Win7codecs

Thanks, I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds it a little confusing because the usual procedure with your apps is to uninstall x64 version b/4 doing anything with the 32 bit version. Also, have never seen you post an update rather than a new version that requires the previous versions to be uninstalled b/4 installing the new version. Nice not to have to uninstall and reinstall to update for a change.

Btw, I subscribed to that thread (with instant email notification activated) in the hopes that this will provide me with notification of future updates.

harpua said:

have never seen you post an update rather than a new version

It is quite common for updates to be posted in that thread. These updates are never sent to the public distribution sites. Sometimes they do not have installers though, just a simple direction to overwrite the existing application with an updated application.

The reason this update has an installer is that it modifies several things that a simple file replacement cannot do. When the update is supplied in an installer, the installed version is also incremented.
(full descriptions of updates are posted along with the update)

Thanks for the info. I will stay subscribed to that thread then as it seems the best way to stay informed about new updates.

bauer24 said:

If i were to install this codec pack, and uninstall it for another codec pack, Would there still be traces left?

I go to extreme lengths to ensure my users that uninstallation returns your system to a pre-installation environment. There is an empty directory left behind though, \Program Files\Win7codecs - This is the only trace not removed by the uninstaller.

By the way, conventional unistalls are disabled. You cannot remove it from the Programs and Features list of the control panel. I disabled this because I needed to take full control of the uninstall process to do a proper cleanup and reset of all registry keys and values.

The only proper uninstall method is from within the Settings Application,
on the Help TAB; use the UNINSTALL button.

Also know, it doesnt change much upon installation. Most Windows defaults are left in place. So several of your files still may not play properly requiring you to make an adjustment such as choosing a different splitter or in the case of M2TS files, choosing to disable Windows Media Foundation (WMF) on the SWAP TAB.

The settings application is a powerful tool to the installed codecs with several failsafe features built-in such as Reset All or having the setting of one feature auto set or unset other features as required. Explore the settings with confidence that the Reset All button will place you right back to where you started at any time. Once you find a favourable set of settings there is a Save/Restore feature on the MISC TAB that can be used even after a complete uninstall / re-install. This TAB also has several builtin tools such as MediaInfo, a file integrity tester and a DirectShow renderer which will bypass the WMF chain.

If your intent is to use the Microsoft players, I suggest you make your 1st adjustment on the Help TAB
by choosing to associate all newly enabled filetypes to the Windows players.

Lastly, I operate my own forums to assist users with difficult files and playback scenario's.
Most issues you may face are probably solvable using the forums search feature.

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i use wmp for all my videos, and the codecs work great. Only thing i havent been able to figure out is why wmp says its unable to play an h264 .mp4 file. Unless i rename it .mkv, then it plays fine.

Edit: got wmp to play the file as an .mp4 by changing the setting for "AAC audio in DirectShow Players" to "Use FFDshow's codec" on the SWAP tab