thanks.

Title: Re: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on April 12, 2010, 06:12:22 PM

You're not giving any information here.

Here's a nice audio/video player: vlc player
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Title: Re: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: muman613 on April 12, 2010, 06:17:37 PM

I am no expert on Windows {I am a Linux expert} but I believe that you need to download the mp3 codec. On Linux this is a free component but on Windows you may have to pay for the decoder...

Title: Re: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: christians4jews on April 12, 2010, 06:21:32 PM

cheers guys and gals...

Title: Re: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: Mishmaat on April 12, 2010, 07:25:00 PM

Open the file in iTunes or Winamp. Or, alternatively, change the extension from ".mp3" to ".mp2" and it should play in WMP.

Title: Re: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: briann on April 12, 2010, 09:52:19 PM

If you really nead a codec pack, you can download the Nemo pack.  But im shocked that the audio codecs arent already installed.

Title: Re: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: arksis on April 12, 2010, 09:57:04 PM

Maybe this page will help you out:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/codec.mspx

I think this is all you need though:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/audio_video/codecs/k-lite_codec_pack_full.cfm

Title: Re: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on April 13, 2010, 02:44:04 AM

Quote from: christians4jews on April 12, 2010, 06:21:32 PM

cheers guys and gals...

Does that mean you're fine now?

Title: Re: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: HiWarp on April 13, 2010, 08:15:41 AM

Do what ACK suggested. Use the VLC player and you shouldn't have issues playing any media files.

Title: Re: computer help-windows media codecs help
Post by: Ze'ev on April 13, 2010, 11:49:53 AM

Use VLC, it will play almost anything.

Install the k-lite mega-codec pack if necessary...and then WMP should play anything.