i have a kazillion a/v codecs on my machine

[sepultura]

How do i figure out which ones i need, and which ones to kill with Codec Sniper? I have 188 of them. Aren't they just redundant versions of another? I have an ADS Tech DVD Xpress unit and it's not capturing, so i think i have too many codecs and mabey deleting some will fix the problem.

[nic2k4]

What do you mean it's not capturing? Are you using Capwiz or trying to capture through some other package?

[sepultura]

yes, i am using capwiz, the software that came with it. The unit works, it's just something fishy with the software. I've installed, uninstalled, and installed again about 4 times, and there's still a problem with it capturing any video. So i think that all these damn codecs on here are maybe conflicting with the one capwiz uses.

[nic2k4]

Ok, I don't know what you mean by fishy, but to answer your question, you can just nuke all of them and re- install them as you require. All that will happen is a piece of media won't play. When you re-load CODECs try to use solutions that are more versatile like FFDshow. If you kill the ones used by Capwiz, you'll just have to re-install it.

[sepultura]

well, i got some good news. I nuked them all with codec sniper and it fixed the problem! I have another capture card, a Pinnacle, and when i pulled it out of the system, i guess i left remnants of the software. That was causing a conflict, i guess. thanks for your help!