WMP 9 stopped plaing after GBPVR Install?

[KiwiKid]

Any reason this could of happened? WMP will now NOTplay any file type. It was working properly prior to GB-PVR install, now nothing. I've re-installed it (WMP) and still nothing. The files play properly in PowerDVD, MVWDVD to name a few.

Thx for any help.

[sub]

I'm sure it wont be installing GB-PVR that did this. I've also not seem a single other report of this over the fours years of GB-PVR's life. It must have something else you did around the same time.

[tvshowman]

install the Windows Essentials codec pack and you should be able to play anything

http://www.mediacodec.org/

Windows Essentials Codec Pack is a collection of Video and Audio Codecs and tools that are required to Encode / Decode (i.e., PLAY) Audio and Video files. With Windows Essentials Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all the movies and music files that you download off the internet, and stay up to date with the latest Codecs through W.E.C.P's Audio / Video Codec Update Service.


So which Codecs / DirectShow / VfW Filters / Tools does W.E.C.P. includes ?

* APE Source Filter: DirectShow audio decoder filter used to decode Monkey's Audio files (APE files)
* AC3 Filter: DirectShow audio decoder and processor filter used to decode audio tracks in movies (DVD, MPEG4 and others)
* AVI Splitter: Replacement for DirectShow's default Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Splitter (It can open many broken files and can reindex when needed)
* CDDA Reader Filter: DirectShow audio decoder capable of reading Audio CDs
* CDXA Reader Filter: DirectShow video decoder capable of reading (S)VCDs and XCDs
* CoreAAC Filter: Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) DirectShow audio decoder capable of reading AAC files
* CoreFlac Decoder: DirectShow audio decoder for the Flac audio codec
* FFDShow: DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing DivX, XviD, H.264, FLV1, WMV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and various other audio and video formats. It uses libavcodec from ffmpeg project for video decompression, postprocessing code from mplayer to enhance visual quality of low bitrate movies, and is based on original DirectShow filter from XviD, which is GPL'ed educational implementation of MPEG4 encoder
* FLV Splitter: Capable of splitting Flash Video files (FLV) and decoding On2 VP62 Video streams (notable users of the FLV format include YouTube, Google Video, Reuters.com, Yahoo! Video and MySpace.)
* OGG Splitter: DirectShow OGG Splitter capable of splitting OGG and OGM file(s) and enables to play / create .ogm wrapped video
* GPL MPEG-1/2 Decoder: DirectShow MPEG decoder filter can be used to play MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 streams
* MOD Source Filter: DirectShow filter decoder capable of decoding Tracker files (MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD and UMX)
* MPEG Splitter: DirectShow splitter capable of splitting MPEG1/MPEG2 files (MP(E)G, VOB, DAT, TS, TP, etc.)
* MPV Decoder: DirectShow decoder capable of decoding MPEG1/MPEG2 Video streams, and DVDs
* MPA Splitter: DirectShow Splitter capable of splitting MPEG Audio files (MP3) and MPEG4 Audio files (AAC)
* MPC Source Filter: DirectShow decoder filter capable of decoding MusePack Audio files (MPC).
* MP4 Splitter: DirectShow Splitter capable of splitting MP4, M4A, 3GP and HD-MOV files
* Matroska Splitter: DirectShow splitter capable of splitting Matroska files (MKV and MKA)
* Media Player Classic: an open source media player that looks just like Windows Media Player, but has many additional features. It has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support
* OFR Source Filter: DirectShow filter decoder capable of decoding OptimFROG Audio files (OFR)
* RealMedia Splitter: DirectShow splitter that allows you to play RealNetworks audio/video files.
* SHOUTcast Source Filter: DirectShow decoder filter capable of handling internet radio stations streams (http://www.shoutcast.com)
* WV Splitter / Decoder: DirectShow WV Splitter and decoder capable of splitting and decoding WavPack Audio files (WV)
* VobSub Filter: DirectShow Vob Subtitles filter capable of displaying (embedded) Subtitle files (SRT, SUB, IDX, etc)

Wow cool ! How much does it costs again ?

Nothing, it's free and mostly open source published under GNU GPL license

[KiwiKid]

I'm sure it wont be installing GB-PVR that did this. I've also not seem a single other report of this over the fours years of GB-PVR's life. It must have something else you did around the same time.

I figured this was the case as I couldn't find any mention doing a search. Only other thing I installed was HIP. Maybe this affects it?

Funny thing it was working perfectly. Oh well...

[KiwiKid]

TVSHOWMAN - thx for your reply. Don't think it's the codecs as it was all working as it should. When I get time I'll investigate further.

[KiwiKid]

I just rebooted AGAIN...and now the damn thing is working again. Computers are the weirdest things!

Just make out I never spoke (not difficult )

[HarryH3]

That's always been my favorite "feature" of Windows.... I always thought that code should execute the exact same path each time it's run, as long as the input variables haven't changed. Windows often proves that this is not correct.