Manage updates with the Download Appmp3 codec for Windows Media Player
Full user review
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"an old unstable unneeded crack :("
Pros
absolutely none
Cons
junk, cripples windows media player 11, overwrites system files, an unneeded crack
Summary
This is noting but the old radium crack (illegal) of Fraunhofer iis professional codec
Well I redoownloaded the file to check if it was updated, it's not it still installs Radium's crack of Fraunhofers acm mp3 codec(l3codecp.acm version 1.2.0.63) this is an unstable old version and may crash WMP or any other application that uses the audio compression manager aka ACM (Like Virtual Dub),
WMP11 comes with a newer legal version of Fraunhofers codec, no need for this junk this overwrites the legal and newe l3codecp.acm v3.4 with the old cracked 1.2 version if you need to access the properties of the already installed and licensed by MS codec make these changes to the registry:
;;begin reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
"msacm.l3codec"="l3codecp.acm"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
"l3codecp.acm"="Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (professional)"
;;end reg file
or check this site for more info:
http://www.looprecorder.de/tut_l3codec.php
Updated on Jun 2, 2011
I can't believe cnet is hosting cracks.
There are better alternatives:
1. Use Lame's acm codec.
2. Windows Media Player 10/11/12 includes a licensed version of the codec it's hidden from the user but can be shown by adding a registry key see the previous post or this site:
http://www.looprecorder.de/tut_l3codec.php
1 reply to this review
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I understand every word of what you said, and thanks for your post - because I would have crippled my WMP11 and also I've seen the Radium MP3 on people's computers; that so-called codec which actually tests POSITIVE as a VIRUS by several anti-virus applications is bugged or loaded with something malicious.
Thanks for protecting us.
