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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/NT
- Date added: March 31, 2009
- Total Downloads: 3,836,379
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- Average user rating: stars out of 345 votes
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Publisher's description
From MediaCodec :Windows Essentials Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video DirectShow codecs and filters. With Windows Essentials Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all movies and music files that you download off the Internet, stay up to date with the latest codecs with the Audio/Video Codec Update Service, and eliminate the many conflicts and errors caused by using multiple codecs to decode the same file types.
Windows Essentials Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly near complete solution for all your video and audio needs, with it you can play audio CDs, DVDs, (S)VCDs, and XCDs on the fly, and it adds support for 3GP, AAC, AC3, APE, AVI, DivX, 3ivx, DAT, h.264, x264, Nero Digital, DTS, FLV, FLAC, HD-MOV, MPEG-1/2, M4A, MP3, MP4, MO3, MOD, MKV, OFR, TTA, OGG/OGM, S3M, Vorbis, VOB, XviD, XM, WV, and UMX formats so you could play any video/audio file with your favorite DirectShow media player or with the (included) Media Player Classic.
Version 2.2c fixes issue with Vista's UAC installer / uninstaller bug.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.3 includes minor bug fixes
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User reviews of Windows Essentials Media Codec Pack 2.3
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 345 votes
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Version: Windows Essentials Media Codec Pack 2.3
""It serves well the purpose.""
Pros: It performs exactly what it says in its name..
Cons: None so far
Summary: I was looking for safe software i.e for decoding .mkv files for a long lost good movie and i've been from many software/ad on webs.. all of them are just
time consuming and not helping.. Media Codec pack 2.3 was the one i've benn looking for.... read more >> -
Version: Windows Essentials Media Codec Pack 2.3
"Very well, it works for view dvds in my windos m.Player"
Pros: Itworks very well and I can see my dvd´s in my windows media player!
Cons: I like very much this sofware!
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Version: Windows Essentials Media Codec Pack 2.3
"allowed me to play DVDs on my Windows Media Player 11"
Pros: Easy to install. Allowed me to play DVDs on WMP 11.
Cons: None that I know of.
Summary: If you need to play DVDs and your WMP won't play them just install this.
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Version: Windows Essentials Media Codec Pack 2.3
"excellenct codec pak; covers almost all the bases"
Pros: quick installation; easy to use; covers almost all the different player types; no issues with lockups or bluescreens
Cons: nothing I can think of
Summary: Great, easy to use codec program - small memory footprint; excellent free software!
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Version: Windows Essentials Media Codec Pack 2.3
Pros: I am happy with it.
Cons: None that I can think of.
Summary: Fixed my cd burning issures.
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