Media Player 11 Codec Plugins On Windows Vista Business
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Guest wrote at: 2007-02-08 16:41:01
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Neil, Thanks for taking a shot, but I'm going to have to keep "plugging-along" even further. I am painfully aware that a DVD codec did not come with Media Player 11 in Vista Business, or I wouldn't be up here on this forum, desperately seeking one; the fact that one doesn't seem to be readily available is an inexcusable oversight on Microsoft's part. Don't give me a new car and then say I'm going to have to go out on my own and find a battery for it to make it run, please. I did indeed download the DecCheck app and it showed that all of 2 codecs (out of the 8 which came with and were installed by the Roxio program) were compatible, but as I mentioned, they only work with the Sonic Cine Player included in Roxio Easy Media Creator 9, not with Media Player 11 - it is apparently still as dead as a doornail until it gets its "own" codec plugin. That's my point: I want to use Media Player 11 (which I'm used to) and not have to depend on some 3rd-rate, 3rd-party media player to play my videos. Also, it's worth noting that while DecCheck flagged these 2 lonely codecs as "MCE Compatible" it did not list them as being "MP 10 Compatible" - I think it's also suspicious that the DecCheck program makes no mention whatsoever about Media Player 11, meaning it has not been updated in a long time. As for the NVIDIA decoder being Vista-compatible, I can only refer you to these 2 links from their own Website (read the first sentence at the top of the page under "System Requirements" for the 1st link): http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder_sysreqs.html Now this one: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=117&p_created=1099523845&p_sid=JkpqsLti&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NyZwX3Byb2RzPTQmcF9jYXRzPTAmcF9wdj0xLjQmcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9mbmwmcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1WaXN0YQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1 Or simply read this (Answer ID 117), direct from NVIDIA's Knowledgbase: --------------------------------------------------------- Question: Is the NVIDIA Purevideo Decoder software supported under Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit edition, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit edition, Windows Vista 32-bit editon, or Windows Vista 64-bit Edition? Answer: The NVIDIA Purevideo DVD Decoder software is designed to be used under Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit edition family and Microsoft Windows 2000. It is NOT supported under any other operating system, such as Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, Windows Vista 32-bit Edition or Windows Vista 64-bit edition. There are no plans at this time to support additional operating systems at this time. ----------------------------------------------------------- The bottom line is this: Since more and more people are compelled to do CBT (Comptuer Based Training) at their desk and all such programs now come on a DVD, simply saying a machine with Vista Business on it has no need of a DVD-capable Windows Media Player (and hence no DVD codec available for it) is a non-starter. And God forbid somebody with a Home Office should ever want to play a movie on their Vista Business computer occasionally! So, the question still remains (and somebody out there MUST have the answer), where can one obtain a DVD codec for Media Player 11 on a "non-Entertainment" version of Vista? If all else fails, why can't I (and countless other people) simply download and install the same one Microsoft makes available in their other versions of Vista? It just can't be that big a deal. Either that or tell me where I can go get the thing commercially; I don't care, I just want Media Player 11 inside of this high-dollar operating system I just bought to work like it did in XP Professional (yes, another so-called "business" version of the operating system, where DVDs played flawlessly). Thanks, and standing by for a truly workable solution to the problem. As they used to say on the X Files, "The Truth is out there somewhere" "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote: > On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 01:27:01 -0800, Travis > <Travis (~=~) discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >I have a new Dell Dimension 9200 with the highest-end NVIDIA card they offer >(GeForce 7900 GS) with Vista Business and Media Player 11 (of course). > > I'm pretty sure Vista Business doesn't come with a DVD decoder > preinstalled, though it comes on Home Premium and Ultimate. I guess > the idea is that business computers aren't intended as entertainment > devices, though obviously training DVDs come under "business" ;-) > >I just installed Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 (the latest version, which is >Vista-compatible) and when I try to play a garden-variety commercial DVD it >loads and plays fine in the Roxio/Sonic Cine Player which came with EMC 9. >> >However, I want it to play on Media Player 11, which it won't do due to the >proper codec plugin not being installed. > > You can confirm that the Roxio DVD decoder is not WMP compatible by > running the DecCheck program from Microsoft (which also allows you to > set preferred decoder as well as showing which installed ones "work") > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DE1491AC-0AB6-4990-943D-627E6ADE9FCB&displaylang=en > >is that all the major vendors there (my preferred one is NVIDA, since that's >the video card I have) say their software is for use on XP only and is not >Vista compatible, even though I got there through a link inside of the Vista > > NVidia's Purevideo decoder works just fine in Vista : > http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder.html > >There was a rumor that Microsoft actually had one which they provide in >other versions of Vista, but I can't find any additional information on how >to get ahold of it. > > HTH > Cheers - Neil > ------------------------------------------------ > Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs . |
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zachd [MSFT] wrote at: 2007-02-09 16:47:04
