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When I try to play a media file in my Windows Media Player, it says :
"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file."
The same media file was working successfully on my friend's WMP, I think it's the codecs which are not supporting. HELP..!!
Download K-Lite Codec Pack
Codecs are required to encode and/or decode (play) audio and video. K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet.
Advantages
The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs:
- It it always up-to-date with the latest versions of the codecs.
- It is very user-friendly and the installation is fully customizable, meaning that you can install only those components that you really want.
- It has been very well tested, so that the package doesn't contain any conflicting codecs.
- It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies.
Versions
There are three versions of the K-Lite Codec Pack:
• Basic
• Standard
• Full
• K-Lite Codec Pack Basic contains only the most essential things. It contains everything you need to be able to play the most popular and widespread formats. It is small enough to fit on a single floppy. Also great for including on your movie CDs.
• K-Lite Codec Pack Standard contains everything you need to play all the commonly used formats. This package should be enough for the average user.
• K-Lite Codec Pack Full contains even more codecs. It also has encoding support for the various formats. This package is for power users and people who do their own encodings.
If you have installed different media players (other than Windows Media Player) on your system, like Nero or Power DVD or Real Media Player, you can use these media players to view the videos and other media files. Otherwise, get the compatible codecs to play media files in Windows media player.
To download K-Lite Codec Pack - click on the link below
http://www.free-codecs.com/K_lite_co...k_download.htm
K-Lite Codec Pack gets updated regularly. The last update was released just 3 days before on 6th July 2009 :: An update is available for version 4.9.5 of the codec pack that upgrades it to version 4.9.8. The update pack includes newer versions of ffdshow, MediaInfo and the Codec Tweak Tool.
You can dowload K-Lite Codec Pack 4.9.8 from many sources.