Enable WMP to play FLV

[jp2code]

I'm on Shark007.net. It is chocked full of Google advertisements that look like the codec download: Codecs Win 7, Download Codec, Free Codecs, Codecs Windows, Vista Codecs, Codecs DivX, Codecs Install, MCE Codec, Codecs Audio, Codecs WMP, Codecs Player.

Which link do I want? The site could really use an obvious download link with all of the cleverly disguised advertising trying to distract me.

I ultimately downloaded the "Codec Pack" at the bottom of the page, but it linked to another site that gave me the file "ffdshow.exe" - Is this what I want?

 

[Shark007]

I'm on Shark007.net. It is chocked full of Google advertisements

I'm sorry for all the advertising crap but it does give me a few $$ every month so the ads will continue. While on the information page for the Win7codecs, near the bottom, you will see a MajorGeeks Download logo; that is the correct link to download my software from.

MajorGeeks.com is the one and only official mirror.

 

[madtownidiot]

K-lite is a good codec for playing flash video on wmp 12. ffdshow.exe is one of the processes that will run after it's installed.. otherwise.. VLC will play flv right out of the box, takes less resources than wmp and has a much less convoluted interface.

 

[jp2code]

MajorGeeks.com is the one and only official mirror.

Thanks! I downloaded the wrong one, but I had not installed it yet.

 

[FredPinVT]

Does someone have a valid link, been to shark's web site, cannot find a valid link to download the codec. It appears to be a spam site.

 

[FredPinVT]

OK, found a link, downloaded and installed, but wmp still does not play flv. Farce?

 

[FredPinVT]

I've given up on WMP and will stay with Real Player, which also downloads. Too bad WMP. MS, still behind the times.

 

[Grimmjow]

I'm using shark's codecs, and don't have problems at all with flv files, watching with WMP. The codecs are doing the job pretty well. So, no, its not farce

 

[FredPinVT]

RP lets you download and save flv files. With win 7, RP needs Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe Flash Player 10 Active x.

Works great. You also need to be sure that WMP is installed in Windows Features.

Grimmjow; I could not get it to work on my computer? Win7 Pro. 32B system. I'm not sure why MS doesn't make media easier?

Have a good day.

 

[Shark007]

On the help TAB of the Shark007 Settings Application, if you choose to associate files to the Windows players, it will allow playback in both WMP and MC and even enable the preview pane for all newly enabled filetypes in the Windows Explorer view.

There is also a SUGGESTED settings checkbox at the bottom of the settings application which will get almost anything playing in the Windows players. The suggested settings do break digital LiveTV (anolog is still fine) and if that is important to you, go to the SWAP TAB and uncheck the items under the LiveTV warning message.

 

[Jacee]

Right click on the file then choose to open with Media Player. It will look like this:

 

[FredPinVT]

I downloaded Shark, it has the same interface as ffdshow. I could not get mine to work. Anyone have the setup instructions? Otherwise, Real Player works great. I'm surprised at Microsoft, not including codecs for flv files. There are many players out there that have them, RP, VLC, mediaplayer... what's up with you MS?

 

[Shark007]

Shark007's FREE codec solutions - Shark007's WIKI
Have a look at my Wiki - That is what my interface looks like.

 

[jp2code]

Hello Mr. Shark!

I finally got around to installing this package.

During installation, there was the note to make sure all other codecs were removed before installing. With that window open, I looked into my list of installed programs, and saw I had nothing else installed. So, I clicked OK, and kept going, accepting all of the defaults on the Install Shield installer.

While installing the Win7codecs package, I got this message box:

MessageBox.Show(
this,
"Error 2755.Server returned unexpected error 1624 attempting to install package C:\ProgramData\Win7codecs\{E6729CEA-D699-4337-A079-47EB8DCC846E}\Win7codes.msi.",
"Win7codecs Installer Information",
MessageBoxIcon.Information,
MessageBoxButton.OK
);

I looked up the Windows Installer Error Codes and found this:

1624
ERROR_INSTALL_TRANSFORM_FAILURE
There was an error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.

Any idea how to fix this?

I'm on 64-bit Win7, if that helps.

 

[FredPinVT]

jp2code: Try a google search. Also, for everyone, I found another codec that works great, K-Lite Codec Pack 6.1.0. My WMP is working great with very little fuss.

 

[whs]

jp2code: Try a google search. Also, for everyone, I found another codec that works great, K-Lite Codec Pack 6.1.0. My WMP is working great with very little fuss.

Although I am not a big codec package fan (I prefer to use VLC or Media Player Classic), I can confirm that K-Lite works with WMP and .flv. Just right click on the .flv file, go to Properties and change the "Open with" to WMP.

 

[jp2code]

jp2code: Try a google search. Also, for everyone, I found another codec that works great, K-Lite Codec Pack 6.1.0. My WMP is working great with very little fuss.

Hi Fred,

I found this site: Download K-Lite Codec Pack

Now my confusion is, for my 64-bit Win 7 machine, should I get:

• Basic
• Standard
• Full
• Mega
• Corporate (don't really see a need for this)
• 64-bit

The 64-bit looked like the obvious choice, but it also says this:

For an optimal user experience it is highly recommended to also install one of the 32-bit variants from above, because most software that runs on 64-bit versions of Windows is still 32-bit.

Windows Vista x64 and Windows 7 x64 use a 32-bit version of Windows Media Player by default. Windows Media Center and Windows Explorer are 64-bit applications. That is why you need both 32-bit and 64-bit codecs.

 

[Geof777]

All sounds good - can we get Real Player for W7 - that's what I really want

 

[SledgeDG]

@Geof777:Have a look here

http://www.sevenforums.com/software/11811-real-player-windows-7-a.html

-DG

 

[Geof777]

Woah!!! Doesn't look straight forward!!
Could get messy - a whole load of stuff I have no knowledge of going on there
I just need a simple download - I guess that might not exist yet