Audio Codec/Vista Prem/WMP 11

For no apparent reason, most of my media files (WMA, WMV, etc) are not
playable anymore in WMP11 running on Vista Home Premium. I get the following
error message:

Codec is missing
Windows Media Player cannot play the file (or cannot play either the audio
or video portion of the file) because the Windows Media Audio 9 Standard
(161) codec is not installed on your computer.

The missing codec might be available to download from the Internet. To
search for the Windows Media Audio 9 Standard (161) codec, see WMPlugins.com.

Needless to say, I've clicked on it, 'installed' the codec and rebooted
about 100x to no avail. This is troubling as I've got tons of content that I
can no longer play, and I can't uninstall/reinstall WMP11 because it's
hard-wired into Vista. HELP!

Under WMP's Help:About:Technical Support Information, what data does it give
you there?

What preceded this? Did you install any third party codec collections?

Here's what I get there .. the only thing that preceded it was a mandatory
update to Vista that was pushed through Windows Update. I had never touched
anything for WMP because I didn't think I needed to.. it just all of a sudden
stopped working, specifically with DRM-encoded files.

Windows Media Player
Version 11.0.6000.6324
Operating System
Version: 6.0.6000 System Locale: en-US
Service Pack: 0.0 User Locale: en-US
Build Lab: 6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205 Geo ID: United States
Type: Workstation DRM Version: 11.0.6000.6324
Architecture: x86 Indiv Version: 2.8.0.1
Processors: 2

Media Player Binaries
Name Version Name Version Name Version
wmp.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmlaunch.exe 11.0.6000.6324 wmpshell.dll
11.0.6000.6324
wmplayer.exe 11.0.6000.6324 wmpband.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmpsyncmgr.dll
11.0.6000.6324
wmploc.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmpcm.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmpconfig.exe
11.0.6000.6324
wmpps.dll 11.0.6000.6324 mpvis.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmvcore.dll 11.0.6000.6324
wmpeffects.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmpdxm.dll 11.0.6000.6324 mf.dll 11.0.6000.6324

