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GAGE3
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_ 		20. January 2008 @ 01:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a HP Pavilion which is a couple of years old. It has been a great PC but windows drives me wild.
Why is everything such a hassle when Microsoft is present?

My current problem is that i am downloading movies from the net and continue to get the error message:

Windows media file can not play this file. the player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.

I have tried to find the codecs that I need but have no idea how to find out or where to get them.

i speak to my mates who have MAC and they say I never get these problems.

MICROSOFT is the pits...

Has anyone got the answers I need?
PLEASE...
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xaznboitx
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_ 		20. January 2008 @ 02:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
www.google.com

search for VLC

It's a video player and it plays all format files. VLC doesn't need a codec for it to read the videos.

I use it all the time, I'm just annoyed by the VLC Icon . That orange cone.

I use VLC because I got sick of finding which codec works with media player.
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1Adonis4u
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_ 		6. February 2008 @ 02:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Use a codec pack like Combined Community Codec Pack.
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GAGE3
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_ 		7. February 2008 @ 06:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by 1Adonis4u:
 Use a codec pack like Combined Community Codec Pack.
Still having problems even with the Combined Community Codec Pack. Windows really is THE PITS of a product.
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1Adonis4u
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_ 		7. February 2008 @ 08:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What exactly is the problem?
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GAGE3
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_ 		8. February 2008 @ 02:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by 1Adonis4u:
 What exactly is the problem?
some files that I download from the net are saying missing codec. This problem only started about a month ago. I have not installed any new program in that time.
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