Windows Media Player working with mpeg-2 now by accident

[hardwork12]

I was looking for a viwer for SVCD MPEG2 files to see if they were working. My system associated *.mpg to Windows media p[layer but couild not play the MPEG2 video it got an error.

I got the trial version of winDVD4 and winDVD3.1 not sure which one made windows media player able to now play MPEG2's

What I did is install the WIinDVD software and saw that my MPEG2's played just fine. First I tried winDVD4 then winDVD3.1. After each I uninstalled them. Then I reassociated the *.mpg's to Windows Media Player and now the MPEG2's play just fine. No Idea why but it looks like when I uninstalled the winDVD it left the files necessary for windows media player to run MPEG2.

Not absoulutely sure this is what did it but it was the only thing I did after trying to play the MPEG2 with windows media player before trying WinDVD and then windows media player again.

Just passing this on.

[Craig Tucker]

When you install WinDVD you also install an mpeg2 codec necessary for playing DVD films. When you uninstall it this does not remove the MPEG2 codec. This is the reason.

[hardwork12]

COOL

It seems to work just fine. Is there a better MPEG2 Codec that would be better. I did not know that is what was needed. I only tried Windvd so I could test my MPEG2 encodes but Win DVD is not free.

Thanks for the info.

[bugster]

When you uninstall it this does not remove the MPEG2 codec. This is the reason.

You don't need windvd. Intsalling it put a mpeg-2 codec on your system that WMP can use. Unintslling it leaves that codec behind so that WMP can STILL use it. Its free

[Craig Tucker]

I Know

[bugster]

I Know

I know you know craigtucker, just didn't think the original poster, hardwork12 understood this from his comment

I only tried Windvd so I could test my MPEG2 encodes but Win DVD is not free.

A misunderstanding methinks!!

Should make myself clearer

[energy80s]

The only problem with Win Media Player is that it won't aspect the picture correctly, whereas a software DVD player will. 720x576 will play OK (as will cvd and vcd res) but SVCD res of 480x576 won't playback correctly in Media Player.