How do I use the Xvid codec without really installing it?

[KneeRow]

My uni doesn't allow me to install Virtual Dub or the Xvid codec. I got vdub to work anyhow by just putting every DLL into vdubs directory. So i wondered if there was a similar solution to my Xvid problem? Is there a way to put all necessary files somewhere where Vdub can find them, which doesn't involve installing, or accessing system folders etc.?

Thanks!

I guess that in general my question is:

How do i make Virtualdub as portable as possible? (without using VirtualdubPortable, cos that one seems infected with spy ware.)

Also, if anyone knows a codec which works with WMV under Linux/Ubuntu, i'd really like to know ...

[Ai Haibara]

What are you trying to do? Encode/convert videos?

If that's the case, and you're looking for a simple conversion, you can always use the portable version of VLC and its transcoding features. Or, perhaps a version of ffmpeg or mencoder. (All three have builds for Linux, too. Offhand, though, I think you're more or less limited to those when working with WMV under Linux, unfortunately. Especially since they don't support all forms of Windows Media files (and certainly not DRMed files).)