Smallest program that can play all WMV files?

[vlc]

problem...

i got windows mediaplayer an it plays certain wmv files ok, but upon loading another wmv file it tells me that it requires a download.

but as that would take 38 mins to get, i wonder if theres another prog that can downloaded to play all wmv files without needing a long download?

after all, i dont need a fancy big prog which do many multi-media things which i dont need - just one thats upto date enough to play all wmv's so that i can at least see what certain files contain.

[GreenV8S]

Well with your name I assume you know about the VLC media player?

[viper_larry]

Try 'Media Player Classic' - it's a 2.2Mb download and I've not found a file type it won't play yet. Leagues ahead of Media Player but without all the frills.

clicky

[FourWheelDrift]

Whatever player you have you'll still need the codecs installed to interpret a video using non standard compression. You'll need to get hold of Nimo Lite or the Ace Codec Pack and install either of them, Then any WMV player will do the job.

[Scraggles]

both free to download and use

www.videolan.org/vlc/ - plays everything u would want film wise
www.winamp.com/ - music
www.free-codecs.com/download/ACE_Mega_CoDecS_Pack.htm - codecs and dont install all codecs,default should be fine

[vlc]

viper_larry said:

Try 'Media Player Classic' -
clicky

you know that sounded real good...until i went to use it !

for upon downloading it just now as file 'mpc2kxp6490.zip' - i extract its 'exe' file, an then double-click it, BUT THEN GET A RUNTIME ERROR!

which states...

MPLAYERC caused an exception 40000015H in module MPLAYERC.EXE at 016f:006c9a4e.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=87016f EIP=006c9a4e EFLGS=00200202
EBX=00863588 SS=b0177 ESP=00baf46c EBP=00baf498
ECX=00000000 DS=0177 ESI=81d66000 FS=4827
EDX=81d65d98 ES=870177 EDI=00baf7b8 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
e8 02 9a ff ff c3 e8 f9 ba ff ff 8b 40 7c 85 c0
Stack dump:
006c9a4e 2b2dc4ec 00baf7b8 81d66000 00863588 00baf470 00874888 00baf744 006b55e0 2b16df7c fffffffe 00baf754 006ce60f 81d65dd4 bff9dbc8 00baf7b8

SO NOW WHAT ?

Edited by vlc on Wednesday 5th July 23:03

[GreenV8S]

VLC really is very good and plays loads of stuff as standard without all that nonesence about downloading codecs - if you haven't tried it yet, give it a go.

[Scraggles]

stop using mediaplayer, it not like u. try what i suggested, it works

[vlc]

Scraggles said:

stop using mediaplayer, it not like u. try what i suggested, it works

yeah, i already use winamp an thats good.
an that codecs collection site was good an so i downloaded 2 files.
as for that other earlier prog - its 13 mb !!!! so too big for my needs.

[Scraggles]

vlc said:

Scraggles said:

stop using mediaplayer, it not like u. try what i suggested, it works

yeah, i already use winamp an thats good.
an that codecs collection site was good an so i downloaded 2 files.
as for that other earlier prog - its 13 mb !!!! so too big for my needs.

You only need to download it once, VLC is very good, sometimes other codecs are used, but am on adsl and not care about the time it takes, you only need to download it once, so quit whining and get VLC