starbase1
06-28-2004, 12:59 PM
Hi All,
I think I am going nuts!
I heard of packs of free video codecs, sounded handy, so I went and downloaded the Ace Mega Codecs pack. It installed cleanly, and I was very pleased with th output from some.
Then I discovered that the Real Audio player was no longer starting from web pages as required. I'm not sure it was this, but it does seem a big coincidence.
I reinstalled real player, but no joy (starting from Firefox or IE, or starting directly in Windows XP).
So I decided to uninstall the codec pack, only to find that:
a) Real Audo still won't start, even after reinstalling.
b) It has uninstalled almost every codec, including those installed long before!
Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhh!
Anyone got any brght ideas?
In the meantime I strongly advise others against trying this!
Nick
I think I am going nuts!
I heard of packs of free video codecs, sounded handy, so I went and downloaded the Ace Mega Codecs pack. It installed cleanly, and I was very pleased with th output from some.
Then I discovered that the Real Audio player was no longer starting from web pages as required. I'm not sure it was this, but it does seem a big coincidence.
I reinstalled real player, but no joy (starting from Firefox or IE, or starting directly in Windows XP).
So I decided to uninstall the codec pack, only to find that:
a) Real Audo still won't start, even after reinstalling.
b) It has uninstalled almost every codec, including those installed long before!
Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhh!
Anyone got any brght ideas?
In the meantime I strongly advise others against trying this!
Nick