Windows Media Center won't play any video.

I've searched everywhere and havn't found a resolution.

I just bought Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit.
I've tried installing CCCP, K-lite, you name it, even the 64-bit ffdshow
that was mentioned in a previous post on this site.

I can always play any movie file in WMP without a problem.
WMC won't play any avi (xvid) or mp4's. Why? Why make one program work but
the other not? I've heard it has to do with it being 64bit, but Im wanting
to make a HTPC with this software.

None of the 64-bit codecs I've downloaded and installed have worked. Can
anyone suggest a solution? I am a new Vista user and until now I've been
very happy until Media Center has proven to be absolutly worthless.

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:25:00 -0700, Josh <Josh RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I've searched everywhere and havn't found a resolution.
>
>I just bought Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit.
>I've tried installing CCCP, K-lite, you name it, even the 64-bit ffdshow
>that was mentioned in a previous post on this site.
>
>I can always play any movie file in WMP without a problem.
>WMC won't play any avi (xvid) or mp4's. Why? Why make one program work but
>the other not? I've heard it has to do with it being 64bit, but Im wanting
>to make a HTPC with this software.
>
>None of the 64-bit codecs I've downloaded and installed have worked. Can
>anyone suggest a solution? I am a new Vista user and until now I've been
>very happy until Media Center has proven to be absolutly worthless.

On Vista64 the default is to use the 32-bit version of WMP (in Program
Files(x86)) not the 64-bit version (in Program Files). Media Center however is
a native 64-bit application that requires 64-bit decoders for any of the video
files that you want to play. The 64-bit version of ffdshow-tryouts should work
for you
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ffdshow-tryout/ffdshow_rev1975_200805...clsid_x
If that fails take a look here http://shark007.net/
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Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
MCE MVP