I can imagine this question has been asked a billion times, so here's another for the record books since i cannot find a straight forward answer by searching the forum... I want to install video codecs one by one instead of using a codec pack like k-lite, etc. Recently i had an issue with my computer that forced me to reformat and reinstall so i'm starting off fresh. I've been searching google for about 4 days and have not really found any straight forward answer to my problem / question(s). So without further wait here goes.... I want to install codecs one by one as i previously stated but i've been told to do so, i need to remove the remaining codecs on my system. [bold]Now do i remove them all? or just certain ones?[/bold] Because a list of what i currently have from a program called codec sniper displays a ton of codecs, [bold]i cannot help but think removing all of them would get me into serious trouble[/bold] since i am a complete novice when it comes to codecs.... If i'm to remove them all.... i can do that but i'd like to see a guide thats detailed on installing codecs after wards that are required. I've kinda found this one http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/48608 but that was back in 2003, and i'm positive its out of date... When i list codecs installed on my system with another program called filmerit, it shows a lot more than what codec sniper shows, but that list is far too much to post here i'd figure. Someone, anyone please toss me a bone here Here's that list from codec sniper: 0#Direct Show#DivX Decoder Filter##-##broken 1#Direct Show#WMT MuxDeMux Filter#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 2#Direct Show#WMT AudioAnalyzer#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 3#Direct Show#Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter#C:\WINDOWS\system32\ir50_32.dll#-#R.5.10.15.2.55#ok 4#Direct Show#Windows Media Audio Decoder#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msadds32.ax#-#8.00.00.4487#ok 5#Direct Show#AC3 Parser Filter#C:\WINDOWS\system32\mpg2splt.ax#-##ok 6#Direct Show#WMT Format Conversion#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 7#Direct Show#WMT Black Frame Generator#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 8#Direct Show#Indeo® video 5.10 Decompression Filter#C:\WINDOWS\system32\ir50_32.dll#-#R.5.10.15.2.55#ok 9#Direct Show#WMT Screen Capture filter#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 10#Direct Show#Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msscds32.ax#-#8.00.00.4487#ok 11#Direct Show#MPEG Layer-3 Decoder#C:\WINDOWS\system32\l3codecx.ax#-#1, 5, 0, 50#ok 12#Direct Show#MPEG-2 Splitter#C:\WINDOWS\system32\mpg2splt.ax#-##ok 13#Direct Show#ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder#C:\WINDOWS\system32\acelpdec.ax#-#1.40#ok 14#Direct Show#File Source (Netshow URL)#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 15#Direct Show#WMT Import Filter#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 16#Direct Show#Bitmap Generate#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 17#Direct Show#Windows Media Video Decoder#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmvds32.ax#-#8.00.00.4487#ok 18#Direct Show#Windows Media Video Decoder#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmv8ds32.ax#-#8.0.0.4000#ok 19#Direct Show#WMT VIH2 Fix#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 20#Direct Show#Record Queue#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 21#Direct Show#Windows Media Multiplexer#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 22#Direct Show#ASX file Parser#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 23#Direct Show#ASX v.2 file Parser#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 24#Direct Show#NSC file Parser#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 25#Direct Show#Windows Media source filter#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 26#Direct Show#Frame Eater#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 27#Direct Show#WST Decoder#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wstdecod.dll#-#5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)#ok 28#Direct Show#WMT Sample Information Filter#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 29#Direct Show#VBI Surface Allocator#C:\WINDOWS\system32\vbisurf.ax#-#5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)#ok 30#Direct Show#Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor#C:\WINDOWS\system32\mpg4ds32.ax#-#8.00.00.4487#ok 31#Direct Show#WMT Log Filter#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 32#Direct Show#WMT Virtual Renderer#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 33#Direct Show#.RAM file Parser#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 34#Direct Show#WMT DirectX Transform Wrapper#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 35#Direct Show#G.711 Codec#C:\WINDOWS\system32\g711codc.ax#-#5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)#ok 36#Direct Show#MPEG-2 Demultiplexer#C:\WINDOWS\system32\mpg2splt.ax#-##ok 37#Direct Show#Indeo® audio software#C:\WINDOWS\system32\iac25_32.ax#-#2.05.53#ok 38#Direct Show#Windows Media Update Filter#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 39#Direct Show#ASF DIB