Other Binaries
Name Version Name Version Name Version
msnetobj.dll 11.0.6000.6324 DNSAPI.dll 6.0.6000.16386 jscript.dll 5.7.0.6000
msxml3.dll 8.90.1002.0 dhcpcsvc.DLL 6.0.6000.16386 gdiplus.dll 5.2.6000.16386
lvcodec2.dll 10.5.0.1091 IPHLPAPI.DLL 6.0.6000.16386 MFPlat.DLL
11.0.6000.6324
sonicMP4Demux.ax 1.4.402.60802 NLAapi.dll 6.0.6000.16386 LVPrcInj.dll
10.5.0.1094
mcmpgdmx.ax 1.0.55.60403 urlmon.dll 7.0.6000.16386 audioeng.dll
6.0.6000.16386
ATL.DLL 3.5.2284.0 WMASF.DLL 11.0.6000.6324 audioses.dll 6.0.6000.16386
mediametadatahandler.dll 6.0.6000.16386 schannel.dll 6.0.6000.16386
MMDevApi.dll 6.0.6000.16386
mcmp4demux.ax 1.4.136.60307 credssp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 CLBCatQ.DLL
2001.12.6930.16386
devenum.dll 6.6.6000.16386 sensapi.dll 6.0.6000.16386 PROPSYS.dll
6.0.6000.16386
DXVA2.DLL 5.0.1.1 rtutils.dll 6.0.6000.16386 Secur32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
quartz.dll 6.6.6000.16386 TAPI32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 USERENV.dll
6.0.6000.16386
COMDLG32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 NETAPI32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 SETUPAPI.dll
6.0.6000.16386
qedit.dll 6.6.6000.16386 rasman.dll 6.0.6000.16386 dwmapi.dll 6.0.6000.16386
wmpnssci.dll 11.0.6000.6324 RASAPI32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 dbghelp.dll
6.0.6000.16386
mlang.dll 6.0.6000.16386 msscp.dll 11.0.6000.6324 SHELL32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
actxprxy.dll 6.0.6000.16386 SSDPAPI.dll 6.0.6000.16386 OLEACC.dll 4.2.5406.0
shdocvw.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WINHTTP.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WINMM.dll
6.0.6000.16386
apphelp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 upnphost.dll 6.0.6000.16386 MSVFW32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
thumbcache.dll 6.0.6000.16386 slc.dll 6.0.6000.16386 VERSION.dll
6.0.6000.16386
AVIFIL32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 wmdmps.dll 11.0.6000.6324 OLEAUT32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
mcicda.dll 6.0.6000.16386 PortableDeviceApi.dll 6.0.6000.16386 SHLWAPI.dll
6.0.6000.16386
midimap.dll 6.0.6000.16386 PortableDeviceTypes.dll 6.0.6000.16386
COMCTL32.dll 6.10.6000.16386
MSACM32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 wpdsp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 AVRT.dll 6.0.6000.16386
msacm32.drv 6.0.6000.16386 wshtcpip.dll 6.0.6000.16386 uxtheme.dll
6.0.6000.16386
ksuser.dll 6.0.6000.16386 mswsock.dll 6.0.6000.16386 ole32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
wdmaud.drv 6.0.6000.16386 rapiproxystub.dll 6.0.6783.0 SAMLIB.dll
6.0.6000.16386
Cabinet.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WTSAPI32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 PSAPI.DLL
6.0.6000.16386
cryptnet.dll 6.0.6000.16386 rapistub.dll 6.0.6783.0 WLDAP32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
GPAPI.dll 6.0.6000.16386 wcescommproxy.dll 6.0.6783.0 NTMARTA.DLL
6.0.6000.16386
BCRYPT.dll 6.0.6000.16386 CEUTIL.dll 6.0.6783.0 NSI.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ncrypt.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WSOCK32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WS2_32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
windowscodecs.dll 6.0.6000.16386 rapi.dll 6.0.6783.0 USP10.dll
1.626.6000.16386
drmv2clt.dll 11.0.6000.6324 cewmdm.dll 11.0.6000.6324 LPK.DLL 6.0.6000.16386
MSVCR80.dll 8.0.50727.363 imagehlp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 msvcrt.dll
7.0.6000.16386
MSOXMLMF.DLL 12.0.4518.1014 MSASN1.dll 6.0.6000.16386 MSCTF.dll
6.0.6000.16386
upnp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 CRYPT32.dll 6.0.6000.16425 IMM32.DLL 6.0.6000.16386
pnrpnsp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WINTRUST.dll 6.0.6000.16386 GDI32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
napinsp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 mswmdm.dll 11.0.6000.6324 USER32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
winrnr.dll 6.0.6000.16386 MSIMG32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 RPCRT4.dll
6.0.6000.16386
FirewallAPI.dll 6.0.6000.16386 iertutil.dll 7.0.6000.16386 ADVAPI32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
wship6.dll 6.0.6000.16386 Normaliz.dll 6.0.6000.16386 kernel32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
rasadhlp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WININET.dll 7.0.6000.16386 ntdll.dll
6.0.6000.16386
dhcpcsvc6.DLL 6.0.6000.16386 SXS.DLL 6.0.6000.16386
WINNSI.DLL 6.0.6000.16386 rsaenh.dll 6.0.6000.16386

