my search skills must be weak. I'll give that a try tonight, thank you.

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> http://www.nero.com/enu/support-nero...utilities.html
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
>
>
> "Curious" <mailmenot@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:uFnmwj2vJHA.4364@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Nero 7 caused many users to lose the ability to use their MS Mpeg2
> > decoder. And even worse was the even uninstalling did not solve the
> > problem it created.
> > There may now be a fix available so check their Website and/or Google for
> > a solution.
> >
> > "jz78817" <jz78817@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:BED903D1-3C32-4701-8F61-A9CB51273155@microsoft.com...
> >> it was long enough back where rolling back using System Restore will
> >> cause me
> >> a lot more problems. A bunch of other stuff has been installed since
> >> then
> >> and I've since upgraded the graphics card (nvidia to ATi.)
> >>
> >> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> >>
> >>> try system restore back to before you installed nero, lots of apps leave
> >>> loads of legacy stuff in your system which causes trouble, or can remove
> >>> stuff you do need when uninstalling
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Graham Hughes
> >>> MVP Digital Media
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "jz78817" <jz78817@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:731BA1B8-BD0B-4B6F-B0EF-4C10D015C9EF@microsoft.com...
> >>> > Hi, I'm having serious issues with mpeg2 playback on my system
> >>> > (retail
> >>> > Vista
> >>> > Home Premium x64, fully up-to-date.) I first noticed the problem when
> >>> > Media
> >>> > Center was not playing the video portion of live TV (I was using a
> >>> > Hauppauge
> >>> > PVR card, but swapped in an ATi Theater 550 to test.) Further testing
> >>> > shows
> >>> > that anything using the default decoders (i.e. Windows Media Player)
> >>> > fails
> >>> > to
> >>> > play any mpeg2 file- I get audio, but no video. A lot of searching
> >>> > has
> >>> > led
> >>> > me to believe that the problem was caused when I installed Nero 7 for
> >>> > a
> >>> > short
> >>> > time. I've since uninstalled Nero, but I'm still having the same
> >>> > problem.
> >>> > When I try to play an mpeg-2 file in Media Player and look at the file
> >>> > properties, it tells me that it's using the "MainConcept MPEG Video
> >>> > Decoder."
> >>> > I'm assuming this isn't the decoder provided by Microsoft.
> >>> >
> >>> > Since Nero has been uninstalled, and there's nothing listed in
> >>> > "Programs
> >>> > and
> >>> > Features" that looks like it would affect that decoder, can anyone
> >>> > tell me
> >>> > how I might nuke this (obviously broken) decoder and go back to the
> >>> > Microsoft-provided one? Media Center is all but useless to me without
> >>> > this
> >>> > working.
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks,
> >>> > Jim
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
>
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