Windows 7: Viewing external Subtitles in WMP/WMC 12

hi,

i am trying to show external subtitles (srt,sub) in my Windows media center\player 12 in Windows 7 (in VLC it works)

i am using the Windows 7 32BIT, with the latest FFDSHOW INSTALLED
with SUBTITLES ENABLED.
now i understand that the problem is with WMP\WMC 12 loading their default codec which doesnt support sub srt subtitles.

so i tried to changing preferred DirectShow filters in Windows 7 using these:
Tool for changing preferred DirectShow filters in Windows 7 - Doom9's Forum
and this Media Center Decoder Utility (MCDU) Finally Comes to Windows 7 -- Hack7MC.COM

with no success ...


the file i using its a standard :
Video: XviD
Resolution: 624×352 23.97fps
with an external SRT file


any sugestions ???




p.s. also i have tried renaming the files as suggested here with no success iether (also i prefer not to rename system files)
How to load Movie Subtitle in Media Player 12???

is there a solution for this problem? or is this thread going to sink to the abyss like many other on this sub forum ?