I need some Codec help

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[rip|mrkavanagh]

Codecs Confuse me, big time. Right now I have the following installed


Divx/Divx Player
CCCP

http://www.cccp-project.net/

and whatever my ATI-eHome Wonder requires.

Problem is that everything works except DAMN media center. My kid can't watch tv. It will work once. Then after you exit and open it again it says codec not found. Now get this, I can access the ATI device through the "media player classic" that comes with CCCP

Is there a way I can start from scratch? Clean all the codecs off the pc? Is there a program to manage what programs use what codecs?

[rip|buzinator]

Do you have an MPEG-2 Codec? (eg, Nvidia PureVideo)

Both MKV and DivX are MPEG-4.

[rip|mrkavanagh]

Do you have an MPEG-2 Codec? (eg, Nvidia PureVideo)

Both MKV and DivX are MPEG-4.

hmmm I remember downloading purevideo, but that might have been before my lastest OS re-install several months back

where can I find a MPEG-2 codec with out downloading PureVideo?

how is this one?

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/stinky_mpeg_2_codec.htm

[rip|buzinator]

I don't have experience with that one but I'll bet it uses the CPU for decoding rather than the GPU based methods available with PureVideo ... I believe PowerDVD would also work with MCE.

I'm assuming we're talking about XP MCE 2005 btw.

[rip|mrkavanagh]

I don't have experience with that one but I'll bet it uses the CPU for decoding rather than the GPU based methods available with PureVideo ... I believe PowerDVD would also work with MCE.

I'm assuming we're talking about XP MCE 2005 btw.

Now that you mention it, I think PowerDVD came with my pc. I will check this weekend. Thanks for your help.