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This area should be sorted out given time. Right now you will (as noted) run into a brick wall here. "Doing things right" has elements of pain- this is one. It'll get better, but you'll need to be patient, sorry. -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- "Travis" <Travis (~=~) discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:64DEECB9-BD64-4F2F-A8CE-E043282FDC19 (~=~) microsoft.com... >I have a new Dell Dimension 9200 with the highest-end NVIDIA card they >offer > (GeForce 7900 GS) with Vista Business and Media Player 11 (of course). > > I just installed Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 (the latest version, which is > Vista-compatible) and when I try to play a garden-variety commercial DVD > it > loads and plays fine in the Roxio/Sonic Cine Player which came with EMC 9. > > However, I want it to play on Media Player 11, which it won't do due to > the > proper codec plugin not being installed. > > I can get the titles to display and so forth, but then I get the dreaded > message that "Windows Media Player cannot play DVD video", and that's the > end > of that. > > Yes, I've gone to the Microsoft-recommended page where you are supposed to > be able to download the appropriate codec plugins for MP 11, but the > problem > is that all the major vendors there (my preferred one is NVIDA, since > that's > the video card I have) say their software is for use on XP only and is not > Vista compatible, even though I got there through a link inside of the > Vista > MP 11 application. > > So, just where the Devil does one find a new, current codec (paid or > otherwise) which will work with the Vista Business version of MP 11 and > allow > the playback of DVDs? > > I can't believe that these guys (NVIDIA, Sonic, InterVideo, CyberLink, > etc) > do not have any Vista-compatible plugins ready for this product! > > There was a rumor that Microsoft actually had one which they provide in > other versions of Vista, but I can't find any additional information on > how > to get ahold of it. > > Please advise with names, links, or any other info you might have as to > where the correct Vista Media Player 11 codec plugins can be obtained. > > Thanks in advance. > . |
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Guest wrote at: 2007-02-16 14:50:07
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To get around this, I installed the trial version of Intervideo's WinDVD 7, and the codec it installs does the trick for Windows Media Player 11. I've also done the same thing on my work laptop with WinDVD 8 with the same success. -- Rick "Travis" wrote: > I have a new Dell Dimension 9200 with the highest-end NVIDIA card they offer > (GeForce 7900 GS) with Vista Business and Media Player 11 (of course). > > I just installed Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 (the latest version, which is > Vista-compatible) and when I try to play a garden-variety commercial DVD it > loads and plays fine in the Roxio/Sonic Cine Player which came with EMC 9. > > However, I want it to play on Media Player 11, which it won't do due to the > proper codec plugin not being installed. > > I can get the titles to display and so forth, but then I get the dreaded > message that "Windows Media Player cannot play DVD video", and that's the end > of that. > > Yes, I've gone to the Microsoft-recommended page where you are supposed to > be able to download the appropriate codec plugins for MP 11, but the problem > is that all the major vendors there (my preferred one is NVIDA, since that's > the video card I have) say their software is for use on XP only and is not > Vista compatible, even though I got there through a link inside of the Vista > MP 11 application. > > So, just where the Devil does one find a new, current codec (paid or > otherwise) which will work with the Vista Business version of MP 11 and allow > the playback of DVDs? > > I can't believe that these guys (NVIDIA, Sonic, InterVideo, CyberLink, etc) > do not have any Vista-compatible plugins ready for this product! > > There was a rumor that Microsoft actually had one which they provide in > other versions of Vista, but I can't find any additional information on how > to get ahold of it. > > Please advise with names, links, or any other info you might have as to > where the correct Vista Media Player 11 codec plugins can be obtained. > > Thanks in advance. > . |
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Neil Smith [MVP Digital M wrote at: 2007-04-03 17:30:35
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You're putting words in my mouth, if you follow the threading it's clear that's Travis' statement. Personally I can't necessarily think why one isn't included on cost grounds - though I can think of lots of reasons why corporate IT might not *want* users on their EDP images watching DVDs all day. So I guess the representations made (by various large corporate IT) were enough for that decision to be clearly delineated. I wasn't there and can't represent any part of the decision making process - I don't work for or represent microsoft in any capacity Cheers - Neil On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 16:22:08 -0700, Mr. D <MrD (~=~) discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >As an IT professional, I completely support Neal's assessment: > >"the fact that one doesn't seem to be readily available is an inexcusable >oversight on Microsoft's part". >"Travis" wrote: >> I am painfully aware that a DVD codec did not come with Media Player 11 in >> Vista Business, or I wouldn't be up here on this forum, desperately seeking >> one; the fact that one doesn't seem to be readily available is an inexcusable >> oversight on Microsoft's part. ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs . |
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Fullmetal99012 wrote at: 2009-07-26 08:01:39
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I downloadedthe "Vista Codecs Pack" it contains codecs for MPEG-2 for DVD, i believe it contains DivX as well. it can be downloaded at http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Codec-Packs-Video-Codecs/Advanced-Vista-Codec-Package.shtml. NOTE: There is a warning that some antiviruses may say a program is infected, that is not true. It is just a False positive -- Fullmetal99012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fullmetal99012's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/118404.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/media-player/677622.htm http://forums.techarena.in . |
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