Re: Weird Error in Media Center for Windows Vista, this one is str

On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 05:55:00 -0800, Media Center helper
<MediaCenterhelper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Neil,

Gspot is a good peice of software but it only tell you which codecs are
missing or installed.


I've lost the original post (and you've not quoted it here) so I'm not
sure what the question was. GSpot will not only list installed codecs,
it will also list which specific codec is required for audio and/or
video playback of an individual (or batch) AVI file.


What codec packs are fully compatible with Media Center in Windows Vista (VMC)


I don't recommend you use codec packs, particularly on Vista where
they're pretty much untested and can break lots of stuff in the new OS
environment.


I have the latest version of Vista Codec Package but that doesn't help,


So, installing random codec packs really *is* pointless then ;-))


I did try AVI Codec Package+ but this caused COM Surrogate errors to be
displayed all the time, i know this is caused by incomplatible codecs but
which ones can i use for decent usabliity?


You see, you're experiencing exactly the problems I expect, which is
why I don't recommend codec packs. The next most likely event will be
WMP won't be able to run, and as it can't be uninstalled on Vista
you'll end up with a coplete OS reinstall.

Please post the original codec listed by GSpot as required for
playback and I'll see if I can find a playback component that doesn't
compromise your machines performance and stability.

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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