I am missing the Microsoft ADPCM Codec, and can't find ot
anywhere. does anyone know how I can get this codec,
either from my xp ro install disc or off the internet?

"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:015d01c38a9c$38fad600$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am missing the Microsoft ADPCM Codec, and can't find ot
> anywhere. does anyone know how I can get this codec,
> either from my xp ro install disc or off the internet?

The simplest thing is to either upgrade to WMP9 or re-install WMP9 on top of
itself.

Cheers,
Jerry

I put a post up on the microsoft message board about
missing the ADPCM Codec. Your suggestion was to reinstall
media player 9. I did that, but it didn't help. I tried
playing the video in DivX Player 2.1, and it gives me the
error "The file contains the following type of data:
Audio Data: Tag 2". It says I need to install another
codec to get the audio to work. Media Player tries to
download a codec from it's server, but ends up coming up
as an error. Do you have any suggestions?


>-----Original Message-----
>"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:015d01c38a9c$38fad600$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I am missing the Microsoft ADPCM Codec, and can't find
ot
>> anywhere. does anyone know how I can get this codec,
>> either from my xp ro install disc or off the internet?
>
>The simplest thing is to either upgrade to WMP9 or re-
install WMP9 on top of
>itself.
>
>Cheers,
>Jerry
>
>
>.
>

"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:096401c38ad0$61941070$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I put a post up on the microsoft message board about
> missing the ADPCM Codec. Your suggestion was to reinstall
> media player 9. I did that, but it didn't help. I tried
> playing the video in DivX Player 2.1, and it gives me the
> error "The file contains the following type of data:
> Audio Data: Tag 2". It says I need to install another
> codec to get the audio to work. Media Player tries to
> download a codec from it's server, but ends up coming up
> as an error. Do you have any suggestions?
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:015d01c38a9c$38fad600$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I am missing the Microsoft ADPCM Codec, and can't find
> ot
> >> anywhere. does anyone know how I can get this codec,
> >> either from my xp ro install disc or off the internet?
> >
> >The simplest thing is to either upgrade to WMP9 or re-
> install WMP9 on top of
> >itself.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Jerry
> >

FYI WMP9 can be re-installed on top of itself which sometimes fixes small
problems, like corrupt/missing codec files ....

You obviously haven't looked very hard to find this codec. Here are the
results of a Google search :

http://tinyurl.com/prhj

Try this site then : http://codecs.nm.ru/ however, you'll need to wade
through the porn bits though. Or even here :
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...cdownload.aspx

Cheers,
Jerry

Hm. No Windows Media download will reinstall the ADPCM codec or other
system-installed codec. Since those are already on the system, there's
never been a perceived need for WM/WMP to do that.

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"plectrum" <jeremy-no-spam.oakes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bloer1$ei43f$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:096401c38ad0$61941070$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I put a post up on the microsoft message board about
> > missing the ADPCM Codec. Your suggestion was to reinstall
> > media player 9. I did that, but it didn't help. I tried
> > playing the video in DivX Player 2.1, and it gives me the
> > error "The file contains the following type of data:
> > Audio Data: Tag 2". It says I need to install another
> > codec to get the audio to work. Media Player tries to
> > download a codec from it's server, but ends up coming up
> > as an error. Do you have any suggestions?
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >news:015d01c38a9c$38fad600$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >> I am missing the Microsoft ADPCM Codec, and can't find
> > ot
> > >> anywhere. does anyone know how I can get this codec,
> > >> either from my xp ro install disc or off the internet?
> > >
> > >The simplest thing is to either upgrade to WMP9 or re-
> > install WMP9 on top of
> > >itself.
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >Jerry
> > >
>
> FYI WMP9 can be re-installed on top of itself which sometimes fixes small
> problems, like corrupt/missing codec files ....
>
> You obviously haven't looked very hard to find this codec. Here are the
> results of a Google search :
>
> http://tinyurl.com/prhj
>
> Try this site then : http://codecs.nm.ru/ however, you'll need to wade
> through the porn bits though. Or even here :
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...cdownload.aspx
>
> Cheers,
> Jerry
>
>