Cannot install lame mp3 on vista x64

[jarko]

Hi,

Somebody gave me advice to do:

1. Opening up a command prompt by typing "cmd" in the run box and pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter (to run as Administrator).
2. Changing directories to sysWOW64 ("cd C:\windows\syswow64")
3. Typing the following (example_path replaced with the actual path to the extracted files), then hit enter: rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 0 c:\Temp_Folder_Path\codecXXX.inf



I did everything and it was looking that it was installed but still in my VirtualDub this codec doesn't exist.
Can someone help me to solve this problem? I'm newbe in this subject and please be patient about my lack of knowledge of some things.
My OS is Vista x64, and I have VirtulDub 1.9.9 x64 and VirtualDub 1.9.7 and on both. I cannot use lame MP3. In virtualdub 1.9.7 I see in audio compression lame mp3 but when I choose, I've gotten the message:
Error initializing audio stream decompression:
No installed audio codec could be found to decompress the compressed source audio.

[redwudz]

Lame is for encoding MP3. You might want to try ffdshow for decoding. But Lame should have still showed up in VDs Stream list options. You will probably need 64 bit codecs and the 64 bit version of ffdshow. Are you using LAME 3.98.4 ACM codec? http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-dshow-acm.php I haven't used a 64bit version of Windows in a while, and others here can probably give you better info.

ffdshow 64bit: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/files/SVN%20builds%20by%20clsid/64-bit%...4.exe/download

[DarrellS]

My friend installed Windows 7 and we ran into the same problem with all his 32 bit codecs. He was running 64 bit XP Pro before and had no problems installing 32 bit codecs with the guide listed above.

I finally gave up and just installed 64 bit Virtualdub and as many 64 bit codecs and plugins that I could find.

Luckily he has Windows XP virtual mode and has 32 bit Virtualdub and all the codecs and plugins installed there for anything he can't do in Windows 7.

Microsoft is killing the personal computing experience with all their so called ease of use and security features. They should've just fixed XP 64 bit in the first place but that's not their M.O. They'd rather keep selling bogus operating systems instead of fixing the ones they already have.

The only reason that they can con people into buying Windows 7 is because of the virtual XP mode. No-one in their right mind would give up 32 bit XP for Vista or Windows 7. The only reason that he didn't buy XP Pro 32 bit is because he wasted his money on 12GBs of DDR3 memory and because it was $30 more than Windows 7 Ultimate.

Error initializing audio stream decompression:
No installed audio codec could be found to decompress the compressed source audio.

Go Audio > Full Processing Mode > Conversion (change to stereo) > Compression > Lame MP3. It should now compress with no errors.

[jarko]

Guys, I still didn't solve my problem.

[jagabo]

Probably the same issue: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/271712-Lame-MP3-Encoder-on-Vista-x64?p=1630826&view...=1#post1630826

[DarrellS]

[QUOTE=jagabo;1978830]Probably the same issue: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/271712-Lame-MP3-Encoder-on-Vista-x64?p=1630826&view...826[/QUOTE]

I tried that but it didn't work. No error message. Googling found a few others with the same problem using the same method as above. A DOS window pops up in the background for a fraction of a second and you think it installed but it's nowhere to be found.

It doesn't make any sense but then again, hardly anything about Windows 7 makes any sense.

[jarko]

The same

[jagabo]

I just downloaded Lame ACM 3.97.4 and followed the instructions in the included "HOWTO Install LAME-ACM on x64.txt" file:

1. Extract it to for example c:\lame

2. Run cmd with admin rights (ctrl+shift+return)

3. cd %windir%\SysWOW64

4. rundll32 setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 0 C:\lame\LameACM.inf

Step 2 might be a little confusing: Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories and place the mouse cursor over "Command Prompt". You can the press Ctrl+Shift+Enter, or right click and select Run As Administrator. You should get the usual admin escalation dialog. Be sure to type the instructions in lines 3 and 4 exactly. Use copy/paste if you want to be extra sure.

After this installation the 32 bit version of VirtualDub shows the 32 bit "Lame MP3" encoder in the audio compressor list.

Keep in mind you need 32 bit codecs with 32 bit programs, and 64 bit codecs with 64 bit programs. 64 bit VirtualDub cannot access 32 bit Lame. Conversely, 32 bit VirtualDub cannot access 64 bit lame.

[DarrellS]

I'm going over to my friends' tomorrow and I'll try what you posted. We were typing "cmd" in the search window and clicking Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

[jagabo]

We were typing "cmd" in the search window and clicking Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

That should work too. Make sure you get the admin escalation dialog ("Do you want to let the following program to make changes to this computer?").

[DarrellS]

I was able to install LameACM and AC3ACM but got an error message for all the video codecs that I tried to install.

I think the reason the audio codecs didn't install before is because I used the instructions for XP 64bit and it had .exe behind rundll32. Probably why I didn't get an error for the video codecs.

I didn't have time to try and install 32bit XviD to see if it showed up. He had bigger problems than trying to get codecs to work. A couple of programs failed to uninstall correctly and he could not get easytune6 to reinstall (he had clicked a button and got it in a mild overclock before he tried to uninstall it) and TeraCopy was still running even through he had uninstalled it (he uninstalled it because it kept prompting him to copy or move files when moving in the same drive instead of just moving the files like it did in XP). He had to use the programs' uninstaller instead of Windows uninstaller.

It seems like a few old Windows 98 problems have reappeared in Windows 7 like taking a long time to shut down or failing to restart after windows updates or from a windows prompt.

[jagabo]

I think the reason the audio codecs didn't install before is because I used the instructions for XP 64bit and it had .exe behind rundll32.

It doesn't matter if you include the EXE or not. "rundll32 setupapi.dll..." and "rundll32.exe setupapi.dll..." should do the same thing.

[lordsmurf]

When install fails, in most cases, the person isn't following the instructions 100%, and some instructions leave a little bit unsaid, expecting you to already know some intermediate computer stuff.

More thorough instructions are at http://www.digitalFAQ.com/forum/showthread.php/cannot-install-huffyuv-2193.html
Although written for HuffYUV, it works for LAME, too.

[jagabo]

I did a quick writeup the other day for HuffYUV. Pretty much the same thing:
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/319943-VDub-setup-for-VHS-Capture?p=1981191&viewful...=1#post1981191

[DarrellS]

I used the same instructions to install 32 bit codecs on XP 64 and they all loaded without a problem. Matter of fact, I've been giving others the same directions and they have had no problems.

I used the same method to try and load the Huffy codec that I did Lame and AC3 and I created a text file with the location of the files so that there would be no problems.

On the XP 64 machine he had Huffy, Lag, DivX and XviD but none of these codecs are listed in Virtualdub's list of video codecs on Windows 7.