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how do i import the correct codecs for playing mp4 in WMP11

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a mate has given me some music in MP4 on a DVD r that i wish to import and play on WMP11,i know i need codecs for that but i don't know how to import them to WMP,i have this codec thing called klm codec 210 but its seems complicated to use, any ideas please
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  • Blacksheep1979
    Blacksheep1979 Posts: 4,224 Forumite
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    for a start don't use wmp use media player classic, vlc or winamp. Next I'd suggest uninstalling all codecs you have and install just 1 good codec pack such as k-lite or ffdshow. Then if still not working download a program called gspot which will tell you which codec you need for a specific file - just google for and install.
  • andipandi_2
    andipandi_2 Posts: 474 Forumite
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    for a start don't use wmp use media player classic, vlc or winamp. Next I'd suggest uninstalling all codecs you have and install just 1 good codec pack such as k-lite or ffdshow. Then if still not working download a program called gspot which will tell you which codec you need for a specific file - just google for and install.

    how do i know where to find the codecs to delete them?
    don't get mad do yoga


  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Don't delete anything. Just use download and install ; http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en

    Once installed, you can 'right click' on your media files in order to get the codec needed.
  • Blacksheep1979
    Blacksheep1979 Posts: 4,224 Forumite
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    Yes do uninstall stuff or you may get conflicts if you've already tried installing stuff. Go to Device Manager (control panel>admin tools>computer management>device manager(on right hand side)) then part way down on the left you will see audio/video and game controllers from there you can remove codecs.
  • mmillie
    mmillie Posts: 81 Forumite
    What I did was install ffdshow (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow), and then everything works fine in WMP. No need to mess about with anything else, or any other players. ffdshow just makes it all work.

    Martin
  • Asus_Mobo
    Asus_Mobo Posts: 271 Forumite
    for a start don't use wmp use media player classic, vlc or winamp. Next I'd suggest uninstalling all codecs you have and install just 1 good codec pack such as k-lite or ffdshow. Then if still not working download a program called gspot which will tell you which codec you need for a specific file - just google for and install.

    K-Lite is bundled with media Player Classic and is also bundled with ffdshow and haalis video renderer and all directx from version7 and nulls compressed and uncompressed format, you may want to try virtualdubmod and load the film (if supported file type) and you can extract the audio and save as an audio file I think in wma that ofcourse can be converted to mp3.



    http://virtualdubmod.sourceforge.net/ :)
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