04-18-2009, 12:35 AM
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 Re: Repairing Microsoft MPEG-2 decoder
nope, no luck.
"jz78817" wrote:
> my search skills must be weak. I'll give that a try tonight, thank you.
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> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
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> > 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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