After setting up vista?

wilson1973

After i have set up my dell vista pc what are the main things that i will need to download to view the web etc in terms of flash players etc to watch videos on youtube etc and where is the safest site to download the genuine article somebody mentioned codec as well do i need this and if so what and where from

basmic

Get Flash here directly from Adobe's site, who now maintain Flash: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

If you want to watch downloaded films, say in Windows Media player, you might need some codecs. I recommend you start off with K-Lite's Basic Codec Pack, found here: http://www.free-codecs.com/K_lite_codec_pack_download.htm

-TangleFoot-

basmic wrote: »

If you want to watch downloaded films, say in Windows Media player, you might need some codecs. I recommend you start off with K-Lite's Basic Codec Pack, found here: http://www.free-codecs.com/K_lite_codec_pack_download.htm

Isn't that a little OTT for basic web browsing? In most cases, Flash is all you need and should you stumble across something that requires a different plugin there's usually a link somewhere on the page pointing you towards the necessary installer.

Here's my shortlist of extras:

• Flash (see above)
• Java
• Adobe Reader / Foxit Reader

That's it. Nothing more, nothing less.

basmic

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Isn't that a little OTT for basic web browsing?

I quite agree, but in this case the OP asked about codecs.

wilson1973 wrote: »

somebody mentioned codec as well do i need this and if so what and where from

-TangleFoot-

basmic wrote: »

...the OP asked about codecs.

So why not suggest just the ones needed to play stuff commonly found embedded in web pages? :rolleyes:

I can only think of two - Quicktime and DivX - neither of which I consider to be necessary. About the only useful thing the former does is allow you to play MP3 files without running an external application, something my Ubuntu-sporting netbook can do virtually out of the box!

On a not-unrelated note, any idea where one can find a browser plugin for VLC?

Banacek

I suggest you visit this Adobe page it will test if the most recent flash & shockwave are installed & if not install them there is also the link to do the same with authorware.

-TangleFoot-

Banacek wrote: »

it will test if the most recent flash & shockwave are installed

Are you sure the Shockwave plugin is necessary? I haven't seen a single non-Adobe web site that made use of it in years.

DatabaseError

just install (and use) firefox...when you need a plugin to view page content it will tell you and either download it or direct you to the correct website.