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Old 08-05-2005, 03:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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hey im new to this forum,so... heilp plz. i just reinstalled windows on my computer(its a sony vaio 5yrs old) to see if that would fix a problem but it didnt.
so i was getting some video files from my friends ipod(he use it as a hardrive) and wen im ready to play it with media player its says searching for coddec error downloading coddec. and starts playing audio no video. wat can i do to fix this problem. thank you in advance.
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Old 08-05-2005, 04:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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ok first, learn what a codec is
http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/terms/codec.cfm
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get gspot
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
this will tell you what codec you need to play the avi.
then google for it

You may also find it usefull to install some codec packs
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/vi..._pack_full.cfm
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hey thank you so much.
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Heh while we're at afterdawn, http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/48608
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