Newbie needs help no CODECS for MPEG2

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  1. HD_Cycles

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    Hi all,
    Hope I'm in the right slot for this one. Using Windows XP SP2 Media Center Edition 2005 and just tried to play a Software Training DVD using Windows Media Player (latest version) and error message 'no codecs'. I ran a downloaded Microsoft Tool to identify MPEG2 CODECS on my system and it came up 'None'. Where do I get codecs for MPEG2? What are the best ones to use?
    Thanks in advance for any assistance offered and if I'm in the wrong forum, spank me hard and point me to the correct one please.
     
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    Try vlc player. free and found here at aD.
     
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    Thanks so much for the quick response and tip. I downloaded VLC and it worked great.
    Thanks again,
    John
     
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    You are very welcome and welcome to aD !!
     
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