Handler#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 40#Direct Show#ASF ACM Handler#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 41#Direct Show#ASF ICM Handler#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 42#Direct Show#ASF URL Handler#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 43#Direct Show#ASF JPEG Handler#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 44#Direct Show#ASF DJPEG Handler#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 45#Direct Show#ASF embedded stuff Handler#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 46#Direct Show#9x8Resize#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 47#Direct Show#WIA Stream Snapshot Filter#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wiasf.ax#-##ok 48#Direct Show#Allocator Fix#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 49#Direct Show#WMT Virtual Source#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 50#Direct Show#WMT Interlacer#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 51#Direct Show#Uncompressed Domain Shot Detection Filter#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 52#Direct Show#XML Playlist#C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpasf.dll#-#10.00.00.3802#ok 53#Direct Show#WMT DV Extract#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 54#Direct Show#WMT Switch Filter#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 55#Direct Show#WMT Volume#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 56#Direct Show#Stretch Video#C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\wmm2filt.dll#-#2, 1, 4026, 0#ok 57#Audio-Codec#IMA ADPCM CODEC for MSACM#C:\WINDOWS\system32\imaadp32.acm#msacm.imaadpcm#5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)#ok 58#Audio-Codec#Microsoft ADPCM CODEC for MSACM#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msadp32.acm#msacm.msadpcm#5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)#ok 59#Audio-Codec#Microsoft CCITT G.711 (A-Law and u-Law) CODEC for MSACM#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msg711.acm#msacm.msg711#5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)#ok 60#Audio-Codec#Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC for MSACM#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msgsm32.acm#msacm.msgsm610#5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)#ok 61#Audio-Codec#DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM) Audio Codec for MSACM V3.50#C:\WINDOWS\system32\tssoft32.acm#msacm.trspch#1.01#ok 62#Video-Codec#Cinepak® Codec#C:\WINDOWS\system32\iccvid.dll#vidc.cvid#1.10.0.11#ok 63#Video-Codec#Microsoft H.263 ICM Driver#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msh263.drv#vidc.i420#5.1.2600.2180#ok 64#Video-Codec##C:\WINDOWS\system32\ir32_32.dll#vidc.iv31##ok 65#Video-Codec##C:\WINDOWS\system32\ir32_32.dll#vidc.iv32##ok 66#Video-Codec#Intel Indeo® Video 4.5#C:\WINDOWS\system32\ir41_32.ax#vidc.iv41#4.51.16.03#ok 67#Video-Codec#Intel Indeo(R) Video YUV Codec#C:\WINDOWS\system32\iyuv_32.dll#vidc.iyuv#5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)#ok 68#Video-Codec#Microsoft RLE Compressor#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msrle32.dll#vidc.mrle#5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)#ok 69#Video-Codec#Microsoft Video 1 Compressor#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvidc32.dll#vidc.msvc#5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)#ok 70#Video-Codec#Microsoft UYVY Video Decompressor#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msyuv.dll#vidc.uyvy#5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)#ok 71#Video-Codec#Microsoft UYVY Video Decompressor#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msyuv.dll#vidc.yuy2#5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)#ok 72#Video-Codec#Toshiba Video Codec#C:\WINDOWS\system32\tsbyuv.dll#vidc.yvu9#5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)#ok 73#Video-Codec#Microsoft UYVY Video Decompressor#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msyuv.dll#vidc.yvyu#5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)#ok 74#Audio-Codec#Microsoft G.723.1 CODEC for MSACM#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msg723.acm#msacm.msg723#4.4.3400#ok 75#Video-Codec#Microsoft H.263 ICM Driver#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msh263.drv#vidc.m263#5.1.2600.2180#ok 76#Video-Codec#Microsoft H.261 ICM Driver#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msh261.drv#vidc.m261#5.1.2600.2180#ok 77#Audio-Codec#Windows Media Audio#C:\WINDOWS\system32\msaud32.acm#msacm.msaudio1#8.00.00.4487#ok 78#Audio-Codec#Audio codec for MS ACM#C:\WINDOWS\system32\sl_anet.acm#msacm.sl_anet#3.02#ok 79#Audio-Codec#Indeo® audio software#C:\WINDOWS\system32\iac25_32.ax#msacm.iac2#2.05.53#ok 80#Video-Codec#Intel Indeo® video 5.10#C:\WINDOWS\system32\ir50_32.dll#vidc.iv50#R.5.10.15.2.55#ok 81#Audio-Codec#MPEG Layer-3 Audio Codec for MSACM#C:\WINDOWS\system32\l3codeca.acm#msacm.l3acm#1, 9, 0, 0305#ok 82#Audio-Codec#MSN Messenger Audio Codec#C:\WINDOWS\system32\sirenacm.dll#msacm.siren#7.5.0311.0#ok
Forgive me for so saying, but one of the reasons for installing K-Lite is that you can always uninstall the codecs simply by uninstalling K-Lite, plus the codecs have always been checked to be without conflicts.
