1. Windows Media Center Decoder Download

I just upgradded from Vista to Windows 7. When I try to play any videos in media center the screen is blank, but sound works fine. The same thing happen when i play a DVD, however if i use powerDVD it works, so it seems to only be related to windows media and media center. The smae thing happen with Live TV, I get the guide info and sound, but no video.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Wow6432Node Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Media Center Decoder. I used your vista media center decoder utility with the Power DVD. The Windows Media MPEG-4 V3 decoder decodes MPEG-4 V3 video streams. Windows Media Audio Decoder. Windows Vista and Windows 7. Windows 7 Media Center Decoder Error. Yes Windows 7 is Vista done right. How about trying the media center decoder utility.

Once again if i use the Catalyst media center that came with my tuner card it works. This would be ok, but i like windows Media Center better.

My video card is an ATI Radeon HD 4350, which worked fine under vista.

I recently upgraded to Windows7 and I've found myself unable to watch recorded or live TV on Windows Media Center. The video quality is fine, but the audio is just an awfull synthetic sound - just to clarify, this is not poor audio but rather pure noise. I find however that I'm able to play.avi files w/o issue. I'm not even sure how to go about solving this problem. Here are the stats of my setup:. Win7 64 bit, fresh repave, not an upgrade. Hauppuage WinTV HVR-1800.

Over-the-air HD signal I used gshow, and I get the following details Partial Render Failure: The following is the error reported by DirectShow 0x00040242 Unknown (Src)-(A)-Decrypt/Tag-(B)-AC3Filter-(C)-Default DirectSound Device Update2. This is a bundle of 64-bit DirectShow filters that can be used together with 64-bit players, such as Vista Media Center. This pack can co-exist without problems with the regular (32-bit) K-Lite Codec Pack. EDIT We were going about it backwards. The article states: 2 versions of Windows Media Player exist on x64 systems. There is a 32bit version stored in Program Files (x86) and a 64bit version stored in Program Files x64 Windows uses the 32bit player as the system default. The installed components of this release include shortcuts to allow you to change the system's default player from the 32bit to 64bit player.

Windows Media Center Decoder Download

One other Aspect of Windows Media Player(s) on x64 systems needs to be mentioned. If you associate a particular filetype to Open With WMP while the system default is set to use the 64bit player, that filetype will always open the 64bit player when double-clicked. This occurs even if you change the system default back to using the 32bit player. According to the above, you should actually install the 32-bits codecs. I would try the new beta version of 32bits, updated with Win7 features. If still having troubles, you might install the above Win7x64 Components and see what it does in giving you more control. EDIT2 To find the codec of a file, drop it into one of: or (Tools / Media Information).

EDIT3 I found this, which recommends using the: This utility will show you the current default decoders, let you select an alternative from a list of installed decoders and by pressing Set Default change the defaults Others counsel the use of or uninstalling FFDSHOW.