Audio Codecs
Type Name Format Binary Version
ACM Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC 0011 imaadp32.acm 6.0.6000.16386
ACM Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC 0007 msg711.acm
6.0.6000.16386
ACM Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC 0031 msgsm32.acm 6.0.6000.16386
ACM Microsoft ADPCM CODEC 0002 msadp32.acm 6.0.6000.16386
ACM Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (decode only) 0055 l3codeca.acm
1.9.0.401
ACM Messenger Audio Codec 028E sirenacm.dll 8.1.178.0
ACM Windows Media Audio 0161 msaud32.acm 4.1.0.3917
ACM Ogg Vorbis Audio CODEC 6771 vorbis.acm 0.0.3.6
ACM Microsoft PCM Converter 0001
DMO WMAudio Decoder DMO 0160, 0161, 0162, 0163
DMO WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO 0162 WMADMOD.DLL 11.0.6000.6324
DMO WMSpeech Decoder DMO 000A, 000B WMSPDMOD.DLL 11.0.6000.6324
DMO MP3 Decoder DMO 0055 mp3dmod.dll 11.0.6000.6324

Video Codecs
Type Name Format Binary Version
ICM Microsoft RLE MRLE msrle32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Microsoft Video 1 MSVC msvidc32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Microsoft YUV UYVY msyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Intel IYUV codec IYUV iyuv_32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Logitech Video (I420) i420 lvcodec2.dll 10.5.0.1091
ICM Toshiba YUV Codec Y411 tsbyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Cinepak Codec by Radius cvid iccvid.dll 1.10.0.12
ICM Microsoft Windows Media Video 9 WMV3 wmv9vcm.dll 9.0.1.1184
ICM vfwwdm32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
DMO Mpeg4s Decoder DMO mp4s, MP4S, m4s2, M4S2 mp4sdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO WMV Screen decoder DMO MSS1, MSS2 wmvsdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO WMVideo Decoder DMO WMV1, WMV2, WMV3, WMVP, WVP2, WMVR, WMVA, WVC1
wmvdecod.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO Sonic AVC Decoder DMO Ëq-, 8û8ð, AVC1, VSSH, H264 sonich264dec_dmo.dll
1.0.60219.0
DMO Mpeg43 Decoder DMO mp43, MP43 mp43decd.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO Mpeg4 Decoder DMO MPG4, mpg4, mp42, MP42 mpg4decd.dll 11.0.6000.6324

MPEG/DVD Filters
Type Name Binary Version
video Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder msmpeg2vdec.dll 11.0.5840.6324
video Roxio Smart Encoder MPEG2VidCodec.dll 9.0.2.8
video roxio DCFilters Mpeg I/II Decoder DCFilters9.dll 9.0.1.8
video Roxio Smart Decoder MPEG2VidCodec.dll 9.0.2.8
video Roxio MPEG2 Video Decoder MPEG2VidCodec.dll 9.0.2.8
video CBVA DMO wrapper filter cbva.dll 6.0.6000.16386
video Roxio MPEG2 Encoder MPEG2VidCodec.dll 9.0.2.8
video Sonic MPEG Video Decoder sonicdsmpeg.ax 1.1.3858.0
video Sonic MPEG-2 Video Decoder sonicm2vd.ax 1.0.197.60322
audio Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder msmpeg2adec.dll 11.0.5840.6324
audio Roxio Audio Decoder (DVD) RoxioDVDAudio.dll 9.0.2.8
audio Sonic MPEG Audio Decoder sonicdsmpeg.ax 1.1.3858.0

Plug-ins
Type Name Binary Version
Background Windows Live Messenger Music Plugin psmsong.8.1.0178.00.dll
8.1.178.0

Services
Name Key Binary Version
Audible.com Audible
eMusic emusic
Live365 Radio Network Live365
Media Guide MediaGuide
MIXPLAY MIXPLAY_USA
Movielink MovieLink
MusicGiants HD Music Store MusicGiants
Napster Napster
PassAlong Music Store PassAlong
Puretracks.com Puretracks
SongTouch SongTouch
URGE MTVN
V CAST Music VCastMusic
VidZone VidZone
XM Radio Online XMRadio

Content Partner
None Found

I was able to play some old videos by installing Essentials Codec Pack
windows essentials from cnet. you have drag them the player though


--
arnoldripkin

God! Thank you for the advice to go to CNET. Miracle of miracles! Trying
to fix this problem for weeks.


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unceric