Change which codec WMP uses for certain files

[skull950]

It seems like every time I install a new program that has it's own codec, that's what windows media player uses. How can I choose which codecs it uses for mpg files? If it's a registry change, is there a handy utility for this?

[Baldrick]

for mpeg2 try windows video decoder checkup utility http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DE1491AC-0AB6-4990-943D-627E6...displaylang=en