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No WMP64 in XP x64.
Let me know if you know of a 64-bit directshow app besides Windows Media
Player...

- Aaron

"Carlos" <> wrote in message
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> WMP64 has mostly been (un)known by its lack of x64 decoders for
> audio/video.
> This is no longer true.
> I was reading a post today in the Windows Vista General NG and found out
> that this guy Stuart Irwing knew of the existence of an x64 version of the
> multiformat freeware decoder ffdshow (http://ffdshow.faireal.net/)
> Downloaded it
> (http://ffdshow.faireal.net/mirror/ff...4-rev2546.exe).
> Installation went to the Program Files directory (not the x86 one !!!).
> Later on I dropped an xVid coded AVI into WMP64 and presto, it was working
> (Vista rc2 x64).
> I have not tried it on the old n' trusty XP x64 but I think it'll work.
> CARLos
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